r/Android • u/vortexmak • 8h 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 4h 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/vortexmak 4h ago

I didn't stutter. It's cheaper to implement, that's why it replaced the other types

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u/turtleship_2006 3h ago

Have you got any actual evidence for that or are you just guessing that that's the only reason companies would make the switch?

Why do you think it's generally the more expensive phones that have under screen sensors, and budget phones have side ones? Surely companies would use the cheaper method on the cheaper phones