Samsung may opt for iPhone-styled Home button to improve fingerprint scanning

Two Samsung patents have been discovered which show that the company may be looking at a new approach to improve fingerprint scanning on its smartphones. The first patent details the use of an iPhone-styled round Home button under which the fingerprint scanner will be placed. That’s exactly how it has been ever since fingerprint scanning came to the iPhone. Since the company has long been...

New patent details Samsung’s multi-camera iris recognition system

It has long been rumored that Samsung is going to introduce iris recognition in its mobile devices and a few weeks ago it released a tablet for the government and businesses in India that features an iris scanner. It’s also more or less confirmed that the Galaxy Note 7 is going to have an iris scanner onboard. Samsung has been working on this biometric technology for some time now and a...

Read the most interesting Samsung news from last week in our magazine for free

We introduced our new and improved SamMobile Magazine less than a year ago. It’s a great resource for premium members to get a weekly roundup of all the important Samsung-related news from the past week. The new look of the magazine makes it more functional, visually appealing, and easier to read. If you have not been able to check out our magazine in the past, this is your chance. You can catch up on all of the important Samsung-related news...

Galaxy On5 (2016) may be in the pipeline as well

A few weeks ago data from import tracker Zauba revealed that Samsung has imported bits and pieces for the SM-G610F into India for testing and evaluation. The SM-G610F was also spotted on Geekbench where it revealed the handset’s specifications as well, it’s likely that this model number corresponds to the Galaxy On7 (2016). Latest data from Zauba shows that the Galaxy On5 (2016) may be in the pipeline...