All eyes are on Apple’s iPhone 12 series which is slated to launch later this year. A new report has brought back rumors of Apple implementing an in-display fingerprint sensor for the 5G iPhone. According to Economic Daily News (via MacRumors), the high-end iPhone 12 model (iPhone 12 Pro Max) will feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. The report also states that touch panel maker GIS, OLED display maker BOE are working with Qualcomm to use its ultrasonic fingerprint technology. Samsung uses Qualcomm’s ultrasonic sensor for its smartphones. We could be seeing this tech on iPhones now.
This fresh report corroborates past predictions on Apple introducing an in-display fingerprint sensor on an iPhone this year. Apple is expected to keep the Face ID along with the fingerprint sensor for its iPhones. Notably, Qualcomm announced its partnership with BOE Technology Group earlier this month for the development of its Qualcomm 3D Sonic ultrasonic fingerprint sensors for smartphones. To recall, Qualcomm already provides ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensors to Samsung and these are considered to be more secure compared to optical fingerprint sensors. Another report from moneyudn suggests that Apple to source OLED panels from BOE for the upcoming 5G iPhone 12 series.
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