Other Straight Poll - Face ID or Ultrasonic ID

[Thai]

I don't know why didn't they just keep the FP scanner on the back. They wouldn't lose anything that way. Don't fix what ain't broken.

I remember the one with Note8, it worked nice most of the time. The placement was very weird, but with muscle memory, your finger learn where it is, and it is not much of a problem. They fixed this later on S9 and Note 9 by relocating it to more reachable position.


But, what I remember is that it worked well.

Space. Space. Cost. Cost.

These smartphones have limited space inside for all the components. Then you add in cost/profit ratios.

 

[Shanghaichica]

Space. Space. Cost. Cost.

These smartphones have limited space inside for all the components. Then you add in cost/profit ratios.

I’m sure they are also trying to go for an screen display. The endgame is to have everything apart from the back camera under the display.

 

[Thai]

Just wanna add more damning review of Samsung's FPS...this time from CR.

Consumer Reports:

“For me and many others, the fingerprint scanner on the back of Samsung’s older Galaxy phones was a routine source of irritation. While reaching for it with my finger, I invariably smudged the rear camera lenses.

The S10 and S10+ eliminate that problem by embedding the scanner in the front display. And that’s great when it works. To unlock the phone, you simply place your finger on the screen. But the new technology can be buggy. More often than not, I fell back on the option of drawing the phone’s unlock pattern or using the less than perfectly secure 2D facial recognition to unlock my phone.“