Samsung's Galaxy S10 Rumored to Feature 3D Facial Recognition Like Face ID on iPhone X

[Constable Odo]

I thought everyone hated Face ID. They say it's too slow and it won't unlock their smartphones when placed down on a desk. I keep hearing the smartphone reviewers whining about how they badly need a fingerprint sensor embedded in the display. Of course, everyone hates the iPhone notch, so somehow Samsung is going to have to get rid of it before a 3D facial reader can be accepted. It's unbelievable all the moaning and groaning is over some notch in the display area. Maybe the whiners will give Samsung a free pass that they wouldn't give Apple. Anyone with a working brain should realize a notch is just a necessary area to put sensors without wasting the entire area. I'm certain that as the technology improves over time the notch will become a memory.

 

[tridley68]

This should come as no surprise to anyone.

 

[StellarVixen]

30,000 low power laser beams shot at face and into the eyes of guinea pigs dozens of times every day for decades.
Sounds great to me!

^ignorant comment right here. You know nothing about the infrared light, right? By your logic, aiming TV remote at your eyes will make you blind.

 

[jonnysods]

This is more than comical.

If the headphone jack goes... should be fun!

 

[Constable Odo]

They have had it for ages, but it's never been secure or convenient enough to bother with.

Yeah, no one needs a secure facial recognition system easily fooled by a photo.

 

[steggerwoof]

This just in... water is wet!

This just in...water is not wet!

Wetness is our description of what we feel when we put our hand in water. Saying water is wet is like saying that wood is hard or fire is hot.

Sensory receptors on our hand send information about the water to our brain. Our brain receives the information from our sensory receptors and processes it. A combination of temperature, pressure and the way water moves tells our brain that water is wet.

 

[Jsameds]

I thought everyone hated Face ID. They say it's too slow and it won't unlock their smartphones when placed down on a desk. I keep hearing the smartphone reviewers whining about how they badly need a fingerprint sensor embedded in the display. Of course, everyone hates the iPhone notch, so somehow Samsung is going to have to get rid of it before a 3D facial reader can be accepted. It's unbelievable all the moaning and groaning is over some notch in the display area. Maybe the whiners will give Samsung a free pass that they wouldn't give Apple. Anyone with a working brain should realize a notch is just a necessary area to put sensors without wasting the entire area. I'm certain that as the technology improves over time the notch will become a memory.

The vocal minority on Macrumors are in no way an accurate representation of the demographic of iPhone users.

Half the people on here don't even own an iPhone.

 

[panangi]

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.

I agree with you. I've been using the iPhone X since the day it was released. I've not had a problem with the so called "Perfect Angle" yet. I don't usually ever have to hold it in a particular position for the FaceID to work. I just use my phone normally and the FaceID is almost seamless with the phone letting me swipe up to use the phone almost instantaneously.

 

[DanielDD]

Just in time for the 3rd generation of the iPhone with that feature \laggard

 

[Mr.Blacky]

hopefully they can make it better so it actually works without requiring such a perfect angle like faceid

You never actually used FaceID, right?

 

[qawes]

A lot of Apple's "innovation" originated on smart phones by Samsung. Some were there for years before Apple "innovated" them.

I'm always surprised by how people only manage to point out hardware innovations. Taking this into account, while Apple's competitors only managed to copy it's initial design from 2007.

Furthermore, in this thread we are presented with a hardware feature that's shamelessly being copied by Samsung, with just a couple of years delay.

Surely iOS and macOS have seen better days, but they're still far superior to any mainstream OS out there, be it mobile or desktop. As I often state, Samsung would've been better off with it's hardware supporting Windows Mobile, but judging the state of their hardware "innovation", that isn't the case anymore.

 

[Constable Odo]

What if Apple doubles down on the notch instead of doing away with it? They never did get rid of the camera bump either, choosing instead to make it even more prominent with dual-cameras. Seems like bit by bit, people are coming round to the idea of the notch being an acceptable compromise to a bezel-less form factor.

I think most consumers aren't bothered that much by the sensor notch, especially if they understand why it's there. It's just those damn smartphone reviewers who are always whining about requiring some perfect solution to every problem. It's so easy to sit back and complain about something, or anything, for that matter.

 

[qawes]

... and a Notch.

Man, even those icons look ugly.

 

[Constable Odo]

This is hilarious, I don't know why.

First copying Apple's Animoji's and now Face ID. Soon, the Galaxy S's headphone jack will quietly disappear. And they swear that only Apple lacks innovation.

 

[sumsingwong]

Bixby

Bixby is ALOT more functional than Siri.

 

[WatchFromAfar]

Of course they are. Likely a notch as well. Samsung is the most unoriginal company out there. They are built on copying others ideas. And before you respond, I'm not talking about components.

Well if you're so blinded that you overlook the fact that Samsung supply Apple components then I guess you could live in a warped world where "They are built on copying others ideas".

You know saying "I'm not talking about components" doesn't mean they cease to exist.

 

[makingdots]

Android has had facial recognition for a while, before Face ID came along, another form of facial recognition.

Face ID is just a much better implementation, and iteration, of facial recognition on mobile devices. Which is typical, and classic Apple, to generally do things better.

No one mention Siri...

And no one mention Android's facial recognition for years because no one actually uses it LMAO

 

[TMRJIJ]

This just in...water is not wet!

Wetness is our description of what we feel when we put our hand in water. Saying water is wet is like saying that wood is hard or fire is hot.

Sensory receptors on our hand send information about the water to our brain. Our brain receives the information from our sensory receptors and processes it. A combination of temperature, pressure and the way water moves tells our brain that water is wet.

Thank you. I need a good laugh today

 

[mi7chy]

Hopefully, it works unlike Apple Fail ID.

It's not about being first but doing it right.

 

[neutralguy]

Yes, Samsung copies and copies a lot. But they also innovate. Look around in any appliance stores and you won't see any of those familiar brands that you used to see 10 years ago. They have disappeared, including innovative companies like Sony, but Samsung has thrived. Hopefully, same won't happen with Apple.

 

[MarkB786]

God I hate Samsung. Why is no other company pushing to innovate besides Apple? True competition is needed for everyone to benefit.

This is a very tunnel-vision statement. You don't think Samsung or others innovate? Very, very naive post.

 

[Jsameds]

Hopefully, it works unlike Apple Fail ID. It's not about being first but doing it right.

I love how that video doesn't show the part where they set FaceID up, or the numerous times that they trained it to recognise both of their faces after the initial setup.

Let me guess, you're an Android user? EDIT Googled your username, first link is an Android forum lol

 

[lah]

Nope, Apple doesn't innovate anymore. Not at all. Give it up Crapple.

 

[MarkB786]

Samsung's eventual downfall in the mobile arena will not be caused by Apple, but by other Android phone manufacturers.

Sadly they're too obsessed with copying Apple's every move to realise who the real enemy is.

Goodness, I was blind but now I see. Having once been an Apple fan boy for years, I can now see how silly I was. Statements like this are sad and uninformed.

 

[Jsameds]

Goodness, I was blind but now I see. Having once been an Apple fan boy for years, I can now see how silly I was. Statements like this are sad and uninformed.

I love how you have a dig at what I'm saying, but make no attempt to tell me why.

Personally I believe that Android users are more likely to jump ship to other Android phones than to iOS, do you disagree?