Fingerprint recognition is very pleasing to use on many smartphones today, especially the iPhone models. During the past years, fingerprint sensor became more faster and accurate to read. However, the Apple iPhone is the first handset to sport a Touch ID and that will be a significant impact in mobile phone industry.
Last 2004, Pantech introduced the first “fingerprint recognition” device in the market, the Gl100. At that time, the said feature is used for lock-in keys and memory dials. It also controls the personalized key entries and can be used in gaming such as car racing, instead of operating the keys around the sensor.
The design is an unusual 1.8-inch TFT screen and a secondary 1.2-inch, also with TFT screen. Talking about the optics, the phone has a 1.3-megapixel lens that can capture 15 frame shots and can zoom at 10X. The video can shoot up to 30 minutes only.
For the battery, there’s a removable 780 mAh capacity with 200 hours of standby time and 3 hours of talk time. If the phone has low battery, a notification LED light in the external screen will lighten and blink.
Pantech Gl100 specs:
TFT screen, 160 X 128 resolution
External TFT secondary screen, 160 x 128 resolution
1.3-megapixel rear camera, 10X digital zoom
13.5MB storage
Single-SIM (Mini-SIM)
GSM 900 / 1800 dual band
GPRS Class 10
Fingerprint sensor
Java MIDP 1.0
WAP browser 1.2.1
82 x 40 x 22.4 mm
82 g
780 mAh removable battery
Color: Silver
Price: $349
