Microsoft Lumia 940 XL with Scanner

Microsoft Lumia 940 XL

A few days after Satya Nadella announced Microsoft‘s new smartphone strategy, a new report by Dutch website MyWindows.nl has suggested that the Microsoft Lumia 940 and Microsoft Lumia 940 XL will boast fairly impressive specs and new authentication technology. The report has since been removed.


The Lumia 940 will feature a 1920×1080 5.2-inch screen while the 940 XL will have a bigger screen and more pixels at 5.7-inches and a 2560×1440 resolution. Both devices will feature polycarbonate bodies and not the metal unibody construction favoured by Samsung, Apple and recently Huawei.

In terms of processing gusto, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 will be used by the 940 XL, coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage while the 940 will use the slightly slower Qualcomm Snapdragon 808.

But perhaps the real interest lies in both phones’ new technologies.
Microsoft will trial its iris scanner on the phones, which is a bold new departure from traditional authentication methods, like fingerprint readers but takes advantage of Windows 10‘s new support for biometric information.


Microsoft’s also employing a 20MP camera at the rear with three-tone flash, and a 5MP up front.

Microsoft has yet to release any concrete information regarding the devices, so gaze upon the spec-sheets with a raised eyebrow for now.

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Iris Scanner on Galaxy S7 and LG G5

Iris Scanner on Galaxy S7 and LG G5

LG and Samsung will feature an iris scanner in their future flagship devices, the Galaxy S7 and LG G5. Both devices are said to launch in the first half of 2016.

Iris recognition is perceived as the next security standard that will soon find its way to mobile devices. Soon, it will replace the current fingerprint scanning technology as more and more companies adopt the system's more secure functionality.

Reports claim Samsung and LG are the latest companies to be employing the method of iris scanning with the release of their future flagships. Users should expect to see the new security standard in their products slated for release in 2016.

Both companies are said to have been working on iris recognition technology for quite some time now. Speculations have been made every time the companies release a new handset. It began when Samsung was about to release the Galaxy S5, and LG the G3. The next assumption came when Samsung was about to launch the Galaxy Note Tablet.

Iris scanner has recently been incorporated in a number of smartphones in Asia. These include the Chinese-made Vivo X5 Pro and the Japanese-made Fujitsu Arrows NX F-04G. The latter also features a QHD display of 5.2 inches, a RAM of 3GB, built-in storage of 32GB and Snapdragon 810.

Apart from the iris recognition technology, Samsung's future flagship will reportedly come with a higher resolution display compared to the company's current flagship devices. The future device is said to measure 2560 by 1440.

There's also speculation that the future Galaxy S7 will sport an Ultra HD 4K display. The said screen is one of the features that users can expect to see on Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 5. The latter is scheduled to launch sometime in August or September this year.

The LG G5, on its part, will feature a main camera of 20MP and the same 4K display found in Samsung's future flagship. Other features include 3D image capturing and in-built wireless charging.

Iris scanning works by scanning the eyes of the smartphone's owner through the device's front camera. The scanned image is then analyzed and compared with stored biometric data. One company that specializes in biometric technology is Irience, which entered into partnership with LG Electronics.

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