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by cercatrova 1377 days ago
Indeed, Apple keeps designs around for quite a while, while other brands iterate more quickly it seems. The notch and fingerprint scanner when underscreen cameras and scanners are available, the MacBook 2016 design, the Apple mouse, are all examples that come to mind.
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n8cpdx 1377 days ago
Fair enough on the mouse, but in-display fingerprint sensors are notoriously bad and noticeable on the display with screen protectors. Android devices haven’t managed secure Face ID without IR. And the under screen cameras have poor image quality.

Post-Ive, Apple is prioritizing reliability and usability over the gimmicks, and I think that’s for the best.

https://www.androidauthority.com/under-display-selfie-camera...

https://www.androidauthority.com/in-display-fingerprint-sens...

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sofixa 1377 days ago
> Fair enough on the mouse, but in-display fingerprint sensors are notoriously bad and noticeable on the display with screen protectors.

What do you mean? My OnePlus 9 Pro has an in-display fingerprint scanner and it works wonderfully, with or without a screen protector (they warn you to redo the scans if you add/remove one).

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