Galaxy S23 to Have Better Satellite Connectivity & Fingerprint Sensor Than iPhone14

November 25, 2022 By Jozeph P

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With the Galaxy S23 series set to launch in a few months, there are rumors that Samsung may upgrade its fingerprint sensor and take inspiration from the iPhone 14's satellite connectivity. Apple added functionality for satellite communication in their most recent iPhone 14 series. The function, which just recently became available to users, enables emergency access to satellites in all countries when cellular networks are down or unreliable. According to The Elec, Samsung is aiming to give the Galaxy S23 satellite connection as well. [caption id="attachment_65971" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]

Image - gizchina[/caption] It appears that Samsung's implementation of this feature will be supported by a partner, Iridium. With its 66 low-orbit communication satellites, the company was first mentioned as having a development deal with smartphone manufacturers earlier this year. Globalstar is the provider of Apple's satellite connection, and the two businesses have an almost exclusive agreement. With "the purpose of delivering data such as text messages and low-capacity photos at hundreds of kbps," Samsung appears to intend to use the satellite connection in the Galaxy S23 series for more than just Apple's emergency situations. According to reports, this is achievable because technological hurdles in adding an antenna that can handle these transmissions have been overcome. [caption id="attachment_65967" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]

Image - sammobile[/caption] Huawei was the first to incorporate satellite connectivity on an Android phone, but considering Huawei's current predicament, Samsung's efforts will undoubtedly be accessible to a lot more people. A new fingerprint sensor is also said to be coming to Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra. According to @RGCloudS on Twitter, Samsung will use Qualcomm's third-generation 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. Although it's unclear what advantages this would offer, it seems likely that speed and accuracy will improve. The greater scannable area of the 3D Sonic Max sensor, which is sometimes used, might also be incorporated into this version. The Galaxy S23 series is scheduled to launch in February of 2019 and will ship with Android 13 out of the box, new camera sensors on the Ultra variant, a largely consistent design across the family, and less Exynos and more Snapdragon processors.

By Jozeph P

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