The much-awaited Apple iPhone 8 just might feature a facial recognition mobile security as well as a flexible OLED panel display. Apple is also placing a metal skeleton underneath the touch sensor.
Recently, Auto World News reported about the leaked details regarding the iPhone 8. Today, plenty more speculations are added to that list as KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kou talks about the said phone.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone might feature a flexible OLED panel display to prevent screen deformation from the "prolonged use of 3D Touch." Some might remember that several more companies such as Samsung, Microsoft, LG, and Nokia are also planning on putting flexible OLED displays on their latest smartphone models.
In his report, Kuo stated the following, "Apple may switch to a film sensor from the current FPCB sensor in order to provide better 3D Touch user experience, as a film sensor offers higher sensitivity. Also, we expect 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." He also pointed out how the "under glass" construction of the fingerprint sensor would not be supported by the full-screen form design.
This is why an "under panel" placement is needed, according to Kuo. This will help the transition from fingerprint recognition to facial recognition. Kuo added, "however, if the technical challenges cannot be overcome, we believe a combination of fingerprint and facial recognition is another possible solution."
Reports also suggest Apple has already filed patents hinting that it is favoring facial recognition over iris scanning for the iPhone 8. If this is the case, Apple will have to go through and overcome several technical challenges such as the iPhone's overall hardware design.
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