{"id":340268,"date":"2017-05-07T05:07:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T21:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/05\/06\/touch-id-back-of-iphone-8-rumor\/"},"modified":"2017-05-07T05:07:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T21:07:36","slug":"rumors-persist-about-apple-placing-touch-id-on-back-of-iphone-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/rumors-persist-about-apple-placing-touch-id-on-back-of-iphone-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumors Persist About Apple Placing Touch ID on Back of iPhone 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple’s rumored “iPhone 8<\/a>” with an OLED display and wireless charging will continue to have Touch ID<\/a>, but there is a “high chance” it will be on the back of the smartphone, says Hong Kong-based equity research firm CLSA.<\/p>\n

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“iPhone 8” mockup with rear Touch ID sensor by Benjamin Geskin<\/a><\/em><\/center>
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\nAn excerpt from a research note distributed this week by CLSA analysts Sebastian Hou and Brian Chen:<\/p>\n

iPhone to ditch fingerprint sensor? We don\u2019t think so.<\/strong>
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\nBoth Samsung and Apple tried to enable in-display fingerprint sensing on full-screen OLED phones in 2017, but their optical tech seems immature and the major iPhone 8 bottleneck. Some thus speculate the fingerprint sensor will be removed and replaced by 3D sensing. Our latest supply chain checks indicate the iPhone 8 will still have the sensor given security, user-friendliness, and a need for payments infrastructure, but there is a high chance it will be on the back like Samsung’s Galaxy S8.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CLSA created a diagram showing Touch ID placed slightly below the Apple logo on the back of the iPhone.<\/p>\n

Samsung included a fingerprint sensor on the back of the Galaxy S8<\/a>, but some reviews found it to be awkwardly positioned<\/a> next to the camera. Apple placing Touch ID lower down could make it easier to reach.<\/p>\n

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\nThe diagram also shows a vertically-aligned dual-lens camera, a widely rumored<\/a> iPhone 8 feature seen in previous renders<\/a>. There also appear to be additional modules next to the front-facing camera, likely for rumored 3D sensing<\/a> and facial recognition<\/a> functionality. Other features shown are identical to the iPhone 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The diagram suggests the iPhone 8 will be 144mm tall and 71mm wide, making it slightly larger than an iPhone 7 but smaller than an iPhone 7 Plus as expected<\/a>. With a depth of 7.69mm, the iPhone 8 would be just a hair thicker than the iPhone 5s, if the dimensions CLSA lists prove to be accurate.<\/p>\n

Touch ID on the back of the iPhone 8 appears to be a fallback solution given Apple’s struggles<\/a> to integrate the fingerprint sensor underneath the smartphone’s display effectively enough for mass production. Leaked renders<\/a> suggest Apple has explored a rear Touch ID sensor on at least one iPhone 8 prototype.<\/p>\n

Other manufacturing challenges may push iPhone 8 production behind schedule by at least one or two months, possibly delaying shipments until October or November. Nevertheless, most analysts still think Apple will announce the iPhone 8 in September alongside the so-called iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus.<\/p>\n

While some Apple fans will quip that “this same rumor surfaces every year,” oft-reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo<\/a> of KGI Securities implied this year’s shortage could be much more “severe<\/a>” than in previous years.<\/p>\n

“iPhone 8” is a tentative name for Apple’s significantly redesigned, high-end smartphone rumored to launch in 2017. It has also been referred to as the iPhone X, iPhone Pro, and iPhone Edition.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

Related Roundup: iPhone 8 (2017)<\/a>
Tags: CLSA<\/a>, Touch ID<\/a> <\/div>\n

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