• Biometric security is defacto in all smartphones.
• Facial recognition has grown to be most common biometric authentication method with the help of Artificial Intelligence.

• Fingerprint authentication is used by all vendors and is the most used advanced biometric technology. Only Apple omits the technology from its non-SE models.
• 3D facial was forecasted to become the next secure method but nearly all that were early adopters have abandoned the technology due 2D facial becoming better with the use of AI.
• Side mounted fingerprint sensor has become the most used due vendors seeking more room for display.
• Behind display fingerprint sensors are most used in premium- and high-tier devices.

Clients of our Device Technologies (EDT) service can learn more about technological evolution in different regions from the report :  Analysis : Global Smartphone Sales by Biometric Authentication Enablers Forecasts to 2027