Tuesday, August 11, 2015

LG Nexus get a fingerprint scanner – Telegraph

The new model Nexus, released by LG, will receive a 5.2-inch high-resolution display and will run on the latest mobile operating system Android M. Also, it can boast of having a fingerprint scanner, macdigger.ru reports with reference to the resource The Korea Herald.

Fingerprint module of the new LG Nexus is designed to improve security and facilitate the unlocking device and authorization in various services. There will be more than he is given that the next smartphone will be supported by the service of mobile payments Android Pay – Google’s answer to Apple Pay.

By the way, Samsung has tried to bridge the gap with Apple, setting the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge scanners fingerprints. But in the recent experts’ report states that the fingerprint sensor used in the “Google Phone” is not as safe as Touch ID at the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. At the Black Hat USA conference in 2015, which was held earlier this week in Las Vegas, experts have shown that fingerprint scanners are subject to attacks and hackers, if desired, can “steal” prints. Under the threat of Android-powered devices HTC, Samsung and Huawei with built-in fingerprint modules.

So far, the market produced six smartphones under the brand name Nexus. Their developers, in addition to LG, are Samsung, Motorola and HTC. The features of these models are the use of “pure” Android (without additional add-ins from the manufacturers) and the lower cost compared to Android-devices of big brands with similar specs.

The announcement of LG Nexus, according to preliminary data, scheduled for October 2015.

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