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Rumors Persist About Apple Placing Touch ID on Back of iPhone 8
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Too high up the device to reach comfortably
[doublepost=1494107982][/doublepost]Putting the sensor behind the phone would go against their traditions, looks insanely copy-cat-like, be uncomfortable for reaching, and would look plain boring.
I doubt they'll have touchID on the back since the leaked iPhone cases don't have holes.
I see a lot of people saying they will not purchase the iPhone 8 if the sensor is on the back... oh yes they will. Just you wait and see.
If the sensor is on the back of the phone, they should be relatively straightforward to manufacture, so...why the continued talk of "severe" delays? I assumed the problems were due to poor yields on the under-screen fingerprint scanner.
I don't like the design of this , it's amost as tall as the S8 and wider than Samsung S8 !
The S8 is almost the same width of iPhone 7 , why can't apple do it ?? I hate the dimensions of the iPhone 7 specially the width I was hoping it to be narrower
The S8 is almost the same width of iPhone 7 , why can't apple do it ?? I hate the dimensions of the iPhone 7 specially the width I was hoping it to be narrower
i have a Huawei P9 Lite with touch ID on its back, and tbh, i used this maybe for 7 minutes altogether.. not practical at all on backside..
As the article says, the drawing is not in any way supporting evidence: The "equity research firm" CLSA came up with the story that the TouchID button would be on the back of the iPhone 8, and then they hired someone to make a drawing showing exactly that. The drawing is completely made up.
What the hell? You are attacking Tim Cook because of a completely made up story, where the only evidence has been fabricated?
I would very much hope that Apple can do _both_ bezel-less and fingerprint sensor on the front. But yes, removing bezels completely _is_ important. It always you to put a 7+ or 6+ screen into a phone with the size of an iPhone 7 or iPhone 6, and that's a big deal. People want big screens, they don't want big phones.
Personally, on a scale from 0 to 10 I would rate bezel-less (and therefore a bigger display in a smaller device) as +10 and TouchId on the back as -8.
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This is good to have the ID and home button on the back. I don't want Apple highjacking front screen gestures from games and apps. I hate that they highjacked the edges where previously released apps used swiping from the edges for controlling some valuable feature. Apple ruined those games. Apple, only use your own gestures on the home screen and your own apps, stop highjacking gestures when non-Apple apps are running.
if this ends up true, i hope they spent a LOT of time on finding the optimal position and did a lot of testing.
This. I'd rather have a big, fat bezel on the front if it's the only way to keep Touch ID there. It's not worth losing one of the best features of the iPhone just to have a slightly bigger screen. Between the iPhone 7 and MBP, this form over function stuff is really getting old. Just keep putting faster procs, more RAM, more storage, and a higher res screen in, and everything will be perfect.
If there is no way to touch unlock this phone, there's no way I'd buy this. My iPhone 7 will keep working just fine...if not better because I won't have to pick it up off the table and hold my finger on the back every time I want to use it.
that's an epic fail if true.
look how out of place and amateur it looks under that Apple logo.
and that's just the design/aesthetic aspect..the functionality and ergonomics are badly affected.
look how out of place and amateur it looks under that Apple logo.
and that's just the design/aesthetic aspect..the functionality and ergonomics are badly affected.
A few months ago: iPhone X, 10 year anniversary, radically new design, edge to edge OLED screen, finger print sensor in the screen, 3d facial recognition, depth of field camera. Yay! Apple will nail it this time! Demand builds, stock price soars.
September: It's an iPhone 6 Galaxy
September: It's an iPhone 6 Galaxy
Am I the only one that can *never* get Touch ID to work?
This was a feature I was really looking forward to when I upgraded from an iPhone 3GS to the iP7. I've tried so many times to get it to work but I finally just gave up on it. So frustrating.
It will work for a day or two, and then completely forget who I am.
EDIT: To add insult to injury, the Touch ID sensor broke on my 1st iP7 and I had to get an ENTIRELY new iP7 to replace it. Even though I didn't use Touch ID, the home button functionality stopped and I couldn't even get into the phone unless I shut it off and back on again. The new iP7 has the same problem with never recognizing my prints. Is this some kind of joke? The iP7 will likely be my last iPhone purchase.
This was a feature I was really looking forward to when I upgraded from an iPhone 3GS to the iP7. I've tried so many times to get it to work but I finally just gave up on it. So frustrating.
It will work for a day or two, and then completely forget who I am.
EDIT: To add insult to injury, the Touch ID sensor broke on my 1st iP7 and I had to get an ENTIRELY new iP7 to replace it. Even though I didn't use Touch ID, the home button functionality stopped and I couldn't even get into the phone unless I shut it off and back on again. The new iP7 has the same problem with never recognizing my prints. Is this some kind of joke? The iP7 will likely be my last iPhone purchase.
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Both are right
7s:touchid on the back, same price as today
8:touchid in the screen expect starting prices to be higher then 900
7s:touchid on the back, same price as today
8:touchid in the screen expect starting prices to be higher then 900
WTF .... The note 8 has already leaked and it shows a phone with out touch ID on the back which means they succeeded to add it underneath the screen and obliviously it's going to be released before apple iPhone .
And apple couldn't do it ???? Come on apple you're better than this .
And apple couldn't do it ???? Come on apple you're better than this .
If Apple relocates Touch ID to the back I'm switching to the Samsung Galaxy S8.
No current Apple consumer would even consider Android junk.
STUPID ****ING IDEA !!!!!! unlocking while on desk and while in my car mount will be a major pain in the ass.
Ah, totally didn't think of that. Got a point there. Doesn't change, though, that it looks pretty off and awkward.
I'd also suspect a back sensor may get more easily scratched than a front one (as people tend to lay their phones on the back, not front) and also, what about all those people who use cases? All in all, it just doesn't seem very clever...
Please don't place Touch ID on the back of the iPhone. The front is where it belongs, where the screen is.
Yeap, NO ONE HAS A CLUE FACT!!! It's been a different rumour almost every single day... not to mention we've had different screen sizes mentioned all the time, now it's the phone will have small top and bottom bezels, but schematics show it won't.... these analysts and reports are totally clueless.