iPhone8 may not come with finger print scanner under display: reports
15 Apr 2017
The iPhone 8 may come with 3GB ram and would not feature the new fingerprint technology expected to be embedded underneath the display, according to reports.
A schematics image leak on Weibo, which shed light on the iPhone 8 design details, ''indicated that it could not sport a completely-bezel-less wraparound display, but instead just reduce bezel chin on all sides, and try to make it as edge-to-edge as possible'', gadgets.ndtv.com reported.
The fingerprint sensor in the sketch was seen at the back, below the Apple logo, and this indicated that the company would not embed it underneath the screen. Also, the dual camera setup was situated vertically, something that had been seen in earlier leaks as well.
The drawing suggested that the iPhone 8 measured 149x72.5x7.1mm wide, a slight difference from iPhone 7's measurement at 138x67.1x7.1mm however, the thickness was the same.
According to a research note from analyst Timothy Arcuri of Cowen and Company (via AppleInsider) Apple could ditch the Touch ID fingerprint integration underneath the display due to yield issues.
The company had faced much trouble in ramping up yield rates due to the new fingerprint technology, and it might just adopt other methods to ensure smooth yield rate. "For the 5.8-inch OLED version, the biggest bottleneck remains integrating an under-glass fingerprint sensor into the display - the current yield rate of Apple's in-house AuthenTec solution remains low and AAPL seems unwilling to use other vendors' products," Arcuri wrote.
Meanwhile, according to media reports citinga source there were two iPhone 8 prototypes currently being tested. The first model featured Touch ID on the rear, but the second model did in fact feature Touch ID underneath the display. The source was confident the official design for the iPhone 8, would be the one with the Touch ID under the display.
