Press release
April 13, 2017
Fingerprints' touch sensor featured in Qiku's new smartphone 360 F5
World-leading biometrics company Fingerprint Cards'(Fingerprints) touch sensor FPC1245 is featured in Qiku's new smartphone 360 F5, with Spreadtrum platform.
"We're always happy to see new customer devices launched. This product is particularly important as it is the first device based on Spreadtrum platform, with a fingerprint sensor from Fingerprints. Spreadtrum is a major mobile platform supplier, very strong in the low-cost segment", says Ted Hansson, Senior Vice President, Business Line Mobile, at Fingerprints.
"This launch is a result of our increased focus on Tier 2 and Tier 3 offering", concludes Ted Hansson, Senior Vice President, Business Line Mobile, at Fingerprints.
Qiku 360 F5 is the 20th phone launched with Fingerprints' industry-leading touch sensor FPC1245, and the first with Spreadtrum platform. Qiku 360 F5 is the latest generation of the 'F' product line which is a line of cost efficient smartphones. It features Fingerprints' touch features FPC OneTouch®, FPC EvoTouch(TM), FPC TouchNroll(TM) and FPC 360Touch(TM).
Chinese Internet security giant Qihoo 360, listed on Nasdaq, is the majority owner of the Qiku smartphone brand.
For further information, please contact
Press office, Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)
Tel: +46(0)10-172 00 20 E-mail: press@fingerprints.com
Investor Relations, Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)
Tel: +46(0)10-172 00 10 E-mail: investrel@fingerprints.com
About Fingerprint Cards AB (publ)
Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) is a high-tech and listed company which develops, produces and markets biometric technology that, through the analysis and matching of an individual's unique fingerprint, verifies the person's identity. A secure and convenient user experience is thus made possible, beyond keys and pins. The FPC technology offers world-class advantages and include unique image quality, extreme robustness, low power consumption and complete biometric systems. With these advantages, in combination with low production costs, the technology may be implemented in large volume products, such as smartphones, tablets and biometric cards where these demands are extremely high. FPC's technology has user cases from a number of applications.This is information that Fingerprint Cards AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the contact person set out above, on April 13, 2017, at 11:00 (CET).
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