The highly anticipated #Samsung Galaxy Note7 shows itself to the world. This is the first smartphone with an iris scanner, as has now been revealed by DJ Koh, president of Samsung's mobile division. It seems that Samsung's goal is to bring this technology to phones too mid-range futures, as soon as the costs of implementing the sensor fall.
To have the technology of iris scanning even on phones mid-range (300-500 euros), Samsung will in fact have to reduce the costs for the production of the sensor, which currently appear to be high.
“Thanks to continuous progressive cost cutting, iris scanning it can also reach mid-range models,” said DJ Koh. “There is a view that Android is weak in security compared to its competitor [iOS] and we want to expand the security of the software to overcome this preconception."
To date, iris scanning is the most safe form of authentication of all biometric systems, even fingerprints, because the blood vessel patterns of each individual's iris are more difficult to obtain compared to some Fingerprints.
The iris scanner in the Galaxy Note7 does can use to unlock the smartphone, and is also able to recognize the eye if you are wearing the glasses, as long as you keep the sensor at a close distance, and it works with both eyes light and dark in colour.
