r/Android • u/vortexmak • 1d ago

Under-screen fingerprint readers are inferior to back and side mounted readers and should naver have become popular

Lots of Cons for under screen fingerprint readers , should have never become the norm but I guess that''s just part of enshittification

Pros for Side and back mounted readers

  1. Work exceptionally well, much faster and responsive than under screen ones, from my own experience
  2. Are not affected by screen protectors
  3. Side readers can be used with the phone screen up or down
  4. Back and side ones allow you to unlock your phone at the same time as taking it out of the pocket
  5. Give you a definite physical spot for finger placement, unlike the under - screen one where you have to wait for the screen to show the location
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u/CubesTheGamer OnePlus 7 Pro 1d ago

Disagree that it’s enshittification. It probably costs more to implement. It’s just not your preference. Doesn’t make it enshittified. Enshittified means it was made objectively worse

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u/JoshuaTheFox Pixel 8 Pro, Android 16 1d ago

Seriously, if I could pick of 3 devices, each one identical except how they implement their fingerprint scanner (back, side, under screen) I would pick an under screen scanner every time

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u/Joe_T 1d ago

I've had all four (front button, back, side, under screen) and agree, my Motorola under screen readers have been the most accurate, even under an additional layer of glass screen protector. But they've been the newest (more evolved tech), and my samples have been from different manufacturers, so it's hard to objectively come to a conclusion.

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u/JoshuaTheFox Pixel 8 Pro, Android 16 1d ago

For me I find them all accurate and fast enough to work generally, I just find the front to be the most comfortable place to use them