Asus’ leaked Zenfone 9 video shows fun gimmicks like a scroll key and shoulder mount
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#6161K)
Gif: SnoopyTech Asus accidentally leaked a promo video for its apparently upcoming Zenfone 9 on its YouTube channel, and the phone's got some very interesting quirks and features, to borrow a phrase (via XDA, TechGoing). Perhaps the most interesting (at least for the people who could take or leave a headphone jack) is what Asus has done with the side-mounted fingerprint sensor, which the video labels as the smart key": it shows a creepy CGI hand swiping through a webpage by sliding its finger along the side of the phone.
It's not exactly unusual to have some sort of gesture built into the fingerprint reader - phones like Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip / Fold 3 let you bring down the notification shade with a similar swipe. (And those phones are far from the...