Why Samsung Galaxy S9 Won't Feature Apple iPhone X Face ID-Like Technology

It appears Samsung has no plans of catching up and competing with Apple's Face ID facial recognition technology, which the Cupertino giant introduced with the iPhone X. A new report is now claiming that instead of working on its own 3D facial recognition technology, the South Korea giant is focused on improving its iris scanner. On Monday, Patently Apple learned that Samsung is advancing the iris recognition feature it introduced with the Galaxy S8 earlier this year. The company is said be improving the feature so the upcoming Galaxy S9 would benefit from it. Specifically, Samsung is enhancing the way the technology recognizes the user's eyes in order for it to become a credible biometric verification technology for banking transactions.