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In-display fingerprint sensors were instant hot hardware when they were first introduced in 2018, as major players embraced the ability to hide biometric authentication behind a smartphone’s screen.
They’ve earned a mixed reputation since then, though, and it’s easy to see why. The first in-display fingerprint sensors were slower and way less accurate than conventional fingerprint readers. This is still the case to an extent — see the below-average scanner in the Google Pixel 6 series. Even though today’s in-display scanners are faster and more accurate than early versions, they offer a tiny scanning area and don’t provide the tactile feedback of conventional fingerprint scanners.