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Samsung Galaxy S9 rumored to come with improved iris scanner and face recognition

Samsung's next flagship could come with enhanced biometric authentication systems. According to a new report from  ETNews , the tech giant is working on making the iris and face recognition tech of the Galaxy S9 faster with the help of software improvements.  The Korean media outlet also reports that the next members of the Galaxy S series will come with an 8MP front sensor that's identical to the one on the  S8  and  S8+ . An unnamed industry observer has further mentioned that "there may be new add-ons through software applications" in addition to the speed enhancements of the two systems.  As you might know, Samsung's latest Galaxy S and Note devices feature facial and iris scanning in addition to fingerprint readers. Facial recognition has been available to Android devices since 2011 when it premiered with the Ice Cream Sandwich version of the OS under the name of "Face Unlock".  Back then, the feature was denounced as being unrel...