alt Hacker NewsI am not a fan, simply because of the screen real estate that needs to be sacrificed.
Other phones tend to have it on the back, and I have heard there's good progress in having embedded thumbprint readers in the screen.
I have, however, really come to like Face ID.
[UPDATED TO ADD] I think that it's interesting that folks ding comments they disagree with. I upvoted all the responses to my comment, even though they may disagree with me, because they were made in good faith, and contribute to the discussion.
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Face ID is severely lacking compared to MS Hello, simple as. It's at best 50:50 hit/miss compared to Hello which logs me in always. Granted, that figure doesn't include false positives, but the difference is substantial and makes Apple's implementation look really lame, to the point I'd like to see it removed.
> I think that it's interesting that folks ding comments they disagree with.
After the great influx of Redditors, the HN comment section has taken a sharp turn towards the hateful. But don't mind those people, their opinions and votes are as worthless as they are.
My phone has the fingerprint reader under the display. It sacrifices no space.
>I have heard there's good progress in having embedded thumbprint readers in the screen.
Samsung phones have had a perfectly working finger print reader under the screen for many years now. There is no more progress to be made, it is complete.
"needs to be sacrificed"? You yourself give other options.
* Some iPads have the finger print reader on the side of the device, on the power button.
* Old Google Pixels had it on the back, conveniently able to be accessed with your index finger as you take the phone out of your pocket.
* Current Google Pixels have it where you just touch the screen.
My Google Pixel 10 has both an in-the-screen fingerprint reader, and a Face ID, and I use both. They're both useful in different situations.