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Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable

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401 points Bluestein | 3 comments | 23 Jun 25 15:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.534s | source
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godelski ◴[23 Jun 25 16:51 UTC] No.44357661[source]▶
They mention the Pixel and I just got to say, I wish someone would bring back the fingerprint reader on the back of the phone. That was seriously the best solution. Fastest way to unlock your phone, because no matter how slow the fingerprint reader is you activate it while pulling it out of your pocket. I honestly don't get why people like Face ID more (what I currently use). Someone, please bring this back
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snapplebobapple ◴[23 Jun 25 20:51 UTC] No.44359947[source]▶
Have you tried phones with it on the power button? That was the best for me by far.
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1. bigstrat2003 ◴[24 Jun 25 00:19 UTC] No.44361585[source]▶
My current phone has that and it's the absolute worst design choice I have ever seen in a phone. It is constantly triggering when I'm trying to lock the screen. I can't understand what the designers at Nokia were thinking, truly awful hardware design.
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2. mhitza ◴[24 Jun 25 00:35 UTC] No.44361699[source]▶
Same thing with Fairphone 4. It's either too dirty to register on first touch (the smaller surface doesn't help), or I unlock the screen when I lock the phone.
3. 4k93n2 ◴[24 Jun 25 07:37 UTC] No.44363747[source]▶
its probably more of a software issue. ive had 3 phones (sony, samsung) with sensors in the power button and never had a problem