Fingerprint sensor will be increasingly used in the latest smartphones, one for the latest Xiaomi phone. Rumors say Mi 5 will be pinned fingerprint sensor. However, the sensors used in the successor Mi 4 is different from the other.
China-based company will use ultrasonic fingerprint recognition technology made by Qualcomm. The technology is an innate feature of Snapdragon 820 chip that will be used by the Mi 5.
The technology named Qualcomm Snapdragon 3D Sense Fingerprint. This technology is claimed to be better than the fingerprint technology that exist today. 3D Fingerprint technology is able to create a map with detailed fingerprints making it difficult for anyone to copy them to open the device. The result will increase the security of the device.
In addition, this technology does not require capacitive specific sensor or a special button in order to work. Material type of plastic, metal and even glass can be used. So the phone does not have to provide a special area for placing the fingerprint sensor. Vendors can put sensors in the screen or even in the frame.
Fingerprint 3D presence in Mi 5 certainly add to the appeal of this Xiaomi flagship phone. Previously rumored Mi 5 will carry 4GB RAM, 16-megapixel camera and Android 5.1.1. Quoted from Gizmochina, Sunday (10/04/2015), Xiaomi Mi-5 will release in November.