HMD Global could have avoided a big issue with this Nokia 9 PureView prototype
The Nokia 9 PureView launched early last year with an unreliable fingerprint scanner and, although several updates were rolled out to improve accuracy, it turns out HMD Global could have avoided the entire fiasco.
A traditional fingerprint scanner was being tested
Twitter user Hikari Calyx has published three images of an early Nokia 9 PureView prototype that features eight openings on the rear panel. Seven of these house a complex camera system like the one featured on the final device while the eighth incorporates a fingerprint scanner.
HMD is now focused on the Nokia 9.3 PureView
HMD Global has since turned its focus to the next-gen Nokia 9.3 PureView 5G which is expected to keep the in-display fingerprint scanner. To keep pushing the boundaries, it may even be paired with an in-screen selfie camera although the latter has not yet been greenlit.