This Android handset packs a novel second screen and dual front cameras, as
well as a fingerprint sensor on its back and advanced manual mode for video recording.
Essential's slowly added new features as time's gone on, such
as fingerprint sensor gestures, UI themes that changed based on your wallpaper, and more.
But it's still a metal - and - glass unibody design, coming in black or gold, with a physical Home button that functions
as a fingerprint sensor below the display.
The still - back - facing power button doubles
as a fingerprint sensor on the G5, and while it's better than the questionable experimentation on the LG V10, it's still too small.
The Xperia Z5 Premium does have dual stereo front - facing speakers, an FM Radio and is dust and water resistance as well
as a fingerprint sensor for security and mobile payment authorization once Marshmallow hits the Z5.
It's quick, I didn't measure the 0.3 - second claim, but as
far as a fingerprint sensor on a mid-range device goes, it's one of the best out there in the market.
The feature uses over 100 identifiers to uniquely identify your face, and while it isn't touted to be as
secure as the fingerprint sensor at the back, it doesn't get fooled by a photograph.
Huawei does have a physical button on the front, but that is
only as a fingerprint sensor, as the tablet does indeed have on - screen buttons available.
5.5 - inch full HD display on board, a 13MP main camera with support for time - lapse, slow - motion, and perfect - selfie, as well
as a fingerprint sensor like the Honor 5X and the Mate 8.
The theme of my time with Huawei's MateBook X has been a series of delightful little touches — such
as the fingerprint sensor integrated directly into the power button — spoiled by a less numerous but more serious set of displeasing downsides.
This isn't something that isn't available in other smartphones, but it seems to work really well here and while it's not as quick
as the fingerprint sensor at unlocking the phone it still seems to work faster than the fingerprint sensor on my Google Pixel, and that's a shame for the Pixel but great for anyone who likes the novelty and ease of use of the face unlock.
Apple is working to implement the Face ID unlock technology in their iPad Pro and when it does, the tablet will become much
bigger as the fingerprint sensor will be removed from the front design.
Instead the single sensor is very large - as
large as the fingerprint sensor itself - that should allow for lots of light and hopefully should mean great photography in poor lighting
The same doesn't directly apply to Galaxy smartphones because these models still retain the essential 3.5 mm headphone jack,
as a fingerprint sensor in the back yet looks as futuristic as it could get.
As far
as the fingerprint sensor actually reading my fingerprint, it worked well and didn't really have troubles recognizing the print I put into the device, and it seemed to unlock pretty quickly too.
If we look on the design side, you can easily notice the
difference as the fingerprint sensor placed on the rear while there are on - screen home button comes with haptic technology.
It seems to be just as fast and
reliable as the fingerprint sensors on more high - end devices, and it is great to see Lenovo bringing a feature that is normally seen with flagships, down to a more affordable smartphone.
It's slower and not as
tactile as the fingerprint sensor on your phone, but it's a massive engineering breakthrough — and it's going to unlock major possibilities in the future of smartphone design.
The back panel accommodates a 13 - megapixel camera coupled with a 2 - megapixel sensor, as well
as a fingerprint sensor complemented by a new facial recognition technology for face unlock, which relies on a 16 - megapixel front - facing shooter.
On one hand it's great to see people using secured lock screens even when they don't have something as
convenient as a fingerprint sensor, but then again I'd expect the simplicity of that sensor to help adoption more than these numbers show.
Resembling BlackBerrys of years past with new twists, this still unnamed Android - based handset sports a physical QWERTY keyboard with the spacebar
doubling as a fingerprint sensor.
However, the R1 Plus doesn't include a few of the newest features that have made it into some budget phones — such
as the fingerprint sensor for added security and convenient gesture controls — that you'll find on the relatively affordable $ 229
The home button
acts as a fingerprint sensor — which we'll get to later — and the glossy, glass back design is sleek, but a serious misstep.