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Good to know the S22 Ultra has a decent fingerprint reader.

Note that S10 is totally different than S10e when it comes to the fingerprint reader, though. On the S10e, the power button is the fingerprint reader. The position is perfect. Contrast that with phones like Pixel 4 or Pixel 5, where Google think a sensor in an awkward location on the back of the phone is the right move.



I actually prefer the sensor on the back of the phone. I find it to be at least as convenient as on the power button, and with the power button placement, it frequently unlocks right after I just hit the power button to turn the screen off.

However, both of them are leaps and bounds better than the optical in-screen sensors that fucking blind you if try to use the phone somewhere dark. I had a phone with one of those for about 2 weeks before I returned it.


For the power button, I just use a recognised finger to unlock and a different finger to lock.




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