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Oppo’s smartphone prototype has under-glass camera, no ports or buttons

Some smartphones are already shipping with in-display fingerprint sensors rather than visible sensors on the front, back, or sides of the phone. Soon we may see phones with in-display cameras as well. Chinese device maker Oppo revealed that it was developing an under-glass smartphone camera earlier this year. This week the company showed off the […]

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Xiaomi introduces $465 Mi 8 Pro and $200 Mi 8 Lite smartphones

It’s been a few months since Xiaomi launched the Mi 8 family of smartphones in China. Now the company company is introducing two new models. The Mi 8 Pro has premium features including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, an AMOLED display, and a pressure-sensitive in-display fingerprint sensor. It will be available in China later this […]

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Vivo X20 Plus with under-glass fingerprint sensor launches in China

The first smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor goes on sale February 1st for about $560. The Vivo X20 Plus features a 6.4 inch, 2160 x 1080 pixel display that covers most of the front of the phone. But rather than put a fingerprint sensor on the side or back, Vivo used under-glass fingerprint sensing […]

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Vivo smartphones to be first with under-glass fingerprint sensor from Synaptics

This week Synaptics announced it’s begun mass production of an under-glass, in-display fingerprint sensor and that the company is working with a top five OEM. Earlier this year we’d heard that Chinese smartphone maker Vivo was working on phones with under-glass fingerprint sensors. Coincidence? Nope. In an article for Forbes, Patrick Moorhead says he got […]