Qualcomm has revealed that its technologies play a key role in the biometric security featured in Samsung's new flagship phone, the Galaxy Note 7.In a statement, Qualcomm said that the Samsung Galaxy Note7 features Qualcomm Haven, which is a secure foundation for eye-based biometric scanning.The Note 7 has become the first major flagship phone to feature both iris and fingerprint recognition.Qualcomm Technologies and Samsung continue to build upon a long history of working together to provide consumers with superior mobile experiences, and we are pleased to do so again with the Galaxy Note7,” said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “The powerful Snapdragon 820 processor, in concert with secure eye-based biometric authentication, offers users a truly next-generation mobile experience at their fingertips.””We are pleased to offer a smartphone that comes with a secure iris scanning feature,” said Hyungsuk Kim, vice president, multimedia R&D group, mobile communication business, Samsung Electronics.”We worked very closely with Qualcomm Technologies engineers to deliver security for biometrics technologies. The user can simply use their eyes to unlock the phone or make a mobile payment, while at ease that the latest mobile technologies are used to protect their personal and professional data.”

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