Selfie camera detects palm biometrics and gestures in the Realme GT5 Pro phone

The five-finger pinch and the horizontal swipe are among the contactless gestures that users can perform to control the new Realme phone, which improves on prior attempts to integrate hand ID technology into mobile devices by using its 32-megapixel selfie camera as a biometric palm print scanner.

Chinese manufacturer Realme claims the palm unlock function is faster than facial recognition and that it passed a penetration test involving over 10 million attacks. In a report for Engadget, Senior Reporter Richard …

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