I don't have an opinion one way or another, but my wife hated FaceID on her XR so much that she actually returned it and bought a Pixel 3. Now, with iPhone 11 Pro, she's quite satisfied with FaceID.
For what it's worth the wide angle camera would have nothing to do with it, as it is not the really cameras that are used for facial recognition, rather mostly dot projection, and an infrared camera...I didn't notice much difference, MAYBE more of an angle or a few feet, but considering it is still the first generation of FaceID don't expect to be wowed.