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gambiting • today at 9:56 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

The stupid thing is, fingerprint unlock inside the screen is a long solved tech. The touch sensors on a modern Samsung or Oppo or Xiaomi are literally instant. Why put it on a button on the side? Just to be different? Or is that a patent thing?


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nubinetwork • today at 10:02 AM

For what its worth, the fp sensor on my laptop is the power button... don't forget to not push down...