The Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Professional and Pixel 9 Professional XL have been introduced yesterday with a number of enhancements over the 2023 technology, amongst which is a brand new, quicker fingerprint reader that’s constructed into the OLED show. Regardless that the optical fingerprint reader of the Pixel 8 sequence was higher than what got here earlier than, it nonetheless wasn’t nearly as good as what different manufacturers had.
For the 2024 technology, the optical reader is gone, changed by a Qualcomm 3D Sonic Gen 2 (an ultrasonic reader). Google claims that it’s 50% quicker than the reader on the Pixel 8 telephones, Qualcomm says that it’s the “world’s quickest ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor”.
The reader ought to work reliably, even when your fingers are moist, and it has anti-spoofing expertise that permits it to reject imposter pictures and pretend molds of your finger. The sensor measures 8x8mm in measurement (0.3×0.3in).
Qualcomm partnered with @Google to create one more reason to like the Google Pixel 9: The Qualcomm 3D Sonic Gen 2 fingerprint sensor. https://t.co/klFCFRTUab
— Qualcomm (@Qualcomm) August 13, 2024
The fourth new telephone from yesterday, the Google Pixel 9 Professional Fold, has a side-mounted fingerprint reader, so it makes use of a conventional capacitive sensor.
The Pixel 9 and 9 Professional XL shall be out subsequent week, the Pixel 9 Professional shall be out in early September. Listed here are pricing particulars for the brand new sequence.
