[gfodor]

Watch all the Android phones suddenly appear in late 2014 with fingerprint scanners. Just watch.

[BitMastro]

You mean like they already did in 2011? http://bgr.com/2011/02/09/motorola-atrix-4g-review/

[gfodor]

You pointed a link to one android phone. I'm suggesting that in 2014 there will be many android phones with front-panel fingerprint scanners.

[BitMastro]

There was another one last August http://www.talkandroid.com/170717-pantech-officially-announc...

And a new one from HTC probably in Q4 http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobil...

I doubt that the scanner will be on the front, because it will take valuable screen space (there are no hardware buttons on android)

I also doubt the apart from a bunch of phones there will be many using this technology. It didn't catch with the motorola phone because the sensor was prone to errors.

Apple bought a fingerprint scanner company last year http://www.macworld.com/article/1167917/apple_acquires_finge... and had a good chance to create a good quality sensor, I don't think others will have the same technology available.

[rednukleus]

I think you are confusing "being influential" with "being in total control of the industry"

[Touche]

I certainly hope not, it severely restricts what you can do in terms of form factor.

[mogrim]

Not if you stick the reader on the back (or side) of the phone.