Will the Galaxy S10 5G have “Face ID” after the Android 10 update?

Tram Ho

As we all know, both Galaxy S10 + and Galaxy S10 5G are equipped with dual selfie cameras. However, unlike the Plus version that uses depth-sensing cameras, on the 5G version, Samsung equips this smartphone with a ToF (Time-of-Flight) camera, which is also why the screen cutout on the 5G version is bigger than the S10 + version. This ToF camera will emit infrared rays and measure the response time of the light, thereby creating a detail of the position of the object that it reflects back, including the distance.

Galaxy S10 5G sẽ có Face ID sau khi cập nhật Android 10? - Ảnh 1.

With the ToF camera, manufacturers can fully use it to bring face recognition similar to Apple’s Face ID on Android smartphones. However, since its launch until now, the Galaxy S10 5G has only used this “selfie” ToF camera to improve the quality of fonts removed for the front camera.

However, reports indicate that in the Android 10 beta update released by Samsung for the Korean market, the Galaxy S10 5G was able to use 3D facial recognition thanks to the ToF camera on the front. The device will use a combination of the selfie camera and the front-facing ToF camera for this feature, just covering one of the two cameras will not work the face detection feature.

Galaxy S10 5G sẽ có Face ID sau khi cập nhật Android 10? - Ảnh 2.

Samsung seems to be focusing on security issues on its flagship products after an incident with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor in October. The Android update adds a number of new security features, such as allowing users to add a second face for face recognition. With the use of ToF camera for this advanced security feature, Galaxy S10 5G can be unlocked even in the absence of light. This 3D face recognition feature has only appeared on a few high-end Android smartphones (Pixel 4, Mate 20/30 Pro …). Most Android smartphones today only use 2D face recognition with selfie cameras.

Currently the Android 10 beta version has just been tested by Samsung in the Korean market, in the near future other markets will be updated.

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Source : Trí Thức Trẻ