Two of the biggest rivalries ever from our industry, the American phone maker, Apple and the South Korean multinational electronics manufacturer, Samsung is now up for some similar rumors, as reported from a Korean media.
As of today's articles go live from The Korea Herald, it is suggested that both of the company's next and upcoming flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S5 and iPhone 6 will feature totally bezel free, edge-to-edge display with built-in fingerprint scanner. According to the reads from the Korean news handle, the phones will pack displays with out any traces of bezels, where else it may just attribute a rim surrounding the screen panel. And according to the fingerprint scanners, the device will read its users biometrics from the bottom left or right sides, from the screen itself. Other words tells us about the elimination of hardware physical buttons from these new comers.
"Scanning fingerprints on the entire screen, which was much talked about recently, will be available in the later half of this year as there are still technological hurdles to overcome," added the source links.
Nevertheless, we have even read about the chances of seeing a new screen technology introduced alongside the announcement of the Galaxy S5 smartphone, which will be slimmer in size compared to it's predecessor, as the new unit are mentioned to come out of it's box with a single-layered panel, than the current four-layered panels including ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) films, which will basically enhance the screen's transparency level, also by improving energy efficiency and viewing accuracy.
"With the help of increased sensitivity on the panel, users will be able to swipe and tap on the screen with their gloves on," Herald made it clear.
Source: The Korea Herald
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