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Samsung Galaxy S9
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I hope they nail the entire touch screen as a fps..
That would be awesome!
Multiple biometrics is better than relying on one imo...
That would be awesome!
Multiple biometrics is better than relying on one imo...
I hope they work towards getting the FPS under the front display and evolve IRIS scanning even more
I think having the fps on the back with a better position is still better than on screen fps.
I do like the the phones I have had with the FPS on the back centered in the middle like last years Pixel or V30. Never had one under a display but looking forward to trying it.
I predict....if Samsung put the FPS under the display with the S9/N9.....Apple will bring the FPS/TouchID back within 2 years.
Can’t call it a redesign if it looks almost identical.
S8 looks like any other edge model. Just less bezels in the top and bottom.
Saw the picture the first time. Again, not really relevant my point about the front. Anyhow, back to that point, I'd say change of the aspect ratio, the refining of the "infinity" display from previous edge models, removing the physical home button and minimizing the top and bottom bezels classifies as a pretty significant design change. The fronts don't look almost identical.
I wouldn't at all be surprised to see a similar form factor for the S9, but I also think rethinking the finger print sensor could lead to a different look too of course.
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Yeah but we can dream...
Maybe the whole back would be easier than trying to incorporate a scanner into the display?
Register your hands rather than your fingers, reach over, grab phone, unlock.
None of this looking at the screen malarkey.
My phone is unlocked before I get a chance of looking at it when taking it from my pocket, I just don't see and face/eye biometric beating your hand when the phone is in your pocket.
Then again, face unlock can be quicker than the fps when holding the phone.
Multiple options are my preference.
Maybe the whole back would be easier than trying to incorporate a scanner into the display?
Register your hands rather than your fingers, reach over, grab phone, unlock.
None of this looking at the screen malarkey.
My phone is unlocked before I get a chance of looking at it when taking it from my pocket, I just don't see and face/eye biometric beating your hand when the phone is in your pocket.
Then again, face unlock can be quicker than the fps when holding the phone.
Multiple options are my preference.
LOL @ S6, S7 and S8 design's looking dated when the S8 isn't even the same.
Desperate time for the iFans.
Anyway looking for to the S9 as it will give an idea of what the Note9 will be like. I won't ever be going back to the S Line though.
Indeed, in actual fact the S8 design is different from S6 and S7 as the S8 and Note8 not only are 18.5:9 but the design Curve on both the front and the back, which is a whole lot more ergonomic, verses the S6 and S7 which had front curve and flat back on the Edge versions and flat sides on the standard versions.
Lol, posting pictures of their backs is just plain stupid as it doesn't tell the full story, just a desperate attempt by an iFan
Desperate time for the iFans.
Anyway looking for to the S9 as it will give an idea of what the Note9 will be like. I won't ever be going back to the S Line though.
Indeed, in actual fact the S8 design is different from S6 and S7 as the S8 and Note8 not only are 18.5:9 but the design Curve on both the front and the back, which is a whole lot more ergonomic, verses the S6 and S7 which had front curve and flat back on the Edge versions and flat sides on the standard versions.
Lol, posting pictures of their backs is just plain stupid as it doesn't tell the full story, just a desperate attempt by an iFan
I’d rather have a FPS under he display than more advanced facial recognition. I’m quite fond of the FPS.
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Remember the back changing is a complete redesign even if the front looks the same as it has for the last 3 years. The iPhone 8 is a complete redesign because it now has a glass back.
LOL @ S6, S7 and S8 design's looking dated when the S8 isn't even the same.
Desperate time for the iFans.
Lol this made me laugh too.
Esepcially when Samsung have really been pushing the hardware of their devices every year since the S5 came out.
Whilst I'm not a big Samsung fan, and I don't really like their mobile devices, I cannot praise them enough for their design choices (FPS aside...) as their phones look and feel really fantastic.
Cannot say the same for Apple.
Looking forward to see what they do with the S9 athough I hope it isn't completely bezel-less. I don't find it all to practical, personally.
so whats different about iphones design? It has literally been the same since...well the first one. The iphone X changes that but then you still have the 8 with the same design as all the old ones. You can't call out Samsung for using a design that works for them with out calling out Apple as well.
All companies do this btw......when they find a design the resonates with their customers they stick with it....
Samsung has steadily made unlocked versions not just more available, but available sooner.
I hope they continue this trend and we see more color options for unlocked S9 models.
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Wut?
Patent hints at Samsung Galaxy S9 having a display notch with an embedded fingerprint sensor
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Pat...h-with-an-embedded-fingerprint-sensor_id99204
If the patent images are anything to go by, the notch would be rather similar to the tear-drop shaped one on the Essential Phone, though the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will naturally feature it at the bottom of the display, where Sammy's signature hardware home buttons made the rounds not long ago.
No, Samsung. No. Keep this one in the patent library...
I don't foresee this ever coming to fruition in the S9. They're not going to walk back the Infinity Display. Not like this.
I hope they continue this trend and we see more color options for unlocked S9 models.
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Wut?
Patent hints at Samsung Galaxy S9 having a display notch with an embedded fingerprint sensor
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Pat...h-with-an-embedded-fingerprint-sensor_id99204
If the patent images are anything to go by, the notch would be rather similar to the tear-drop shaped one on the Essential Phone, though the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will naturally feature it at the bottom of the display, where Sammy's signature hardware home buttons made the rounds not long ago.
No, Samsung. No. Keep this one in the patent library...
I don't foresee this ever coming to fruition in the S9. They're not going to walk back the Infinity Display. Not like this.
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Samsung has steadily made unlocked versions not just more available, but available sooner.
I hope they continue this trend and we see more color options for unlocked S9 models.
[doublepost=1508859572][/doublepost]
Wut?
Patent hints at Samsung Galaxy S9 having a display notch with an embedded fingerprint sensor
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Pat...h-with-an-embedded-fingerprint-sensor_id99204
If the patent images are anything to go by, the notch would be rather similar to the tear-drop shaped one on the Essential Phone, though the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will naturally feature it at the bottom of the display, where Sammy's signature hardware home buttons made the rounds not long ago.
No, Samsung. No. Keep this one in the patent library...
I don't foresee this ever coming to fruition in the S9. They're not going to walk back the Infinity Display. Not like this.
The one on the essential phone is ok. It’s neat and not an eyesore. I wouldn’t mind one if it meant getting the FPS under the display.
It wouldn't be under the display, per se, right? It'd be a cutout from the display, I thought. I don't think there would be any content display-able over the FPS notch.
Yes. It’s all in the back!!!Do these look the same?
Ugh. The minimal bezels on the top and bottom of the S8/Note 8 lineup makes them the best designs of the year.Samsung has steadily made unlocked versions not just more available, but available sooner.
I hope they continue this trend and we see more color options for unlocked S9 models.
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Wut?
Patent hints at Samsung Galaxy S9 having a display notch with an embedded fingerprint sensor
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Pat...h-with-an-embedded-fingerprint-sensor_id99204
If the patent images are anything to go by, the notch would be rather similar to the tear-drop shaped one on the Essential Phone, though the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will naturally feature it at the bottom of the display, where Sammy's signature hardware home buttons made the rounds not long ago.
No, Samsung. No. Keep this one in the patent library...
I don't foresee this ever coming to fruition in the S9. They're not going to walk back the Infinity Display. Not like this.
The iPhone X is a major design failure - look at how big a deal people made about the notch.
Please Samsung don't do this. Embedded fingerprint sensors have already been POC'd - you guys have the money, so please use it!
The downside with FPS under the screen, as of now, is that it’s less precise (which also means less secure).
From the reports I read, the problem was uneven lighting from the display where the finger print would be under the screen and that was why both Samsung and Apple had to scrap those plans.