Mid-end phones could get iris scanning later: Samsung mobile boss
Iris scanning will, in the long-run, not only arm flagship phones such as the Galaxy Note 7 but trickle down to mid-end phones, says Samsung mobile boss DJ Koh.
Samsung has a long-term plan for iris scanning technology that went into the Galaxy Note 7 -- the first for a smartphone -- and its mid-end phones may get it later as well once costs are controllable, the company's mobile boss has said.
"We've invested over three years in the development of iris scanning technology," said DJ Koh, president of Samsung's mobile division, in a press conference at the sidelines of the Unpacked event in New York where the firm unveiled the Note 7. "In theory, out of all the biometric security systems, iris scanning is the most secure."
"We did not put iris scanning in the flagship model just to do 'unlock'. In the long run, through third parties and API, we want to connect it with apps. For mobile banking, we are thinking of applying iris scanning for large transactions, and are already talking with banks in some countries," he said. "We have a road map for the technology and moving accordingly.
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Samsung has a long-term plan for iris scanning technology that went into the Galaxy Note 7 -- the first for a smartphone -- and its mid-end phones may get it later as well once costs are controllable, the company's mobile boss has said.
"We've invested over three years in the development of iris scanning technology," said DJ Koh, president of Samsung's mobile division, in a press conference at the sidelines of the Unpacked event in New York where the firm unveiled the Note 7. "In theory, out of all the biometric security systems, iris scanning is the most secure."
"We did not put iris scanning in the flagship model just to do 'unlock'. In the long run, through third parties and API, we want to connect it with apps. For mobile banking, we are thinking of applying iris scanning for large transactions, and are already talking with banks in some countries," he said. "We have a road map for the technology and moving accordingly.
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