Ever since Samsung and other company's moved away from traditional fingerprint scanners, in favor for the ultrasonic versions, there have been issues. Screen protectors are extremely hit or miss, and so is the scanner when it comes to actually doing the one thing it was designed for scanning your finger. For one reason or another, the problems have yet to be solved, with the same sensor being used with only slight software tweaks over the past two years, including the latest devices such as the Galaxy Note 20. But Qualcomm may have just solved all of those problems for future handsets with its all-new 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2. The company announced this new sensor, which is 50% larger than the first generation sensor. For the sake of comparisons, the original 3D Sonic Sensor measured in at 36mm², while the 2nd-generation sensor features a surface area of 64mm². This larger surface area means that the sensor is able to pick up even more biometric data, providing more accurate read
Qualcomm on Tuesday launched its second-generation in-display fingerprint sensor called 3D Sonic Gen 2 that offers a larger surface area for the sensor as well as faster processing.This second-generation sensor will be available in new sizes .
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Qualcomm has launched its second-generation in-display fingerprint scanning technology called 3D Sonic Gen 2 that comes with a larger surface area which results in faster processing. Also Read - Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G SoC announced, will offer faster download speeds and more power
The chipset maker has also said that the sensors will be available in new sizes and will offer up to 50 percent faster performance and will be 77 percent larger compared to the Gen 1 sensors. Also Read - An Android game console with 5G? Qualcomm is working on a Nintendo Switch-inspired device
The Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 1 was 4×9 mm while the Gen 2 will debut with a bigger 8×8 sensor. The bigger sensor means that it will provide its users with a larger region for them to place their fingers and will also allow the Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor to capture 1.7x more biometric data. Also Read - Snapdragon 888 chip with no 5G tipped, could make future flagsh
Qualcomm has officially announced a new version of its ultrasonic sub-screen fingerprint scanner, dubbed 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2.
The new sensor recognizes fingerprints over a larger area, it also offers faster and more accurate recognition. According to Qualcomm, the new 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2 measures 8 x 8mm compared to 4 x 9mm for the first-generation model. This means that the recognition surface area is 77% larger. This avoids erroneous touches and also collects more data (1.7x) with each scan. Qualcomm promises that fingerprint scanning to unlock the phone will be 50% faster.
Qualcomm’s first-generation ultrasonic sensor, known as the 3D Sonic Sensor, debuted on the Galaxy S10 flagship smartphone lineup in 2018. At the time, almost every other reader on the display used an optical scanner, which was slower and less accurate.
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Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2 is claimed to capture 1.7 times more biometric data than its previous generation. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 12 January 2021 16:30 IST
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Highlights
The new fingerprint sensor has 8x8mm of scanning area
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Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2 has been launched as a new ultrasonic fingerprint scanner for smartphones. The new sensor is claimed to deliver up to 50 percent faster screen-unlocking experience and with 77 percent larger area when compared to the previous generation. The sensor is also capable of recognising fingerprint patterns of users even when the fingers are wet. The first generation of Qualcomm s 3D Sonic Sensor debuted on existing Samsung Galaxy flagship phones, including the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20. Thus, it