Samsung Galaxy S30 could include iPhone-rivaling facial recognition

The Note 20 Ultra (above) doesn't have a ToF sensor, but the S30 could

(Image credit: Aakash Jhaveri)

While the p>

The Samsung Galaxy S20 range

at the range

iPhone 11

Equal or beaten in many ways, one thing it can't match is Apple's Face ID system for facial recognition. Indeed, Apple's facial recognition is more secure than any version of Android, but Samsung may be looking to change that with the

Samsung Galaxy S30

.

This theory is based on a patent Samsung filed for a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor dubbed 'ISOCELL Vizion', spotted by

LetsGoDigital

. ToF sensors can be used to measure the distance or depth of objects, making them useful for creating bokeh effects and 3D models of scenes, as well as for augmented reality and facial recognition.

They are not. a new idea, in fact, some Samsung phones - such as the

Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

- already have some, but they're Sony-made phones and wouldn't be as good as the ToF sensors Apple has access to.

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Samsung has chosen not to include such a sensor in the range

Galaxy Note 20

, maybe because he was stuck with the lesser ones. But based on this patent, it seems that the company plans to change this situation by creating its own.

Now, given the many possible uses for a ToF sensor, there's no guarantee that Samsung will use it for facial recognition, but the patent mentions this as a possible application multiple times, so there are strong chances that this is the case.

There's also no guarantee we'll see this sensor in the Samsung Galaxy S30 - or indeed any other phone. Patents don't always lead to anything, and when they do, they can sometimes take a long time.

So, don't get too excited just yet, but it's possible the Samsung Galaxy S30 might have a ToF-powered facial recognition system, and if it does, it could give the iPhone 12

a race for his money.

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James Rogerson

James is a freelance writer and sub-editor for phones, tablets, and wearables at TechRadar. He loves anything “smart,” from watches to lights, and can often argue with AI assistants or drown out the latest apps.

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