ISSUE 66 • ANDROID ADVISOR 101OPINIONslower and clumsier, and at least half the time they
simplydon’tworkonthefirstfewattempts.
Meanwhile,thedevelopmentofon‑screen sensors
has meant Android phones lack anything that comes
close to challenging Apple’s Face ID. It’s been nearly
two years since Apple ditched the home button and
Touch ID in favour of the more convenient and secure
facialrecognition.TheclosestthingAndroidhasto
rivalit is thetime‑of‑flightsensorintheLGG8.
It’sclearthattheall‑importantnext‑gen biometric
has taken a back seat to phone makers’ relentless
assault on bezels. Samsung even dumped the iris
scanner on the S10 after the bezel shrank too much
forit tofit.
TheiPhoneXR’s 79 percentscreen‑to‑body ratio
pales in comparison to the S10+ is 89 percent, butThe iPhone XR, left, has thicker bezels than
the One Plus 6T, Pixel 3 XL, and Galaxy
Note9, but it might be the best of the bunch