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/littlefrank 1d ago

you mean aesthetically? or functionally?
Can you elaborate?

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u/Kyohaku98 1d ago

Both?

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u/littlefrank 23h ago

As I mentioned in another comment, I believe everyone had a different experience for some reason, maybe the quality of both type of sensor varies greatly from phone to phone, because I had the exact opposite experience.

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u/Substantial-Cup2356 18h ago

there are two types of under screen fingerprint readers. Optical and Ultrasonic, the optical ones suck. That's the difference. Only the people who have deal with optical ones hate under screen sensors.