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OnePlus 6 Face Unlock Seen to Be Fooled by Photo in New Video, OnePlus Responds

OnePlus 6 Face Unlock Seen to Be Fooled by Photo in New Video, OnePlus Responds

By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 30 May 2018 18:18 IST

Highlights

Face Unlock was first introduced on the OnePlus 5T
OnePlus has recommended using other security inputs
The information in the video is not verified

OnePlus 6, the company's latest and first flagship handset for 2018, was launched globally and in India earlier this year. The smartphone has stellar internal specifications and a starting price tag of Rs. 34,999. It also has a feature that is currently the trend on Android and iOS smartphones alike - Face Unlock. However, it seems the feature seems to have been caught in a controversy that involves a user unlocking the OnePlus 6 using just a printed form of the registered face.

As per a video posted by Twitter user @rikduijn on Tuesday, the OnePlus 6 can apparently be fooled into getting unlocked with just a printout of the face registered on it. While the video seems to show the issue, we cannot verify the same considering it does not show the OnePlus 6 during the unlocking process. Neither does the video reveal as to whether the face was registered using an actual person or with the same printed sheet of paper.

We got in touch with OnePlus regarding the issue, and received this statement: "We designed Face Unlock around convenience, and while we took corresponding measures to optimise its security we always recommended you use a password/PIN/fingerprint for security. For this reason Face Unlock is not enabled for any secure apps such as banking or payments. We're constantly working to improve all of our technology, including Face Unlock."

The statement clearly reflects that OnePlus' Face Unlock technology is still not at par with some of the other alternatives in the market like Apple's Face ID or Samsung's Intelligent Scan.

The company's Face Unlock feature was first showcased with the OnePlus 5T last year, and has since been backported to the OnePlus 5, OnePlus 3, and OnePlus 3T over the last few months.

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OnePlus 6

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Looks great
Excellent performance
Useful software customisations

Bad
Average camera quality
No wireless charging or weatherproofing

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Display 6.28-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel + 20-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 3300mAh

OS Android 8.1 Oreo

Resolution 1080x2280 pixels

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