iPhone 5S may include fingerprint sensor and NFC

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Its appears that Apple may be adding NFC and fingerprint technology into the iPhone 5S with a report suggesting that the company will use the fingerprint sensor to improve the security of NFC features such as payment handling.

China Times has reported that Chipbond,a chinese chipmaker , was selected by Apple to manufacture these components for use in the iPhone 5S.

Foxconn has also seemingly started production on the iPhone 5S and are preparing to really step up manufacturing, according to Macotakara, which has previously provided accurate details in that past. Macotakara also reports that leading Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo may finally begin selling the iPhone with the release of the 5S.

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MazurPosted:

Whirlpool This will be more secure for logging into your phone, but what if someone happens to have the exact same fingerprint?


Nobody in the world has the same fingerprint.....

DLTPosted:

Whirlpool This will be more secure for logging into your phone, but what if someone happens to have the exact same fingerprint?


All fingerprints are unique.

Wikipedia The flexibility of friction ridge skin means that no two finger or palm prints are ever exactly alike in every detail; even two impressions recorded immediately after each other from the same hand may be slightly different.


http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint#section_1

SOGPosted:

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Mining I hate how they come out with a new phone like every year, it's costing a lot of money to constantly buy these phones (I'd know)


True, but they all have something new :D


The only reason they bring something out every year is because they have something better they know they can save for another year so they CAN make another phone, they could put all the good stuff into one phone but they just want more sales.

JakesLobbies-Posted:

Mining I hate how they come out with a new phone like every year, it's costing a lot of money to constantly buy these phones (I'd know)


True, but they all have something new :D

NotedPosted:

I hate how they come out with a new phone like every year, it's costing a lot of money to constantly buy these phones (I'd know)

MazurPosted:

CuddleMuffins not another iphone :(


It shouldn't be a surprise anymore, there is typically a new iPhone every year.

CuddleMuffinsPosted:

not another iphone :(

JupPosted:

That's actually a pretty cool thing to add. It makes your phone more secure

oohPosted:

Yikes
Whirlpool This will be more secure for logging into your phone, but what if someone happens to have the exact same fingerprint?


Thats a good question.


Do you realize how extremely unlikely that is? lol :/
Kinda seems pointless to me tbh.. :)

SkylineLegendsPosted:

Whirlpool This will be more secure for logging into your phone, but what if someone happens to have the exact same fingerprint?


So i just got a 600$ iphone 5


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