Team that wins does not change you could say commenting on the latest rumors about the next generation of Samsung foldables. The South Korean company will in fact return to re-propose the side fingerprint sensor integrated in the power button also with Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4, according to a recent report from the Korean market.
No fingerprint sensor integrated into the screen, but a more classic solution. The first hypothesis has passed to the headlines after the discovery of a Samsung patent and, according to Business Korea, the Company has considered going down this road and then decided to maintain the integration of the sensor in the power button because it allows fingerprint recognition in a natural way when opening the screens.
If Samsung had opted for the sensor in the screen the solution would probably have been similar to the one described in the patent with two sensors connected to each other, one on the external display and one on the internal one – in the case of the Fold 4, one in the center of the external screen and the other on the left side of the internal screen.
CONSERVATIVE BUT JUSTIFIED CHOICE
Someone might turn up their nose for a choice that is too conservative, given that on-screen fingerprint sensors are now a standard solution for high-end smartphones. However, we must consider that the leaflets, with their particular form factor, make history in themselves. Concretely, a fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button allows today to unlock Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 both with the screen closed and with the screen open and to do it in a very natural way while holding the device. To these considerations must then be added those relating to the price that could rise with a more innovative but also more complex solution and with higher research and development costs.
The novelties compared to the current generation of Samsung foldables will therefore have to be sought elsewhere, as suggested by recent rumors that promise important improvements in the camera sector and the hinge. It is not certain that all manufacturers want to follow the same path as Samsung: Business Korea confirms that the first Vivo foldable, the Vivo X Fold, arriving on April 11, will be equipped with a double fingerprint sensor: one in the external screen and one in the internal one.
