Hey guys let me introduce you to the mobile phone brand which has
overtaken the lower budget customer market of India with one of its close friend
oppo. Yes my dear friends all your guesses are perfectly correct. I am talking
about vivo. The mobile phone brand which is hated by many has been brought by
more. Even though it is the only smartphone brand which I hate it certainly has
done its best work till date by introducing the most awaited On-Screen Fingerprint technology which was
dropped by apple in iPhone X to the world in its new phone
which is still unnamed and unknown when it will be launched. In this article I
will brief you about each and every aspect of this technology and some unknown
facts about the brand VIVO.
What VIVO actually is?
The parent company of VIVO is BBK Electronics which also
owns OPPO. You
will also get shocked to know that VIVO’s brother OPPO
actually owns OnePlus which is one of the most famous companies in western market.
Also, according to Forbes, OPPO and VIVO were ranked 4th and 5th
in the list of top mobile manufacturers in the world and now
if we compile these results we find that BBK electronic comes 3rd in
the list after Apple and Samsung in the list.
Understanding the technology
Types of fingerprint sensors
Fingerprint sensors are of three types
1. Optical
Optical fingerprint sensors are common in market and can be easily
spotted in fingerprint sensors used in ATM’s, attendance machines, etc. This
type of fingerprint sensor uses light to detect fingerprint. An optical source
is fitted inside, when you put your finger on the sensor the light which cannot
move out bounces back and produces an image of your finger that is why these
sensors are not that accurate and slow. They are also the cheapest options in
comparison to other fingerprint sensors.
2. Capacitive
3. Ultrasonic
As the name indicates, ultrasonic sensors measure distance by using
ultrasonic waves and receive the waves reflected back from the target. These
sensors are still in their development stage when it comes to their use in
mobile phone technology.
What technology has VIVO USED?
A company named Synaptics has
developed this technology. Earlier Samsung was working with Synaptics to
develop this technology and was thinking to introduce it with Galaxy S8 but due
to shortage of time they dropped this plan and VIVO took complete advantage. In
this technology fingerprint sensor is actually present under the screen of the
smartphone. It’s an optical fingerprint sensor with Artificial Intelligence (AI) it
will only appear when you need it and will be hidden for rest of the time.
This is a growing technology and still in its development phase
therefore there are some problems that we might face like unlock speed might
become slow.
My Opinion
This technology will grow in the near future. According to me 2018
is going to be the year of on screen fingerprint technology with companies like One Plus and Samsung who have already announced their upcoming flagships with
this technology however, people's eyes would be glued to Apple. Will apple
sacrifice its Face ID in competition to this or will apply both in its upcoming
iPhone?
The best competition will be between Synaptics and Qualcomm which
is also going to introduce its ultrasonic fingerprint sensor this year.
It’s time to get ready and get going as it is going to be one hell
of a year for smartphone geeks or new tech lovers.
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