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Fingerprint Scanners on iPhone 5s and Galaxy S5 Compared in New Video

I'd be really interested to learn what Samsung's security implementation is like, if they have a secure enclave on their CPU inaccessible by any of the malware you find on Android. Apple is paranoid about security and it shows in TouchID, plus they haven't rushed out implementing 3rd Party support like Samsung, only putting their own credentials on the line.
 
SchneiderMan said:
Pinch to lock. It's a jail broken feature.

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Probably because you can't unlock your device with one hand.
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True unless you can register your thumb facing perpendicually to the phone. If this is the case then you'll be able to unlock it with one hand easily. I haven't seen anyone try it yet.
 
Touch ID will work exactly the same even with a 5.5" or 6" screen- i mean one hand
 
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I like the bright screen on the s5, but yeesh, 5" screen seems just too large for me.

Maybe cap me out at 4.5 tops.

If I want a tablet, I'll buy one, thanks.
 
I personally feel like touch id scanners on mobile devices are in the beta phase. Apple and samsung both should have waited another year to add it.

I honestly dont see the need for a fingerprint scanner on any Android device because there are multiple security options(password and screen pattern) unlike ios that had limited options.

I don't see myself using this fingerprint scanner if I decide to get an s5.
 
jicon said:
I like the bright screen on the s5, but yeesh, 5" screen seems just too large for me.

Maybe cap me out at 4.5 tops.

If I want a tablet, I'll buy one, thanks.
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You should try it, I recently got a note 3 which have a bigger screen and I use with just 1 hand most of the time, even the keyboard :) I think the only time I use both hands is while using the s-pen and when In landscape.

Hope that apple release a bigger screen this year, 4.5-4.7 will work really well for iOS.
 
The Galaxy looked pretty hopeless at the whole affair if I'm honest. Not surprising, really.
 
He has No idea how the thing works....

you have COMPLETELY and utterly misunderstood how it works on the iPhone.
it is omnidirektional so the "adjusting of your grip" is to allow you to use more of your finger you do not need to adjust then rotation.

also dont just press the same part of your finger when you train first part.. start at a 90 degree angle and work from the very tip of your finger down to 0 degree angle and then start moving down your finger you can scan your whole finger so you can press in any angle.
Eg. when on table it is another angle than than when in hand.
 
jeffe said:
That's great but it is just not a big deal to me.
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it might be a serious usability problem. when holding phone in one hand, if i try using my thumb to unlock phone, i can move my thumb vertically down but the finger will always be at an angle...unclear whether that will work s5. i have absolutely no intention of buying s5 though. just curious about it.

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FelixDerKater said:
Next, we'll see Apple release a case that dispenses alcohol wipes and moisturizer. Bumpers revisited...
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huh? what a glorious conclusion to the video :roll eyes:
 
The only time Touch ID becomes a bit flaky for me is when the home button gets a bit dirty/greasy. A quick wipe and back to 100% reliability.

Just wish it was on the Air and retina mini.
 
nia820 said:
I personally feel like touch id scanners on mobile devices are in the beta phase. Apple and samsung both should have waited another year to add it.

I honestly dont see the need for a fingerprint scanner on any Android device because there are multiple security options(password and screen pattern) unlike ios that had limited options.

I don't see myself using this fingerprint scanner if I decide to get an s5.
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Touch ID works for me 99% of the time. I'm glad Apple didn't wait a year.
 
This is a good example of Apple not just adding a feature to tick a box, but really taking the time to get it right.

Now Samsung can say "Our phone has a fingerprint scanner, too!" and a lot of customers won't understand the difference.
 
brucerb said:
"...Apple's Touch ID faced its own problems early on, including "fade," or the increasingly erratic performance of the fingerprint sensor over time. iOS 7.1, released in March, solved the issue..."

What evidence, beyond anecdotal, is there that 7.1 solved the fade issue? Apple's release notes only stated:" Improves Touch ID fingerprint recognition." Meanwhile there seems to be plenty of anecdotal evidence fade is NOT solved.

The "fade issue" is still there for me (sharp drop off in recognition starting on the second day after putting in "new fingers", twice per finger) and apparently also for at least one other commenter above. I might as well have bought a 5C (if I could ignore the aesthetics).

Yes, after giving 7.1 a few weeks I'm off to the Genius Bar soon to complain.
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Have you taken it to apple to exchange it? Your phone is faulty.
 
thekeyring said:
This is a good example of Apple not just adding a feature to tick a box, but really taking the time to get it right.
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Exactly!

I've said it before and I'll say it again: it's the details that matter.

It's not just that the iPhone has a fingerprint scanner... it's that it has a good fingerprint scanner.

So many other companies ignore that latter part.
 
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