Weekly poll: face recognition vs. in-display fingerprint readers

03 November 2019
Apple and Google have gone all-in on face recognition, other makers prefer in-display fingerprint readers. Which side are you on?

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  • Anonymous
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  • 04 Nov 2019

Anonymous, 04 Nov 2019Lol.. fingerprint does not work if you have no fingers. ... moreWhy would someone without fingers operate a smartphone in the first place?

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    • bill lee
    • HjA
    • 04 Nov 2019

    AverageUser, 04 Nov 2019S10e is the best solutionit is one of the faster finger print sensor I had seen. and very reliable one also

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      • bill lee
      • HjA
      • 04 Nov 2019

      James, 04 Nov 2019You should have added a "neither" option in the poll. yup. I use neither of those

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        • James
        • 3Ec
        • 04 Nov 2019

        You should have added a "neither" option in the poll.

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          • P$$
          • 04 Nov 2019

          Those who chose in-display fingerprint must never have one themselves. It's cool and fancy, but reliability leaves A LOT to be desired. The speed and reliability of a regular capacitive fingerprint scanner is miles ahead of the in-display ones.

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            • AnonD-762416
            • hyn
            • 04 Nov 2019

            Anonymous, 04 Nov 2019Lol.. fingerprint does not work if you have no fingers. ... moreI can guarantee you there are more people having to wear things covering their faces than people lacking all 10 fingers. Worst argument EVERRRRRR.

              Rear Fingerprint + infrared face unlock! (just like poco f1 super fast :D)

                I don't care if the fingerprint reader is in display or not. What I care about is the reliability and speed. In-display scanners are not good enough yet, so I prefer the capacitive ones. At least for now.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Kxu
                  • 04 Nov 2019

                  AnonD-762416, 04 Nov 2019A front mounted fingerprint reader is without a doubt the m... moreLol.. fingerprint does not work if you have no fingers.

                  However, face will always work, unless your dead.. you can’t survive without a head :).

                  So face is the most flexible.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • kM0
                    • 04 Nov 2019

                    Fingerprint because face recognition doesn't work in the dark! And if you want it to work in the dark you would have to use the screen to blind the user so the camera can see....

                      Anonymous, 03 Nov 2019Laughs in Galaxy S10e.S10e is the best solution

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                        • AnonD-762416
                        • m2A
                        • 04 Nov 2019

                        A front mounted fingerprint reader is without a doubt the most convenient and flexible choice. Arguments about wearing gloves, glasses, hoods, masks et al. aside, fingerprints works in all environments no matter if you're holding the phone or not.

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                          • David
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                          • 04 Nov 2019

                          Back fingerprint is better than both .

                            For indisplay fingerprint scanner, I don't have to raise my phone. That's why I prefer indisplay fingerprint scanner, more efficient. Face ID may look stylish but it isn't efficient, you gotta raise your phone letbsay from the table, then you have to look into it.

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                              • Avra Goswami
                              • PEW
                              • 04 Nov 2019

                              I use both of them.iphone xr and realme x.face id is much more convenient and consistent.

                                Voice recognition is the future

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • sSM
                                  • 04 Nov 2019

                                  Anonymous, 04 Nov 2019Android users will pick fingerprint for sure, since none of... moreExcept for Pocophone F1

                                    dududula, 04 Nov 2019huawei mate20pro and mate30pro do have both the same timeI know that, i meant both options on other phones...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • v3B
                                      • 04 Nov 2019

                                      I prefer both but Face ID is so bloody convenient cause you can unlock your phone without having to take off your gloves in winter or when fingers are wet/dirty.

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                                        • Quiapo Dibidi
                                        • XMm
                                        • 04 Nov 2019

                                        When you are required to constantly wear face mask, face id becomes more of a liability than an asset. Iris scanner would've been the best (specially if they continued developing it) but they all killed it. So i am team in-display fingerprint scanner on this one. Although its also kind of a hassle when u got your fingerprint regularly scratched, wounded or de-skinned.