Capacitive fingerprint readers are fast, reliable, and, most importantly, secure. The only downside is that you can't put them behind screens at this time, although some patents registered in 2020 ...

Following the Mate 9 Pro, the Huawei P10 is the latest smartphone to feature the capacitive fingerprint completely hidden behind the cover glass. The sensor is located under the home button in the ...

The sensor precisely maps out this variation in electrical charge storage, giving an accurate fingerprint picture. The compact nature of capacitive sensors makes them an ideal choice for ...

Ultrasonic fingerprint scanners aren’t the only option if you want to hide the sensor in the display. Optical-capacitive fingerprint scanners are being used for this purpose too.