Qualcomm took a different approach from the rest of the smartphone industry last year when it announced its 3D Sonic in-display fingerprint sensor. Instead of relying on an optical image of your ...

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Qualcomm has announced a second-generation version of its ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, the 3D Sonic Max, that promises to fix the issues with the original 3D Sonic Sensor by offering a ...

The company says the new 3D Sonic Max makes it easier and more secure to unlock a phone using an ultrasonic fingerprint. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering ...

In-display fingerprint sensors were instant hot hardware when they were first introduced in 2018, as major players embraced the ability to hide biometric authentication behind a smartphone’s screen.

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Qualcomm has introduced the 3D Sonic Sensor Gen 2. The next-gen ultrasonic fingerprint reader has a larger scanning area and is much faster. The first phones to use it will arrive in early 2021. The ...