The Vivo X20 Plus Invitation Card Features a 'Working' Fingerprint Scanner

Vivo turned heads around the globe when it appear world's first smartphone to characteristic fingerprint embedded inside the display – Vivo X20 Plus. The smartphone features an optical fingerprint sensor created by Synaptics that is crammed between the glass cover and the OLED screen.

Only yesterday, nosotros reported that the X20 Plus is set to launch in Prc on January 24, and today nosotros note that those who were asked to RSVP their presence were stunned by a peculiar feature of the press invitation.

Vivo X20 Plus Press Invitation Card Features a Working Fingerprint Scanner — Courtesy: ITHome

Equally per one of the recipients, ITHome, the invitation card is customized to complement the commercial launch of a new fingerprint innovation. The card bears an interactive false of the fingerprint sensor which unlocks some secrets when a little pressure is applied using a fingertip. Curiously, a two-dimensional QR code shows up when the area marked for the fingerprint is pressed.

WeChat's popularity in China has led to widespread apply of QR codes for a variety of purposes, especially cashless payments. ITHome reports that when the revealed QR code in Vivo's invitation is scanned, it opens upwards a web page which shows a history of phone-unlocking methods, starting from the time when Nokia and Motorola dominated the marketplace.

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At a time when manufacturers are still figuring out which is the best position for the fingerprint sensor, particularly with screens occupying the bulk of the front real estate, Synaptics under-brandish hallmark solution is beingness seen as a game-changer. The X20 Plus is only the first of the phones to come with this technology, and information technology's expected to feature in many smartphone flagships this twelvemonth.

Vivo claims that the device is capable of unlocking in merely 0.half-dozen-0.7 seconds and while the number does not seem to shine out in front of OnePlus' claims about 0.3-2nd unlocking, we must keep in view that a difference of 0.4 seconds is barely visible to man eyes; the engineering science is in nascent stage and is likely to gain ground with time.