Leaked video reveals lightning fast Samsung Galaxy Note 7 eye scanner

So much for secrets.

Ahead of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 announcement event on Aug. 2, we now have our first look at how the smartphone's iris scanner will work.

In a video posted to YouTube (and originally published on China's Weibo), we can see the phone detect a person's eyes and then instantly unlock the screen.

I had to rewatch it a couple of times because the eye detection happened so quickly. 

As you can see in the video above, the lock screen will be split into two halves: the top for the iris scanner and the bottom for the regular pattern/PIN unlock half. Read more...