Samsung executive Rhee In-jong today said the company plans to increase the use of biometrics in its mobile devices and will eventually make them available to low-cost smartphones.
Samsung recently added a fingerprint scanner to the Galaxy S5 as one of several security options. Owners can choose to use their fingerprint, rather than a password, to lock and protect their device. The Apple iPhone 5s also has a fingerprint scanner. Both devices are flagship models, however, and aren’t necessarily affordable to everyone. Samsung wants to make biometrics available to all its devices, though Rhee didn’t say just how quickly Samsung will accomplish this goal. Rhee did indicate the company is also looking at iris detection as a means of securing mobile devices.
The motivation behind these efforts is to drive adoption of Samsung’s Knox enterprise security platform, which Samsung believes will help it sell devices to corporate clients.
