Samsung Galaxy S10 Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner Failure

The most talk about feature of Samsung galaxy S10 was its ultra sonic fingerprint scanner which said to work for the wet hands too. But some tests came across that the phone can works for the wet hands but failed to scan the dry hands a lot of times.

Netizens performed a test on the fingerprint sensor housed in the screen on Samsung Galaxy S10, where the claims of being safe for wet hands held true, it was found that the sensor failed for completely dry hands.
 

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S10’s ultra-sonic sensor is slow In comparison to the fingerprint sensor in Vivo iQOO and Xiaomi Mi 9. This is a big turn off, keeping in mind the high price tag of Samsung galaxy S10.

Previously, another test carried out by a Reddit and Imgur user, Darkshark shed light on the security vulnerability of the fingerprint sensor. Something commonly and easily available such as a 3D fingerprint mold was able to unlock the phone.

The fingerprints on the screen can be easily obtained and converted into moulds, resulting easy in opening any stolen Samsung galaxy s10.
 

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