Vivo is given to serious innovativeness these days. The company recently stunned the industry when it announced the Vivo APEX concept flagship model packing a Snapdragon 845 chip, pop-up selfie camera and bezel-less design. The company recently started teasing a new model dubbed X21 which is billed to launch on March 19. Th company had earlier released a posted pointing at the launch date. Now, a new teaser has been released on the official Vivo Weibo page which confirms the presence of an under-glass fingerprint sensor on the Vivo X21.

Apart from confirming the presence of an under display fingerprint sensor like the one featured on the Vivo X20 Plus UD version, the Weibo post invariably reveals that the model is already in production. Weibo usually detects the smartphone from which a message was posted and in this case, the smartphone is identified as Vivo X21 Screen fingerprint phone. So, the model won’t be launched while we still have to wait a couple of months before it will go on sale just like the APEX. 

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Back to the teaser, the size of the fingerprint on the picture seems to also confirm speculations that the fingerprint sensor will cover up to half of the entire display. This is expected to be more flexible and an upgrade over that of the Vivo X20 which is restricted to just a part of the screen. The Vivo X21 is also expected to pack a 6.01-inch AMOLED display with a screen ratio as high as 94%. The smartphone is also expected to come equipped with Vivo’s newly developed Super HDR technology.

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There have been several rumors surrounding the Huawei P10 which is expected to be launched next quarter. One of the rumors says that the phone will be the first phone in the P-series flagship line to have its fingerprint scanner in front. It appears that might be true, that is if the leaked image below purported to be that of the Huawei P10 is genuine.

The front of the device shares a striking resemblance to the Huawei P9. The  front camera, sensor, and speaker are positioned exactly the same way. The only difference is the groove in front which we believe to be an under-glass scanner seeing as it looks very much like the one on the Xiaomi Mi 5.

Another thing we’ve noticed is that the display is flat, lacking the curves we reported it is expected to feature. That doesn’t mean the P10 might still not have a curved display. It might just end up on another variant, probably the Huawei P10 Plus.

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The rear of the phone shows a dual-camera setup, LED flash, and a laser focus module. Huawei’s signature branding is missing and there is a single U-like antenna design at the base.

Do you like the look of the Huawei P10? We bet it would look nicer in black seeing as the side bezels look pretty thin.

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A patent filed back in the past by Apple reveals a design for what is currently called the under-glass ultrasonic fingerprint scanner in the Mi 5S. The patent published by the Patent and Trademark Office in September 2014  is for an electrostatic lens capacitive fingerprint sensor.

The new sensor is expected to debut in the iPhone 8 scheduled to launch next year. Apple, this year decided to remove the press functionality of their home button from the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Sources say the decision is a part of a larger plan to completely phase out the home button and instead replace it with a virtual one which will still double as a fingerprint scanner. To achieve that, they will have to use a sensor that can be placed under the front glass like we have in the Xiaomi Mi 5S.

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While people have mixed feelings about the new home button, there’s a chance there will be outrage if the button is completely ditched in favor of a capacitive one. There is still a year’s wait to see what Apple finally decides, so fans need not get sad over this.

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