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Samsung's Galaxy S10 Rumored to Feature 3D Facial Recognition Like Face ID on iPhone X
Israeli startup Mantis Vision is reportedly working with camera module firm Namuga to develop 3D sensing camera solutions for Samsung's tentatively named Galaxy S10, according to Korean news outlet The Bell.
The technology would pave the way for Samsung to implement a 3D facial recognition system on the Galaxy S10, similar to Face ID on the iPhone X. The new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus, which officially launch tomorrow, still rely on a less secure 2D facial recognition system paired with an iris scanner.
Last year, videos surfaced that showed the same 2D solution on the Galaxy S8 could be unlocked by waving a photo of the registered user's face in front of the camera. Samsung even confirmed that its facial recognition solution cannot be used to authenticate access to Samsung Pay or its Secure Folder feature.
By comparison, Face ID uses a structured-light technique that projects a pattern of 30,000 laser dots onto a user's face and measures the distortion to generate an accurate 3D image for authentication. Face ID has been duped with sophisticated masks, but not with a simple photo of a person.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently opined that it would take Android smartphone makers up to two and a half years to catch up with Face ID. Apple released the iPhone X last November, while the Galaxy S10 will likely be released around March or April of 2019, a roughly one-and-a-half year span.
It's a given that Samsung will catch up with Face ID at some point, but it remains to be seen if its 3D facial recognition system can match the iPhone X's user experience. Around this time next year, we should find out.
The technology would pave the way for Samsung to implement a 3D facial recognition system on the Galaxy S10, similar to Face ID on the iPhone X. The new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus, which officially launch tomorrow, still rely on a less secure 2D facial recognition system paired with an iris scanner.
Last year, videos surfaced that showed the same 2D solution on the Galaxy S8 could be unlocked by waving a photo of the registered user's face in front of the camera. Samsung even confirmed that its facial recognition solution cannot be used to authenticate access to Samsung Pay or its Secure Folder feature.
By comparison, Face ID uses a structured-light technique that projects a pattern of 30,000 laser dots onto a user's face and measures the distortion to generate an accurate 3D image for authentication. Face ID has been duped with sophisticated masks, but not with a simple photo of a person.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently opined that it would take Android smartphone makers up to two and a half years to catch up with Face ID. Apple released the iPhone X last November, while the Galaxy S10 will likely be released around March or April of 2019, a roughly one-and-a-half year span.
It's a given that Samsung will catch up with Face ID at some point, but it remains to be seen if its 3D facial recognition system can match the iPhone X's user experience. Around this time next year, we should find out.
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23 months ago
Hmmm, sounds like Samsung is playing a lot of catchup to a company that so many say “can’t innovate.”
23 months ago
God I hate Samsung. Why is no other company pushing to innovate besides Apple? True competition is needed for everyone to benefit.
23 months ago
Two years later. I'm positive that the Samsung Galaxy S10 (X) won't be needing a headphone jack also?
23 months ago
I’m an Apple fan as much as the rest of you but take off your fanboy glasses for a moment. The only innovative thing about the X is FaceID and the gestures. They’ve been merely catching up to Android phones with thinner bezels and OLED displays. You could say without Android phones the iPhone would’ve remained stale a lot longer. They constantly push each other to do better which is why most flagship smartphones are so good these days.
Putting an OLED display or 8 gigs of RAM in a phone is not innovation.
23 months ago
God I hate Samsung. Why is no other company pushing to innovate besides Apple? True competition is needed for everyone to benefit.
I’m an Apple fan as much as the rest of you but take off your fanboy glasses for a moment. The only innovative thing about the X is FaceID and the gestures. They’ve been merely catching up to Android phones with thinner bezels and OLED displays. You could say without Android phones the iPhone would’ve remained stale a lot longer. They constantly push each other to do better which is why most flagship smartphones are so good these days.
23 months ago
hopefully they can make it better so it actually works without requiring such a perfect angle like faceid
Perfect angle? It sounds like you're one of those people who don't own the X and probably spent 5 minutes with it in a store.
23 months ago
So what are all these memes I keep seeing claiming Android has had face recognition 'for years' all about then?
It's been able to recognize various faces for years.
Your actual face, a photograph of your face, your face on a monitor......
It's actually quite versatile. Why limit the recognition to only your real face?
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