Rumor: iPhone 5S Will Have Fingerprint Scanner

While Apple had a lot of things to talk about at WWDC, a new iPhone wasn't one of them. Despite months of rumors, the company didn't end up unveiling the long rumored iPhone 5S in San Francisco earlier this month, which means the rumor mill now has another couple of months to run wild before Apple inevitably announces a Fall event that is more in line with its recent iPhone update cycle.

According to the latest scuttlebutt, the newest iteration of Apple's smartphone will a biometric fingerprint scanner. Reuters cites supply chain sources that say Apple's new iPhone 5S will feature fingerprint technology. The site doesn't go into anymore detail on this feature, instead going on to talk about the possibility of a cheaper iPhone (something we've heard a million times before) but Patently Apple reports that Apple has been working on biometric sensors for fingerprint scanners for years. The site then points to a recently published patent that details fingerprint scanners in the bezel of electronic devices.

Other rumors about the iPhone 5S currently doing the rounds include a slightly larger battery, a higher resolution screen (double the pixel density), and a dual-LED flash.

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ganjamaican 4 years ago

Doubt it. The way how Apple operates is just to improve on like the camera, and speed. for the S Series. I bet however it would be on iPhone 6
gsxrme 4 years ago

Im still waiting on thr happy ending slot. For the price its an overpriced android 4.2.2 pile.
CaedenV 4 years ago

going to be really embarrassing when someone finds yet another cheap trick to get around the lock screen.
soldier44 4 years ago

Same phone same look slight speed bump same stuff every year. They will act like its something revolutionary.
a-nano-moose 4 years ago

What most smart phones I see really need is a fingerprint remover.
Garble 4 years ago

More goodies for the NSA database
headscratcher 4 years ago

Will it be able to read wrinkled finger prints?
Deadfred 4 years ago

Is it possible that the US government could court order this data thereby finger printing all US citizens that use the iPhone?
trudgy 4 years ago

I have that on my 2.5 year old Atrix :s
lamorpa 4 years ago

I suspect lip print would work better, and integrate well into current use patterns.
halcyon 4 years ago

Well, as nice and sharp as the iPhone's screen is the S4's and One's screen are even sharper so these seemingly ridiculous pixel densities DO makes a tangible difference. That said I'd like to see Apple do somethimg to make their phones more durable and hold up to wear a little better. Getting a case shouldn't be mandatory in the same way it is for the iPhone 5 to keep the phone in presentable (spelled N E W) condition.

Something as robust as Gorilla Glass 3 and some highly toughened aluminum (or Kevlar or something).

I'd rather see these things than a fingerprint reader.
lamorpa 4 years ago

I suspect lip print would work better, and integrate well into current use patterns.
Spac3nerd 4 years ago

My 8 year old thinkpad has the same thing.
halcyon 4 years ago

Anonymous said:

My 8 year old thinkpad has the same thing.

its a laptop, not relevant. Now if your 8-year old PHONE has the same thing that might be worth mentioning.
That Guy2 4 years ago

How can you use the fingerprint sensor if the phone has a case on it?
teh_chem 4 years ago

Been speculated so many times.

Regardless, if fingerprint scanning becomes a security feature, I would liken it to Android's face unlock. It's neat, but sometimes it proves to be more difficult than just inputting your device pin.
halcyon 4 years ago

Anonymous said:

Been speculated so many times.

Regardless, if fingerprint scanning becomes a security feature, I would liken it to Android's face unlock. It's neat, but sometimes it proves to be more difficult than just inputting your device pin.

Well, typically, when Apple implements a feature it tends to simply work so if they do decide the fingerprint reader is in their future it will likely be easily and reliably usable. ...just my opinion.
robochump 4 years ago

Def more secure than easily figuring out the Droid lock screen by the finger print trail smudge on the screen....lol.
Vladislaus 4 years ago

Anonymous said:

Anonymous said:

My 8 year old thinkpad has the same thing.

its a laptop, not relevant. Now if your 8-year old PHONE has the same thing that might be worth mentioning.

Still, a fingerprint scanner on a phone isn't a new concept. Motorola already had this for almost two and a half years with the Atrix. And I don't know if the Atrix was the first to have one.
Vladislaus 4 years ago

Anonymous said:

Def more secure than easily figuring out the Droid lock screen by the finger print trail smudge on the screen....lol.

And the iPhone doesn'r suffer from the same problem? Or does the iPhone have a smudge free screen. If it has I must return mine, because they forgot to place it.

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