Report says Samsung Galaxy S8 will feature facial recognition

09 March 2017
According to the report, the company has already started testing Galaxy S8 prototypes featuring the tech.

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  • Anonymous
  • JEw
  • 09 Mar 2017

That clock looks familiar, oh right Sony did that 2 years ago...

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    • AnonD-558092
    • cWE
    • 09 Mar 2017

    I won't get it anyway. That facial recognition feature is intetesting, but I think other devices will do the job just fine. As I said previously, the S7/Edge is still good to go at least until the S9.

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      • FreedaBees
      • 051
      • 09 Mar 2017

      I think it will be a tiered system: Pick up your phone and it attempts an Iris scan. If it works, it unlocks. If not, it refers to the facial recognition scan and then unlocks if the Iris scan was a partial match for that face. If not, or it's unsure, it asks you to use the fingerprint scanner.

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        • AnonD-621510
        • HjB
        • 09 Mar 2017

        AnonD-308243, 09 Mar 2017for ur house google has u covered already. project tango ma... moreI dont see project tango catching up. Most of the newly released phone dont have this feature.

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          • Anonymous
          • IWQ
          • 09 Mar 2017

          Rimoti, 09 Mar 2017Finger print scanner, iris scanner and now face recognition... moreIf you get kidnapped it's easier to find you.

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            • Nikko
            • Kg%
            • 09 Mar 2017

            Lol Honestly this isn't something you. My Sony Ericsson Live With Walkman has this feature. It's a 2011 phone.

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              • S3mm
              • tug
              • 09 Mar 2017

              From my point of view, samsung is creating a safe box.
              Like seriously, so many security measure in a phone.

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                • AnonD-308243
                • fjR
                • 09 Mar 2017

                Anonymous, 09 Mar 2017Cool. Next, I want the screen to scan my entire hand. Scan ... morefor ur house google has u covered already. project tango mate scans ur living room nicely too and always remembers ur telly, fridge and other furniture location in your living space. :) awesome stuff.

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                  • Arian Adler
                  • 0VB
                  • 09 Mar 2017

                  Rimoti, 09 Mar 2017Finger print scanner, iris scanner and now face recognition... moreAbsolutely, Like day light

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                    • AnonD-59657
                    • IVV
                    • 09 Mar 2017

                    After facial, next would be voice recognition in Samsung Galaxy S9.

                      AnonD-331984, 09 Mar 2017Oh please... My old xperia e3 and m2 has facial recognition... moreWhy so narrow minded? If this rumor is true, Samsung would probably use this technology for online-banking, secure folder, Samsung Pay, and whatnot. Surely this technology won't go to waste for 'just' unlocking your phone.

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                        • Arian Adler
                        • 0VB
                        • 09 Mar 2017

                        This is my suggest: Smarter unlocker that read your DNA instead older un-locker!
                        Mechanism: this un-locker does unlock your phone only with your hand or your blood! (Spit! Why not!?) Just for Smartphone owner :)

                          Finger print scanner, iris scanner and now face recognition?! Ftf do we need all of these? So they(governments) can track us faster and easier??

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                            • AnonD-448221
                            • pqj
                            • 09 Mar 2017

                            AnonD-331984, 09 Mar 2017Oh please... My old xperia e3 and m2 has facial recognition... moreYeah, sure. But this time it WORKS!
                            Unbelievable Samsung! Even Apple plans to copy this feature in thier next phone.

                            I really hope it will also work in a 45 degree setup (so you don't have to be in front of the phone). That could eliminate the problem of FPS getting on the back. This way you could open the phone when it lies on the desk, without picking it up.
                            But of course it won't work like this :(((.

                              FaceGle, 09 Mar 2017but in reality, no one will use the iris scanner, or maybe ... moreLOL. That's a good joke bro (not). That's exactly what people said when Apple introduce the finger print scanner in the iPhone 5s. People like you said that the fingerprint scanner is a gimmick. Now FPS is a must for a smartphone. It will be the same thing with the iris scanner and facial recognition.

                                Nice Samsung. The Galaxy S8 gonna be one of the best smartphone in 2017.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 09 Mar 2017

                                  Apple will prolly copy but with a different name, and suddenly it no longer is a "gimmick" and iFans be like "OMG Apple is innovative!! This is so useful!!!"

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                                    • AnonD-621510
                                    • HjB
                                    • 09 Mar 2017

                                    AnonD-507364, 09 Mar 2017When is Samsung going to bankrupt? Keeps on introducing gi... moreThe strange thing is a lot of those gimmick are integrated into latest android version as a native feature. It is no lousier than slide to unlocked.

                                      Oh C'mon!!!
                                      Is this really something new? Where is your innovation Samsung! Lol?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • AIA
                                        • 09 Mar 2017

                                        This time better not explode in my face shamsung.. or else you will be manufacturing socks