Face recognition: Failure for 42 of the 110 devices tested.

ΈA Dutch non-profit organization has examined 110 smartphone models and found that the face recognition feature used as a secure device lock does not work as well as 42 smartphones.

The study, conducted by Dutch Consumers' Association and its international partners, found that having a photo of the phone owner is enough to unlock 42 of the tested smartphones.

Any photo will be taken, such as those from social media, CCTV footage or other media.

The results of this study are worrying. The use of a printed photograph of the owner's face is the first test the devices have undergone, and they have been used to bypass device locking through face recognition, before embarking on more complex methods, including creating a special mask or and the entire XNUMXD printed head of the Smartphone holder.

Any face recognition system that fails in the first method with photographs is usually considered useless in terms of security through face recognition.

So according to Consumentenbond, some of their models Asus, BlackBerry, Huawei, Lenovo, LG, Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Xiaomi failed these tests.

Apple devices that make use of it  dynamic face recognition , survived the trials, keeping their reputation intact.

The full list of the 42 smartphone models that failed the photo test is as follows:

1. Alcatel 1X
2. Asus Zenfone 5 Lite 64 GB
3. Asus Zenfone 5, ZE620KL (64GB)
4. BlackBerry Key2
5. BlackBerry Key2 (US version)
6. BQ Aquaris X2
7. BQ Aquaris X2 Pro
8. General Mobile GM8
9. HTC U11 +
10. Huawei P20 (EML - L29)
11. Huawei P20 Lite
12. Huawei P20 Pro (CLT - L29)
13. Lenovo Motorola Moto E5
14. Lenovo Motorola Moto E5 (BR version)
15. Lenovo Motorola Moto E5 Plus (BR version)
16. Lenovo Motorola Moto G6 Play
17. LG K9 (LM-X210EMW)
18. LG Q6 Alpha (LG-M700n)
19. Motorola Moto G6 Play (BR version)
20. Motorola One
21. Nokia 3.1
22. Nokia 3.1 (US version)
23. Nokia 7.1
24. Oukitel VU
25. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
26. Samsung Galaxy A8 (32GB) (SM-A530F / DS
27. Samsung Galaxy A8 (64GB)
28. Samsung Galaxy A8 + (SM-A730F)
29. Samsung Galaxy J8 Brazil
30. Sony Xperia L2 (H3311)
31. Sony Xperia L2 (H3321)
32. Sony Xperia XZ2 (H8216)
33. Sony Xperia XZ2 (US version)
34. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact (H8314)
35. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact (US version)
36. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Dual SIM (H8324)
37. Sony Xperia XZ2 Dual SIM (H8266)
38. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (US version)
39. Sony Xperia XZ3
40. Vodafone Smart N9
41. Xiaomi Mi A2
42. Xiaomi Mi A2 (32GB)

The following six devices also failed the photo test, but their face recognition system provided an extra "strict" mode option, which when turned on did not fail when the same test was repeated.

1. Honor 7A
2. LG G7 thinQ
3. LG G7 thinQ (US version)
4. LG G7 thinQ Dual SIM
5. LG V35 ThinQ (US version)
6. LG V40 ThinQ

The list of devices that successfully passed the photo test includes:

1. Alcatel 3V (5099D)
2. Alcatel 5
3. Apple iPhone XR (128GB)
4. Apple iPhone XR (256GB)
5. Apple iPhone XR (64GB)
6. Apple iPhone XS (256GB)
7. Apple iPhone XS (512GB)
8. Apple iPhone XS (64GB)
9. Apple iPhone XS Max (256GB)
10. Apple iPhone XS Max (512GB)
11. Apple iPhone XS Max (64GB)
12. Asus Zenfone Max Plus (ZB570TL)
13. Honor 10
14. Honor 7C
15. Honor 8X
16. Honor View 10
17. HTC U12 + (EU version)
18. HTC U12 + (US version) Huawei P Smart +
19. Huawei Y6 (2018) (ATU-L21)
20. Huawei Y7 (2018)
21. Huawei Mate 20
22. Huawei Mate 20 Lite
23. Huawei Mate 20 Pro
24. Lenovo Motorola Moto G6 (32GB)
25. Lenovo Motorola Moto G6 (64GB)
26. Lenovo Motorola Moto G6 (US version)
27. Lenovo Motorola Moto G6 Plus
28. Lenovo Motorola Moto Z3 .US version
29. Lenovo Motorola Moto Z3 Play
30. Lenovo Motorola Moto Z3 Play .US version
31. Motorola Moto G6 (BR version)
32. Motorola Moto G6 Plus (BR version)
33. One Plus 5T
34. OnePlus 6 (128GB)
35. OnePlus 6 (256GB)
36. OnePlus 6 (64GB)
37. OnePlus 6 (US version) (64 GB)
38. Oppo Find X
39. Samsung Galaxy A6 (32GB)
40. Samsung Galaxy A6 + (32GB)
41. Samsung Galaxy A6 + (64 GB)
42. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
43. Samsung Galaxy J6 (2018)
44. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (128 GB) (EU version)
45. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (128 GB) Dual SIM (BR version)
46. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (128 GB) Single SIM (EU version)
47. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U1 (US version)
48. Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G960F / DS)
49. Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G960U1 (US model)
50. Samsung Galaxy S9 256GB
51. Samsung Galaxy S9 dual (128GB)
52. Samsung Galaxy S9 + (SM-G965F / DS)
53. Samsung Galaxy S9 + 256GB
54. Samsung Galaxy S9 + dual (128GB)
55. Samsung Galaxy S9 + Single SIM
56. Samsung Galaxy S9 + SM-G965U1 (US model)
57. WIKO View 2

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