Tianma and TCL CSOT are the two manufacturers that have opened the door to forever change the world of cheap mobiles. Both companies announce a new biometric multi-point fingerprint technology for LCD screens, the tip ose displays used by many manufacturers for their entry-level or mid-range phones.
Tianma Microelectronics has announced that they have managed to develop a biometric fingerprint recognition sensor that is capable of recognizing different entry points where until now it was not possible, on screens equipped with LCD technology. This will allow you to unlock our cheap phones by tapping different points on the screen.
How has it been achieved?
The image processing element is integrated into a layer of the TFT screen that is responsible for collecting touch technology, the screen and fingerprint detection in one place. The company allegedly used an optical path design to make the module 50% slimmer and to be able to include fingerprint sensors under the screen just like we can see on devices with OLED panels.
But Tianma is not alone in developing this new technology for cheap 201 mobiles, but TCL-owned China Star Optoelectronics Technology has also developed on-screen fingerprint technology for LCD screens . In this case, full functionality has been achieved in which it supposedly operates on 92% of the surface of the front panel.
When?
Developments for these recently announced sensors are not yet available on the market, but manufacturers expect mass production of biometric LCD technology to begin this year. This would mean that the first phones to mount these new TFT panels with integrated fingerprint recognition could see the light of day early next year.
The question is whether this will lead to a rise in the price of cheaper mobile phones from manufacturers or whether the cost of implementing this technology will not be so high as to affect the sales figures of cheap smartphones. After all, using an LCD panel is much cheaper than using an AMOLED panel on a smartphone.
Surely both Realme and Xiaomi and other Chinese manufacturers are already preparing the future of cheap mobiles starring in this new technology.