• GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The same optical fingerprint reader it seems? That’s literally the only improvement I wanted, so if it has an optical fingerprint reader that’s a dealbreaker for me.

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      1 year ago

      The fingerprint reader was shit until 3 months or so ago. On p6 and p7 it’s alright imo. It could be better if there was a dedicated fingerprint reader, e.g. at the side of the phone with a punch hole such that you could grab your phone out of your pocket and it would’ve read your fingerprint already.

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      1 year ago

      You get secure face unlock now as an alternative if the fingerprint sensor isn’t cutting it.

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      1 year ago

      It seems like the face unlock is a lot better now. Since it’s level 3. That means you can use Google pay and such without the fingerprint sensor.

    • joemo@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      7 Pro user and I have owned a handful of different pixels.

      I haven’t really had any issues with the fingerprint reader. I haven’t tried other phones to see if theirs are better or worse.

      • GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Probably partially my fault since I fat finger it, but it blinds me all of the time. On top of that, it’s very inaccurate when compared to my partner’s phone which has an ultrasonic one.

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          1 year ago

          Ah yeah, it’s fun trying to unlock your phone in a dark room 😂

          With the amount of complaints I have read about it, I’m shocked I haven’t had more issues but hey I’m not going to complain.