iPhone 8 - here's how the new Touch ID will work

iPhone 8 has two major changes announced today by TSMC, Touch ID will have an optical fingerprint reader and infrared sensors for the camera.

iPhone 8 it will have a new type of Touch ID integrated by the Apple company, and this also implies a new way to scan our fingerprints to secure the terminals. Various rumors regarding the implementation of Touch ID in the iPhone 8 suggest that the new fingerprint reader will be integrated either in the screen or in the case of the new Apple smartphone.

Continuing the series of Touch ID rumors, a major Apple partner tells us today that the iPhone 8 will have an optical fingerprint reader integrated into the screen. More precisely, thanks to this new type of fingerprint reader, the iPhone 8 will allow you to use Touch ID by simply placing your finger on the screen instead of a special button like the iPhone 7.

Moving on, the iPhone 8 will also have infrared sensors that will enhance the smartphone's main camera to provide augmented reality features. For several months we have been hearing exactly the same thing about the iPhone 8, but these details come directly from an Apple partner who develops the new product, so nothing can be more certain than that.

iPhone 8 - here's how the new Touch ID will work

Regarding the screen, the iPhone 8 will also have a screen ratio of 18.5:9, higher than the 16:9 currently available in the iPhone 7 terminals. Similar information was also provided to us yesterday , the OLED screen of the iPhone 8 with a diagonal of 5.8 inches, coming with very big changes compared to the previous series of Apple products.

Basically, the new Touch ID of the iPhone 8 will be based on an optical technology and will allow the fingerprint to be scanned by simply pressing a portion of the screen. Cameras with infrared sensors will also be 3D to offer augmented reality functions, so it will be interesting to see what kind of news Apple will offer for iOS 11 in the new smartphone.

"Apple will use an optical fingerprint sensor to enable authentication directly on the screen, said the report. Additionally, the new iPhone devices will also come with invisible infrared image sensors to enhance the functionality of the high-pixel camera and to enable AR applications. Meanwhile, the screen ratio of the displays of the new iPhone devices will be adjusted to 18.5:9 instead of the previous 16:9, added the report."

All this information regarding the iPhone 8 has been told by various sources in recent months, but I remind you that now they come directly from TSMC. Those from TSMC produce the new A11 chip of the iPhone 8, so they know almost everything that the Apple company is going to offer for the new smartphone, so we can note some changes as safe.

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