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HTC Launches One Max Smartphone, Fingerprint Sensor Garners Negative Reviews

I can't wait to see these horrible fingerprint sensors entering the market. Apple realized (well not realized, probably smart consumer research) that no one wants to swipe to authenticate fingerprints and I bet the rumors that they were going to remove the home button in favor of gestures was scrapped after they decided to create TouchID.

I love it and it doesn't really blow your mind until you use it and it feels so natural. It even works so well that I find myself accidentally authenticating when I try to just access the lock screen.

Google is taking the smart route by differentiating itself from Apple with the always-on voice stuff on Moto X. Samsung and HTC are just ripping off.
 
xNYMetsx said:
Convenient how manufacturers are starting to put fingerprint scanners on the phone after Apple does it. Why didn't they start putting fingerprint scanners on their phones after Motorola did it? :confused:
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For the same reason Motorola never did it again: It was a crap gimmick that nobody really cared about. The Motorola phone was a commercial failure as the fingerprint scanner was pretty much its only feature.

Maybe Apple can 'do it right' this time though.
 
Pathetic

Pathetic! I would be embarrassed if I were a product designer at HTC. I'm sure they know all their designs suck compared to Apple. So sad...
 
My phone rests on my desk for a large portion of the day.

Having to pick up the phone in order to unlock it would be annoying... so people will probably stop using the fingerprint scanner altogether.

There are only three places to put a fingerprint scanner... front, back, sides.

By choosing to put the fingerprint scanner on the back...

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tob! said:
What should I tell you? This is how it works for me. (I've just tried it like 20 times)

Want a video? lol

EDIT: you still need to rest your finger after pressing the button. It's just way faster.
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Try this. Click the home button but just leave your finger there. Same thing. The sensor only activates when the screen is on.
 
A 5.9" phone? Why? I'm sorry but I don't see the need for phones this big.
 
ROFLing, pointing and laughing at HTC.
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This is pretty much every decision the Android camp has ever made that isn't copied from Apple.
Oh, wait. Copied and still poorly implemented. Another job well done, droidians.
 
jrswizzle said:
I'm an Apple fan and I much prefer the iPhone implementation....

BUT

I would like to point out that you also have to wake the iPhone before using the scanner, making that part of the argument rather moot.
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I think their point was more that it doesn't require pressing different buttons. You can unlock a 5S by pressing the home button and just keep your finger there, whereas on the One Max you have to wake the phone up using a different button, then reach to the fingerprint sensor on the back.
 
gnasher729 said:
How long until the first Android phone with a _working_ fingerprint scanner ships?
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The big issue that the Android phone manufacturers have now they have to rework their design. It was all about the screen real estate and the smallest bezel. The phone will now have to get even larger to accomidate something like what Apple has done. Just imagine, an even large Android phone without the screen being larger.
 
Junk

"Much as we hate to say it, the fingerprint scanner on the iPhone 5S is much better when it comes to unlocking: you press the button, it scans, and you're in. It's one process. On the HTC One max, we suspect that some will find it fiddly from the off, and disable the feature in favor of regular on-screen security."

The Haters now freely admit how much they love to hate. :eek:

ROFLMAO :apple:
 
jrswizzle said:
I'm an Apple fan and I much prefer the iPhone implementation....

BUT

I would like to point out that you also have to wake the iPhone before using the scanner, making that part of the argument rather moot.
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Not even. With the HTC you have to swipe to activate the fingerprint sensor then turn the phone over to it's backside and unlock via the fingerprint sensor. With the iPhone you press the home button then touch the fingerprint sensor all on the same side of the phone. Don't see how you could possibly suggest that the two methods are even close in the amount of trouble it takes to unlock the phone.
 
Nunyabinez said:
I love the fingerprint sensor on my iPhone, but I would really love more functionality out of it. I know everyone is hyper-sensitive about privacy, but I would love to expand it to be a "One Fingerprint" tool similar to One Password. If I could use it to log in to websites and servers that would be really cool.

I also like the idea of different fingers for different functions. I'm assuming that these things will come with future iOS updates.

And while many things on the iPhone are great, I wouldn't mind front-facing stereo speakers like HTC has. The iPhone gets really loud, but it doesn't sound particularly good.
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Ya, I'm hoping for this functionality with TouchID too. I'm hoping they roll that out as a function of that Keychain in the Cloud thing they announced but pulled from the iOS 7 beta. When they roll that out, maybe they'll incorporate TouchID with it.
 
I have an HTC One, and it's a great phone. This new MAXX is a phablet, so making ergonomic comparisons with even my HTC is a bit pointless. I'm not interested in a phablet, so I probably won't even look at the reviews. My wife returned her 5s and bought an HTC One. She uses the One much more than the 5s: larger screen, more camera features, and no Android clutter.

Don't let me rain on the Apple Rules parade. The Android fans are laughing just as hard at you. I judge each product based on it's merits, not brand. Brand does play a role in terms of.availability, warranty, etc.
 
rmwebs said:
For the same reason Motorola never did it again: It was a crap gimmick that nobody really cared about. The Motorola phone was a commercial failure as the fingerprint scanner was pretty much its only feature.

Maybe Apple can 'do it right' this time though.
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I get the felling that Motorola will attempt the finger print scanner again.
 
Uh, so much hate here... the One is a very nice phone, I still prefer it over the iPhone. The max is just the "phablet" version, if you don't like it -> don't buy it; quite simple.

But stop crying guys, don't be pathetic.
 
jrswizzle said:
I'm sorry - I usually tend to avoid making assumptions and simply go by what the writer ACTUALLY said.

It's not my fault the person doesn't say what they mean......

Lol - what's hilarious about this is that I'm being bashed for AGREEING Apple is better, but simply pointing out the fact the iPhone must be awake to register the touch.....regardless of how smooth it was implemented.

So if I'm the writer, instead of making the claim that "a reason this implementation sucks is that one must wake up the device before registering fingerprint input" I say "This requires additional physical steps because of the location of the sensor" - which he already talks about being horrible because its near the camera lens.

That's the real problem. I don't know why I'm explaining this to you people....it was a simple act of fairness and an innocuous observation that apparently has pissed enough of you off to argue with me as if I don't know how the sensor works or am some Apple-hater.....

Laughable. Laughable on all accounts.
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You'd rather die, than admit you understand what they're trying to tell you, wouldn't you? You're arguing for the sake of arguing. It's unequivocally clear that you understand what they are trying to tell you. Yet you decide to argue anyway in the most condescending way. You seem like a well educated person, when 20 people quote your post, being this kind of 'right' is probably beside the point people are trying to make.
 
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