ZTE Grand S3 - first smartphone that unlocks with just an eye scan

ZTE has benefited from the MWC to present the Grand S3. Phablet rather well equipped, it nevertheless responds more to its more upscale standard 2014? A retinal scanner.

MWC opened yesterday and obviously all the leading manufacturers are present to unveil their new products. This includes including ZTE. Well known as Samsung, LG, Sony and consors, yet it is well established at home and especially among operators with whom he worked for a long time (SoshPhone, SFR Star Xtreme, etc). If it is today, it is obviously not by chance but through an aggressive pricing policy and a strong ability to innovate. And this is not the Great S3 that has presented in Barcelona that will make us say otherwise.

All of a flagship …2014

However, the last representatives of the Grand could almost seem outdated at first sight. Its design does not look, Android comes version 4.4 KitKat and a technical specification seems modeled on the flagship of last year. It starts with a Full HD screen of 5.5 inches. Then come Snapdragon 801 chipset 2.5 GHz, an Adreno 330 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, a camera 16 megapixels and 8-megapixel webcam. Dolby technology ensures the quality of its output. As for connectivity, 4G and Wi-Fi ac are in the game. The whole is powered by a battery of 3100 mAh.

… But with a retinal scanner and more!

Nothing really folichon therefore supposed to represent a model for the ZTE premium segment for the current year, but not so fast. It also has a technology still unpublished smartphone. She was baptized and Eyeprint ID, as you have probably realized, this is an authentication method based on the unique design of the eye of each individual. It works with the webcam and can be used to unlock the Grand S3, but also to make payments or access sensitive data stored on it. All this with a single look, then.

However, this solution, developed by EyeVerify has still some limitations. First reading of the eye is slower than fingerprints. Then, since it relies on the webcam that ZTE has not desired accompanied by a flash, the light conditions must be right for this to work. However, the Grand S3 is the first to offer this technology and this makes it a unique smartphone, even if it may not remain for long. The builder said he would implement particular in all Grand come.

For now, keep in Grand S3. The smartphone is already vailable in China, where it is proposed for the equivalent of 425 euros (2,999 yuan). No information regarding a possible European launch in hand …

ZTE Grand S3 - first smartphone that unlocks with just an eye scan