Continuing on the Apple 10th Anniversary iPhone rumour mill, the latest research report by popular KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back again, with some juicy speculations that the upcoming iPhone 8 (or 7s, 7s Plus) could be featuring a new biometric identification technology and a “flexible” OLED display with 3D Touch capability.
According to him, he said that to provide a better 3D Touch user experience, Apple has to switch to a film sensor from the current FPCB sensor for better sensitivity. He further down said that the “new OLED iPhone will come with a flexible OLED panel. To avoid deforming the form factor of the flexible OLED panel from touch operation pressure, a metal structural part will be placed under the film sensor to provide more robust structural support.
With this, this is also another reason to believe that a new Touch ID technology is being developed by Apple, as an “under panel” placement is required for this to happen since the existing “under glass” design won’t work for the new full-screen (zero bezel) design. Speaking of a new Touch ID, Kuo also believes that a new facial recognition system could be replacing the fingerprint sensor, or even have both if they want to. This is what he said in the report:
Judging by the bio-recognition patents that Apple has applied for, we believe it is leaning toward facial recognition technology rather than iris recognition. However, we note that the technical challenges of facial recognition include: (1) algorithms; (2) hardware design; and (3) the build-out of a database for verification and authentication, which could be time consuming. As such, before Apple can fully replace the fingerprint system with facial recognition, a combination of the two steps of bio-recognition could be a valid solution for enhancing transactions security.
This is probably the first rumour that Apple is working on a new biometric identification system, in fact following the footsteps of Samsung’s Note 7 device. Will Apple make it better? Stay tuned for more Apple news at Technave.com.
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