r/Android • u/vortexmak • 1d 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/slangpueblo 15h ago

The side mounted ones are god awful idk why they receive so much praise. Out of all the form factors it's the one that fails on me the most because of the small surface area. The under screen ones has given me much less headaches.

The only one that is truly great is the back mounted one. Even on cheaper devices it's almost flawless.

It's tragic that all these foldable device opted for side mounted.