Qualcomm Announces Under-Display Fingerprint Sensors With 2018 Release

Qualcomm has recently announced that it is working on a new fingerprint technology that can work beneath glass. The company made the announcement in Shanghai and expects the tech to reach devices by this time next year.

Reportedly, the sensors will not only be able to scan fingerprints, but are also said to be able to detect a person’s heartbeat. The scanners will be capable of working under displays, glass and even metal. Qualcomm is using “ultrasonic fingerprint detection” to see through these thin materials. There is one catch, right now it will only work with OLED displays, which means all LCD displays won’t be supported at first.

Smartphone manufacturers are racing to increase screen-to-body ratios and the use of these new sensors could certainly help. Vivo is using the tech in a modified Vivo XPlay 6. Although according to reports, the fingerprint scanning is a little slow on the prototype.

Qualcomm will reportedly offer test units to manufacturers and anticipates that phones featuring the new technology will hit shelves Summer, 2018.

Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4+ Gives 50% Charge In 15 Minutes.

Qualcomm's Quick Charge 4+ Gives 50% Charge In 15 Minutes With ZTE Nubia Z17 First To Support

Qualcomm has just announced the next version of their Quick Charge technology, Quick Charge 4+. With this improved technology, you can get 50% charge in just 15 minutes.

Quick Charge 4+ is a relatively small update to 4.0 but with 3 key features:

Dual Charge: Charging a device via Dual Charge divides the charge current, allowing for lower thermal dissipation and reduced charge time. This was already an option in earlier versions, but now it is more powerful.
Intelligent Thermal Balancing: Engineered to move current via the coolest path autonomously, eliminating hot spots for optimized power delivery.
Advanced Safety Features: Monitors both the case and connector temperature levels simultaneously. This extra layer of protection helps ward against overheating, short-circuiting or damaging the Type-C connector.
Qualcomm announced that the ZTE Nubia Z17 will be the first support Quick Charge 4+ with other devices soon to follow.

Reports State, LG Working Directly With Qualcomm To Ensure Snapdragon 845 For G7

According to reports, LG is working directly with Qualcomm to ensure the G7 will have the latest processor available.

Because the Snapdragon 835 processor was tied up with Samsung's Galaxy S8, LG was forced to decide between delaying the G6's release or using last year's hardware. In the end, the company decided to use the Snapdragon 821 and although it may not be much of a difference in everyday usage, many could not look past the difference on paper.

Its likely that LG feels that the processor difference may have differed potential G6 buyers because normally, LG and Samsung flagship devices use the same processor.

The report claims that LG and Qualcomm have started working​ on the development for the new processor in early May with it being based on a seven nanometer manufacturing process.

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