LG Nexus 5 (2015), next Flagship LG G5 to feature fingerprint scanner and Android Pay

After manufacturing Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 for Google, Korean electronics giant LG is now manufacturing another Nexus device for Google which will be next gen version of the 2013 Nexus 5. Although it is a “refresh” of Nexus 5, it will feature all the top technologies including Android M, Android Pay and a fingerprint scanner.

The Korea Herald reports that LG Nexus 5 (2015) will be the first smartphone from Google to sport the fingerprint recognition technology.  The fingerprint sensor will work with Android M which will offer native biometrics support and consumers will be able to use it for authorization in Google’s new mobile payment system, Android Pay. The report doesn’t mention any other specs except that the LG Nexus 5 (2015) is likely to have a 5.2-inch (13 cm) display.

After the fingerprint recognition technology is tested on Nexus 5 (2015), LG plans to incorporate it in its own future flagships, the next one probably being LG G5 if LG continues with its existing naming system. If an earlier rumor is to be believed, the LG G5 will also sport iris recognition technology. The rumored upcoming LG G Pro may also come with a fingerprint sensor.

Incorporating Fingerprint sensors will help LG to stay in competition against the likes of Apple and Samsung. Apple has the mobile payment system Apple Pay and Samsung is soon rolling out Samsung Pay but unlike both of them, LG will probably adopt Android Pay that will come with Android M.

The Huawei-made 5.7-inch Nexus phablet will also apparently have a fingerprint sensor as its prototype has allegedly appeared in a video showing a fingerprint sensor at the back.

The Korea Herald reports that LG Nexus 5 will be unveiled in October this year. If so, we can expect the release of Android at about the same time because Google is in the habit of launching a new Nexus device with the new version of its Android OS.

 

Via

LG Nexus 5 (2015), next Flagship LG G5 to feature fingerprint scanner and Android Pay

Alleged photo of Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact showing fingerprint scanner leak

A photo purporting to be that of the next Sony Xperia flagship in the Z series and its compact sibling has surfaced on Twitter. The picture has been posted by leakster @vizileaks. This could be the as yet unannounced and unconfirmed picture of the Sony Xperia Z5 and its sibling the Xperia Z5 Compact.

The photo shows three smartphones. The phone on the right which is nearest to us is the larger phone possibly the Xperia Z5 and the one on the left which is farthest from us is the compact model. Between the two sits the iPhone 6. Both the Sony Z series phones show an OmniBalance design. A fingerprint scanner can be seen on the right side of the larger Sony Xperia phone and its volume control has been shifted downwards. You can see it in the picture below.

Sony Xperia Z(TBC) and compact pic.twitter.com/yNTHvYg5dm

— ViziLeaks (@vizileaks) August 3, 2015

 

If Sony follows its tradition of outing two flagships in a year, we can expect the company to unveil the Xperia Z5 before the year end. Sony has introduced the Xperia Z4 and Xperia Z3+ in the first half of this year. In 2014, the company had launched two smartphones, the Xperia Z2 and the Xperia Z3.

Now the leaked photo shows us a glimpse of what Sony’s next flagship in the Z series will look like.

Alleged photo of Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact showing fingerprint scanner leak

Another Plus for OnePlus 2–It Will Have a 4GB LPDDR4 RAM

OnePlus 2 is set to be launched on 27th of this month in an unconventional virtual reality style announcement, touted to be the world’s first such launching for a smartphone. OnePlus has just made another big announcement that its second generation flagship will have a whopping 4GB RAM, 1GB more than its predecessor OnePlus One which has a 3GB RAM.

Random Access Memory or RAM handles current actions of the device such as actively running apps or those running in the background. According to the company, the LPDDR4 RAM offers “faster loading times, smoother gameplay, and never-before-seen energy saving features.” It also consumes less power and improves battery efficiency. The OnePlus 2 RAM will use lower operating voltage of 1.1V compared to the 1.2V of OnePlus One’s LPDDR3. It is also 2x faster with up to 32GB /s of speed.

We already know that the OnePlus 2 will be featuring the octa core Snapdragon 810 chipset, fingerprint scanner and Type-C USB port. The fingerprint scanner will be placed below the camera and LED flash on the backside. The new Type-C USB port in it will allow the user to insert the cable connector any side up. Other expected features of the OnePlus 2 are a 5.5-inch to 5.7-inch screen and Adreno 430 GPU.

As for pricing, there were several speculations but now its CEO Pete Lau has confirmed that the handset “will be priced under 450 USD.”

Another Plus for OnePlus 2–It Will Have a 4GB LPDDR4 RAM

Xiaomi Mi 5 Specs Leak, to Launch in November, Sports Snapdragon 820 SoC and 4GB RAM

Latest report suggests that Xiaomi’s much awaited new flagship, the Xiaomi Mi 5 will be launching in November. Apart from this, we almost the entire specs of the upcoming handset codenamed “Libra” have been revealed through various rumors and leaks.

Xiaomi Mi 5 is the successor of Xiaomi Mi 4 and is rumored to come with a 5.3-inch 1440 x 2560 pixels display and will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset. Under the hood will be a 4GB of RAM, a 16GB or 64GB of internal storage and a 3.030mAh battery. There will be a 16MP primary rear camera and a 6MP front-facing shooter giving great selfies. It is also rumored that the Xiaomi Mi 5 will have a new feature in it: a fingerprint scanner. The device will come out of the box with Android 5.1.1 OS pre-installed.

According to the latest tip, the Mi 5 will be unveiled in November which is in line with the earlier leak that also claimed that the device will be launching in November this year sporting a Snapdragon 820 chipset.

However, its exact release date, availability and pricing are not yet known. We will keep you informed as soon as we get any new details about this Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship.

Stay tuned!

Xiaomi Mi 5 Specs Leak, to Launch in November, Sports Snapdragon 820 SoC and 4GB RAM

Android M is likely to arrive with finger-print authentication

This week ahead everyone must be eyeing for the Google I/O event, which is kick off on May 28^th, as to what does Google have this time to offer! The one of the most expected announcements is the new OS Android M. Google has earlier mentioned this new OS as “the power of Android to all kinds of workplaces.” Here is a new info which has arrived for this next Android OS.

BuzzFeed and Ars Technica have came with a report that Android M will feature the native fingerprint authentication. Now many of the Android flagship devices from different companies usually come with a fingerprint scanner and the software for this recognition is being developed by the handset makers themselves. Now with Android baking this recognition feature in the OS itself, it would be easy for manufacturers to just add the hardware for the fingerprint scanners to their devices.

We think that the first glimpses of Google’s Android M integration of fingerprint scanner would arrive with the next Google Nexus handset that is likely to come in the second half of the year.

We wonder what new sweet name is the new Android M to get. Well, things will be clear by the end of this week.

sources: BuzzFeed, Ars Technica

Android M is likely to arrive with finger-print authentication

Xiaomi patents new fingerprint scanning technology, may use it in Xiaomi Mi5

We had heard rumors a few months back that Xiaomi Mi5 will have a fingerprint scanner on its home button similar to iPhone 6 or Samsung Galaxy S6. Now we have a report that the Chinese mobile maker has registered a patent application for new fingerprint scanning technology.

According to the Chinese website news.mydrivers, Xiaomi has filed a patent that has been published by the State Intellectual Property Office, China for a method for fingerprint implementation on touch buttons of mobile devices. There is a possibility that this new fingerprint scanning method will be used by Xiaomi in its next flagship Mi5. Xiaomi currently does not have this technology and if it gets the patent, the company can use its own fingerprint scanning technology in its next flagship.

The patent is primarily for integration of fingerprint recognition on touch buttons, using a glass layer over the touch button to provide protection, impart structural strength and improve the aesthetics. As we know, Apple has made use of sapphire glass for protecting its Touch ID technology inside the home button.

The English translation of other details mentioned in the patent application is as follows:

“The device comprises a bottom fingerprint sensors and optical sensor provided in the terminal equipment of the cover glass; fingerprint identification circuit connected fingerprint sensor for fingerprint recognition sensor and the fingerprint information analysis and processing, obtain fingerprint analysis ; host processor, and an optical sensor and fingerprint identification circuit connections for the monitored optical sensor light information received to determine whether cover glass touch button operation; identity authentication based on fingerprint analysis results obtained fingerprint identification circuit.”

Xiaomi Mi 5 is expected to feature a 5.2-inch 1440 x 2560 pixels QHD display, a quad-core 2.7GHz Snapdragon 805 processor with Adreno 420 GPU, a 3GB of RAM, 16GB/64GB of built-in storage, a 16MP rear camera, an 8MP front-facing camera and a 3,600 mAh battery.

Xiaomi patents new fingerprint scanning technology, may use it in Xiaomi Mi5

The latest leaked image of Xiaomi Mi5 shows up the fingerprint scanner

Now that Xiaomi Mi5 has leaked out in a number of appearances since past week, we can expect the device to undergo official announcement anytime this month. Recently a new image of the handset has leaked showing up the model in white and highlighting one of the most expected features of this next flagship.

A recent report published on Wednesday shows the upcoming Xiaomi Mi5 will have a fingerprint scanner right into the home button of the device. Eing known as the Apple of China, we can’t expect this feature to be quite similar to Apple’s TouchID. However, all this just can be rumors in the air and so we request you to take it with a pinch of salt.

The upcoming flagship Xiaomi Mi5 is said to be a large screen device falling somewhere between 5.5-5.7 inches. We can expect the company to make an official announcement for the device anytime next week at the CES 2015. Well, we will get you with more updates as things get clear.

source: gizChina.it

The latest leaked image of Xiaomi Mi5 shows up the fingerprint scanner

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to feature an improved Fingerprint Scanner

Over the last few months, many details of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 have emerged one by one. Recently we got the information about its ultrasonic cover and camera, and now details about the fingerprint sensor of Samsung’s upcoming flagship Galaxy Note 4 have been leaked.

The Galaxy Note 4 will feature Synaptics Natural ID technology that is used in Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Alpha. This technology has LiveFlex™ which splits the fingerprint sensor into two, with one part integrated with the main touch screen and the other with the home button. Both parts work in tandem to load the ID.

Like the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy Note 4 fingerprint sensor will allow locking-unlocking of screen, authentication for private mode and verification of Samsung and PayPal Accounts. Apart from these, the phablet will come with certain additional features.

Fingerprint Shortcut feature

The Galaxy Note 4 will have a ‘Fingerprint Shortcut’ feature through which specific apps and functions can be assigned by a user to the fingerprint of a particular finger. When the user swipes with the finger to unlock the device, apps assigned to that finger will launch.

Web Sign-In feature

The ‘Web Sign-In’ feature allows the user to use registered fingerprint for logging in to a website. The user will have to log in manually for the first time and enable the ‘Sign in using fingerprints’ feature. The Galaxy Note 4 will remember the logging information and next time the user can can log in with just a swipe of the finger.

Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Alpha may get these additional new features via updates in due course once the Galaxy Note 4 goes official. Samsung’s new flagship phablet is set to debut at the company’s Unpacked 2014 Episode 2 on September 3. Meanwhile, Samsung has already launched a couple of teaser videos highlighting the S Pen features.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to feature an improved Fingerprint Scanner

Samsung Galaxy Tab S along with Flip-covers spotted a day ahead of official announcement

Tomorrow at the Madison Square Garden Samsung is going to live stream an event for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S. And just a day before the official announcement, the Galaxy Tab S has been spotted along with its flip convers and shies thereby keeping itself wrapped under covers for few more time. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S has been quite under news for a long time and has been spotted several times earlier.

The leaked images show the device to be having a 10.5” diagonal display with a WQXGA resolution of 2560×1600 pixels and 288ppi density. More importantly, the Galaxy Tab S hosts a Super AMOLED Display that gives some exquisite resolution results with deep blacks, vivid colors, better outdoor performance, excellent contrast and low reflectivity. Additionally, just like the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy Tab S too is likely to have a fingerprint scanner with a remote desktop functionality embedded in a Magazine UI Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Here are some of the images of the device along with its flip-covers.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S with 10.5inch display is expected to host a Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset with a quad-core Cortex A15 chipset clocked at 1.9GHz and a quad-core Cortex A7 chipset clocked at 1.3GHz. the device will offer a 8MP rear camera at the back which will be able to shoot 1080p videos while the front will host a 2.1MP snapper at the front for video calls. The back panel of the device is believed to have a soft touch pattern. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S with 8.4” display is also expected to have be announced tomorrow.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S along with Flip-covers spotted a day ahead of official announcement