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Vivo to reportedly get Synaptics In-Display Fingerprint Sensor

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Published : Dec 16, 2017, 2:39 pm IST
Updated : Dec 16, 2017, 2:43 pm IST

According to Forbes, analyst Patrick Moorhead detailed his experience with a pre-production Vivo phone with the technology.

Additionally, manufacturers such as Apple have opted fingerprint sensor, while OnePlus and Samsung have moved it to the back of the smartphone. (Representational image)
 Additionally, manufacturers such as Apple have opted fingerprint sensor, while OnePlus and Samsung have moved it to the back of the smartphone. (Representational image)

Earlier this week, Synaptics announced that it has entered mass production with its first optical in-display fingerprint sensors with one of the ‘top-five’ smartphone vendors. Now a report suggests that Vivo is working with Synaptics to develop the technology. Prior to this Vivo has partnered with Qualcomm to showcase an under-display fingerprint sensor.

According to Forbes, analyst Patrick Moorhead detailed his experience with a pre-production Vivo phone equipped with a Synaptic’s in-display fingerprint sensor dubbed as Clear ID technology.

According to the same report, Moorhead describes the sensor as ‘fast and simple.’ Synaptics claims that its in-house technology is highly secured and is as fast as 3D facial recognition such as Apple's Face ID.

The report suggested that enabling in-display fingerprint sensors on smartphones so far has been a manufacturability issue. But Synaptics says that it is expecting 70 million units of in-display sensors to be out on the market in 2018, as per analyst. The advantage of opting for in-display sensors would let manufacturers bring more full-screen smartphones in the future.

Additionally, manufacturers such as Apple have opted fingerprint sensor, while OnePlus and Samsung have moved it to the back of the smartphone.

Tags: vivo, smartphone, fingerprint sensor, synaptics