Samsung Shows Off First Iris-Scanner Equipped Device, but It's Just a Mediocre Tablet

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It looks like Samsung really was working on a new mobile device that includes an Iris-Scanner for security. Sadly, it turns out that the first one they made is nothing but a pretty low-end Android tablet that is focused on the enterprise market.

The new device is appropriately called the Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris, and here are its specs:

• 7.0” WSVGA(1024×600)
• 1.2 Ghz Quad Core
• Android 5.0 Lollipop
• 5MP AF (Rear)
• Iris Camera & Subsystem
• RAM 1.5GB (LPDDR3)
• 8GB Storage (up to 200 GB microSD)
• Dimensions - 193.4 x 116.4 x 9.7mm
• Weight - 327g
• Battery - 3,600mAh
• 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz, BT4.1, USB2.0 with Host

As you can see, this is hardly a piece of tech worth getting worked up over. Samsung specifically described it as an affordable biometric security device for government and enterprise. It will have to be "affordable" to get any attention, because, other than the Iris Scanner, there's nothing at all to distinguish this from any other budget-friendly tab. What do you folks think?

Source: Samsung