The Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL had been introduced yesterday with a bunch of enhancements over the 2023 technology, amongst which is a brand new, sooner fingerprint reader that’s constructed into the OLED show. Despite the fact that the optical fingerprint reader of the Pixel 8 sequence was higher than what got here earlier than, it nonetheless wasn’t nearly as good as what different manufacturers had.
For the 2024 technology, the optical reader is gone, changed by a Qualcomm 3D Sonic Gen 2 (an ultrasonic reader). Google claims that it’s 50% sooner than the reader on the Pixel 8 telephones, Qualcomm says that it’s the “world’s quickest ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor”.
The reader ought to work reliably, even when your fingers are moist, and it has anti-spoofing expertise that enables it to reject imposter images and faux molds of your finger. The sensor measures 8x8mm in measurement (0.3×0.3in).
Qualcomm partnered with @Google to create another excuse to like the Google Pixel 9: The Qualcomm 3D Sonic Gen 2 fingerprint sensor. https://t.co/klFCFRTUab
— Qualcomm (@Qualcomm) August 13, 2024
The fourth new telephone from yesterday, the Google Pixel 9 Professional Fold, has a side-mounted fingerprint reader, so it makes use of a standard capacitive sensor.
The Pixel 9 and 9 Professional XL will probably be out subsequent week, the Pixel 9 Professional will probably be out in early September. Listed below are pricing details for the brand new sequence.
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