Stefan Mileschin

Bad news for those of you who hate rear fingerprint readers and are going to give the Note line another shot: the eighth iteration, which may be unveiled in September, will reportedly lack an in-screen fingerprint reader. While the company spent big bucks on the technology, it will not be installed due to "various technical limitations such as security" that haven't been addressed yet. Being that the Note 8 needs to be a home run of sorts, maybe it is better that they are sticking to a proven design. ...Samsung will miss out on integrating an in-screen fingerprint reader in its upcoming flagship phablet. The report states that even Apple had a lot of problems in using a similar technology for the iPhone 8, which is expected to go on sale later this year. The current-generation, oval-shaped fingerprint reader that Samsung uses in the Galaxy S8 and S8+ isn't as accurate as circular-shaped fingerprint readers that are being used in smartphones such as the Google Pixel, LG G6, iPhone 7, or even entry-level smartphones like the Xiaomi Redmi 4. It's slower in comparison as well, so we hope that Samsung at least uses faster fingerprint reader in the Galaxy Note 8, and places it below the rear-facing camera.

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