Fingerprint scanners? Please, say the engineers at ZTE. It’s the 21st century. We’re living in the future, so isn’t it about time our smartphones had biometrics that were a little more advanced? You know, like retina scanners.
That’s exactly what they’ve done with the Grand S3 (catchy name, right?). They’ve outfitted their new flagship with Eyeprint ID, “a pioneering eye-based biometric solution” created by a company called EyeVerify. It works by mapping the unique vein patterns in your eyes.
Unlike Touch ID, there’s no special biometric sensor in the Grand S3. It’s a fairly standard setup for a higher-end Android device, with a 5.5-inch display, a quad-core Snapdragon processor, and 3 GB of RAM.
To authenticate a user, EyePrint ID just needs a decent camera to work — one that’s capable of shooting at least 720p video. The 8 megapixel front-facing shooter on the Grand S3, clearly, is more than up to the task. Version 2.0 of their authentication was finalized this past November, and it’s capable of verifying an eyeprint in about .8 of a second.
That’s about as fast as Touch ID can authenticate you on an iPhone or iPad. Not a bad trick for a security feature that doesn’t require any fancy hardware.
You can even try it out yourself if you want. If you own an Android or iOS device, you can download EyeVerify’s demo app. You’ll look a bit goofy while you’re training it (you have to follow a target with your eyes, sort of like how you calibrate a gamepad), and you won’t actually be able to use it to unlock your phone or replace passwords. Still, it’s a neat way to see how eye scanning works on the ZTE Grand S3.
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