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Video pits iPhone 5s Touch ID against Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner

Video pits iPhone 5s Touch ID against Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner

Apples Touch ID system has been discussed at length (and even detailed by Apple in a technology white paper), Samsungs entry is largely untested. From the footage released today, however, it appears that Samsungs Galaxy S5 uses a moderately enhanced swipe-style reader.

Both systems are embedded in the home button and both serve as an easier way to secure a smartphone, but thats where the similarities end.

Apples Touch ID employs a proprietary sensor, the rights to which were acquired as part of a $356 million purchase of fingerprint hardware and software specialist AuthenTec. The one-touch system allows users to simply place their finger on an iPhone 5s home button for scanning in any orientation.

Samsungs scanner, on the other hand, requires a bit more finesse as anything but a full uni-directional finger swipe isnt good enough for recognition. As noted in the video, this method also inhibits one-handed operation and those with smaller fingers may be limited to the digits they can register due to the sensors size. 

Posted by uski at 12:35 PM

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