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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Swm1, 03 Nov 2019The best isn't there to select. It's a proper fingerprint r... moreHaving used both front and rear fingerprint readers, I prefer front which looks natural and lower part of the screen where we always tend to touch for operations. Rear is not bad but it looks but your hand is expected to perform additional action unlike onscreen FP sensor

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    • AnonD-731363
    • SH3
    • 03 Nov 2019

    To be honest neither is good.
    Face recogntion can be fooled by photo in phone or a picture or something like that.
    And indisplay readers wont work on a scratched phone or when your screen is completely broken.
    Whats worse you cant put a screen protector which will work very well with indisplay fingerprint reader without having a veird hole in place of the reader.

    Old methods with pasword, captcha or pattern are best or the old fingerprint reader which is on bottom, back or front of the phone but not inside the screen.

      In-display FFS everyday of that week and twice on Sunday but Samsung's version needs to be much faster. Also having it over at least a 3rd of the lowest part of the screen will help.

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        • fwq
        • 03 Nov 2019

        At home: face unlock is better
        On the road: fingerprint (you look weird raising your phone all the time)
        At night: fingerprint
        Lastly: in display fingerprint scanners are becoming really good... We just need bigger areas to which they work and of course accuracy is not ideal yet

          I would choose face recognition made by Apple ONLY but not IN-DISPLAY FP cause it causes burn-in shadow ! Loong live capacitive fingerprint !!

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            • Swm1
            • pJZ
            • 03 Nov 2019

            The best isn't there to select. It's a proper fingerprint reader at the BACK of the device where it is the easiest to open your phone! There is zero need for them on the front screen or even on older phoned on the front button. It's awkward. The back was the perfect place for them. It didn't need changed at all

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              • dNg
              • 03 Nov 2019

              I don't want google to know how I look like, so I prefer fingerprint scanners.

                Why not both? I really prefer both authentication methods.

                  Today I faced classic situation where I couldn’t unlock using FaceId wearing helmet while driving my bike while trying to check direction! My M20P became handy with fingerprint reader quickly unlocked! In my region two wheelers are very common! But in cold places wearing gloves will pose problems for fingerprint reader!! You probably need both!

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                    • nvy
                    • 03 Nov 2019

                    Face unlock would say more secure

                      Anonymous08082019, 03 Nov 2019My phone supports only fingerprint unlock, so I'm not voting.*More specifically rear fingerprint unlock and not in-display or face unlock

                        My phone supports only fingerprint unlock, so I'm not voting.

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                          • AnonD-833125
                          • 6wL
                          • 03 Nov 2019

                          Both. Both is good.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • niA
                            • 03 Nov 2019

                            I mean I'd rather have a good fast fingerprint reader and face recognition. Haven't tried any in-display readers yet. Love the setup on my Oneplus 6 with fast fingerprint reader and pretty decent face recognition.

                              Though it's slow but there is no alternative to Irish scanner, if you need security. Otherwise anything is alright.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • PE3
                                • 03 Nov 2019

                                Anonymous, 03 Nov 2019I think you should add, rear fingerprint or in display fing... morepixel 4 has sub 80% screen to body ratio........ thats the price you willing to give for face scanner ? Even iris scanner is far superior .

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • HX{
                                  • 03 Nov 2019

                                  Why not dual factor authentication with FaceID and Fingerprint? It's always good to have more protection

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 2IX
                                    • 03 Nov 2019

                                    Both are technologically much more secure than PIN or password, but not when it comes to robbing on the street. It's so much easy to grab your phone and force you to press your finger or look at the phone, all these can happened without a single word and nobody will noticed...

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                                      • Ebin
                                      • ubI
                                      • 03 Nov 2019

                                      Neither. Rear mounted fingerprint sensors ftw

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                                        • Just opinion
                                        • Ixv
                                        • 03 Nov 2019

                                        I was all about fingerprint reader till I started to use face recognition. For me it is much more convenient, faster and I would say more secure when using phone to pay.

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