Having a fingerprint reader under smartphone screens has been one of the key features for 2018 with devices such as the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and the OnePlus 6T. We are yet to see Samsung join the bandwagon, but is expected to begin to introduce this technology in its upcoming Galaxy S10. Not only that, but the Korean company has filed a patent to include such a fingerprint reader in a smartwatch.
The patent
With this technology, it would be easier and more efficient to unlock your smartwatch, as well as other Samsung linked devices such as smartphones or tablets. Thanks to this, actions such as paying through your smartwatch will become more secure. In addition to the above-mentioned fingerprint reader, it appears that an on-screen loudspeaker and an iris scanner would be included too.
In the patent, we can see how this technology would be found right in the center of the screen, in a pressure sensitive area. It is important to note that the fingerprint reader would only be activated in this area of the smartwatch, not anywhere else on the screen.
When will it be a reality?
Obviously, it remains to be seen whether all of this remains only in a patent or ends up getting to some company product, perhaps a Galaxy Watch 2. Its predecessor, one of the most complete smartwatches on the market, when it was introduced in August 2018 together with Note 9.
If Samsung has the same plans for a Galaxy Watch 2, that means we could see it in the summer of 2019… At the moment we can only just dream.
