Xiaomi Mi 5S to feature Qualcomm ultrasonic fingerprint sensor

Chinese smartphone giant is allegedly working on the next iteration of its flagship Mi 5. The smartphone dubbed as the Mi 5S has been in the rumour mill for quite some time now. The latest leaks suggest that the smartphone will come with a Qualcomm ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

The leak was spotted by FoneArena on the micro-blogging website Weibo. Qualcomm’s fingerprint technology will be called Snapdragon Sense ID, it was unveiled last year in March.

The fingerprint sensor relies on ultrasonic 3D scanning and is capable of working through all kind of surfaces including glass, sapphire, metal, aluminium and plastic.

To recall, the smartphone was earlier tipped to feature a 5.15-inch display with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution and will be powered by a Snapdragon 821 processor clubbed with 6GB RAM.

The smartphone will also have Adreno 530 GPU and will have 256GB of internal storage capacity. In addition, the Mi 5S will come equipped with 16MP rear camera with F/1.9 aperture and 4-axis optical image stabilisation (OIS). It is also expected to come with a 3490mAh battery with support for Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0.