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This Vivo phone could launch a smartphone trend

We get the lowdown at CES 2018.

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Jessica is a passionate content strategist and team leader across the CNET family of brands. She leads a number of teams, including commerce, performance optimization and the copy desk. Her CNET career began in 2006, testing desktop and mobile software for Download.com and CNET, including the first iPhone and Android apps and operating systems. She continued to review, report on and write a wide range of commentary and analysis on all things phones, with an emphasis on the iPhone and Samsung devices. Jessica was one of the first people in the world to test, review and report on foldable phones and 5G wireless speeds. Jessica began her leadership role managing CNET's How To section for tips and FAQs in 2019, guiding coverage of topics ranging from personal finance to phones to home. She holds an MA with Distinction from the University of Warwick in the UK.
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Vivo's unnamed phone is the first to integrate a fingerprint reader in the screen.

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This feature had been rumored to appear in the Galaxy Note 8 and iPhone X, but didn't.

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When your phone is locked, you press your finger on the part of the screen where a physical button would be.

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It lights up to capture an image of your print, then unlocks the phone and gets out of the way.

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This technology lets the full display take up almost all of the phone face, without making you reach for a sensor on the back.

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The tech, made by Synaptics, technically lives beneath the display. 

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Here's a look at the actual sensor that goes into the phone. Expect to see more of this design pick up in 2018. Read more about it here.

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