Apple Tests 2 Prototypes Of iPhone 8 Due To Difficulty Integrating Touch ID Sensor Into Display

Besides problems adopting the 3D sensing technology on the upcoming iPhone 8, Apple is reportedly having problems integrating the Touch ID sensor on the back of the future flagship. To find ways to solve the problem, the Cupertino-based tech giant is reportedly testing two prototypes. One prototype would place the Touch ID in front, while another would place it on the back.

Prototypes On Testing Stage

9To5Mac cites an iDropNews report that was based on tips from its Foxconn sources that the two prototypes for the iPhone 8 are still in the testing stage. However, chances are the prototype with the Touch ID on the front would prevail. Besides the front-facing Touch ID to be placed beneath the display, the upcoming flagship would also sport 4mm bezels around the device’s edge, Forbes reports.

A metal frame would surround the front and back of the iPhone 8 made up 2.5D contoured glass. The flagship from Apple would feature wireless charging and a 5.8-inch OLED screen. It would have the same dimensions as the iPhone 7 and its selfie shooter, which is invisible, would be placed underneath the display.

Mashable notes that some of the iPhone 8’s 3D design match previous rumors about the device such as the bigger edge-to-edge screen, slimmer top and bottom bezels, and the lack of a Home button. While the website criticized Samsung’s placing its fingerprint sensor on the back of the newly launched Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus because the sensor becomes difficult to access if the smartphone lays flat on a flat surface like a table, Forbes has a different viewpoint when it comes to the rival device.

New Industry Standard

Forbes says Samsung’s new flagships wowed it with the Infinity Display. But the website adds that if Apple could have 4mm bezels all around the iPhone 8, the tech giant would be able to set a new industry benchmark. However, a previous report state that Apple’s suppliers are struggling to perfect the lamination process of the next flagship’s curved OLED screen.