Samsung to bring back touch-based fingerprint sensor for Galaxy S6

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S6 flagship smartphone will include a much-improved fingerprint sensor which takes cues from Apple’s Touch ID in that it will recognize a fingerprint when a user places their fingertip on the Home button, according to an unverified report by SamMobile.com

This is similar to what Apple introduced with the iPhone 5 and again with iPhone 6. And it’s different from what Samsung first attempted when it began using fingerprint scanners, on the Galaxy S5.

The failed fingerprint ID system was not only implemented on the Galaxy S5, but also on the Galaxy S5 Mini, the Galaxy Alpha, the Galaxy Tab S, the Galaxy Note 4, and the new Galaxy Note Edge.
The oblong Home button that’s a hallmark on Samsung’s smart devices made it difficult to get an accurate reading.

SamMobile.com also notes that the major difference in the fingerprint systems comes down to how much of a fingerprint the device actually captures.