Samsung Galaxy S8 to feature an optical fingerprint sensor

26 October 2016
The sensor will be beneath the screen and allow for a truly full-screen device.

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  • 07 Nov 2016

it will be mostly screen ... where will be the fingerprint sensor placed ??? on the back ???!!! NO

    Futuristic Guy, 27 Oct 2016Fingerprint sensor inbuilt in the touchscreen panel, great.... moreIf they think its fake try to put their finger there and see if its unlocked.

      AnonD-600744, 28 Oct 2016Can't wait to see how many of these catch on fire. Cant wait to see you get burnt.

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        • 28 Oct 2016

        e-sr4, 26 Oct 2016Are you drunk or stoned? Mi Mix is the best looking phone a... moreIt looKS just like the Sharp phone that came out last year. Nothing new going on with the Mi-Mix. JUST another blatant rip off.

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          • 28 Oct 2016

          Can't wait to see how many of these catch on fire.

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            • 27 Oct 2016

            Anonymous, 27 Oct 2016Yup. Thats why they have brought more things to the mobile ... moreOf course. Not that I like Sony for that matter, no way Jose! But for example, LG is the innovator in this smartphone market. When they come out with something totally unique and never seen before, of course it will have some glitches here and there at first. They of course remove these issues on the next smartphone they launch, but this is too late, because other manufacturers already saw the existing idea and implemented it better. That's why LG isn't where it deserves to be, their sales don't show the real quality their terminals have. But honestly, it is better to have a device which noone else around you has, but not because it is bad, just because they are brainwashed and buy only the marketed brands as Sammy and iCrap.

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              • 27 Oct 2016

              AadiRizvi, 27 Oct 2016In the meanwhile, bear the lags.Yes instead of ppointig out how foolish it is to care about a ccol design instead of the technology advancements...
              Act like all the other bias haters eexageratig crap talk instead....

                I absolutely agree with you (GSMArena), eventually on this last paragraph "These rumors are, of course, just rumors, so you shouldn't get your hopes up just yet. But after the Mi Mix announcement yesterday, the bar has been set really high and the competition should be looking for a proper answer to that". & so let's hope that Samsung will succeed!? (or/& any other brand) for a better technology

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                  • 27 Oct 2016

                  Anonymous, 27 Oct 2016Samsung will always be a hybrid version of sony.. always tr... moreYup. Thats why they have brought more things to the mobile world and are ahead them....that makes sense

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                    • 27 Oct 2016

                    Samsung will always be a hybrid version of sony.. always trying to copy sony.

                      zorg3d, 26 Oct 2016I don't care about any geeky feature, just bring a really n... moreIn the meanwhile, bear the lags.

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                        • 27 Oct 2016

                        [deleted post]Lol. Yes

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                          • 27 Oct 2016

                          Anonymous, 27 Oct 2016Mi Mix lacks in many features which will be included in S8.... moreMaybe hes got alcohol last night. even comparing with Galaxy S7, I rather to choose Galaxy S7 instead Mi MIX cause many big factors.

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                            • 27 Oct 2016

                            Anonymous, 26 Oct 2016Why don't you make something better then? Hahaha! Good one, mate!

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                              • 27 Oct 2016

                              Its difficult to navigate on full screen size device specially using thumb for back and recent apps.

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                                • 27 Oct 2016

                                If they do this they will probably make the screen 17:9 like Xiaomi did. I personally think 16:9 is tall enough for phones 5" or more and have no problem with soft buttons. Just remember the old 3:2 and similar screens, they worked really well for one handed use. I hope they at least make the soft buttons customisable so that the back button can be on the left where it belongs.

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                                  e-sr4, 26 Oct 2016Are you drunk or stoned? Mi Mix is the best looking phone a... moreMI Mix.?. i believe these are the Original Trio...

                                  1. http://www.gsmarena.com/sharp_aquos_crystal-6590.php
                                  2. http://www.gsmarena.com/sharp_aquos_crystal_2-7251.php
                                  3. http://www.gsmarena.com/sharp_aquos_xx-7252.php

                                    That sounds impressive. But if the fingerprint sensor is within the screen, wouldn't it unlock the phone every time you touch it in any way or simply just pick it up?

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                                      • 27 Oct 2016

                                      e-sr4, 26 Oct 2016Are you drunk or stoned? Mi Mix is the best looking phone a... moreSharp and Sony already have models with high screen to body ratio...

                                      The Koreans are always backwards, even with waterproofing... They tried to pump too many components in a waterproof device which ends up erupting and to date clueless what went wrong...

                                      Just like Samsung rebadging Nissan cars to sell as theirs...

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                                        • 27 Oct 2016

                                        Anonymous, 27 Oct 2016Mi Mix lacks in many features which will be included in S8.... moresamsung is packed with features, features that are most part useless... and drain battery and overpriced, and possibly explode on you, LOL