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Re:Google Announces Pixel 4 by heavyset_go on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:00PM (#21259908)
Because it's easier to just put your finger on a sensor to unlock it.
Re:Google Announces Pixel 4 by dhd415 on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:03PM (#21259957)
Yep, plus works in the dark, works when you're not able to look at the phone, generally works faster than facial unlock.
Re:Google Announces Pixel 4 by kmlx on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:04PM (#21259983)
"plus works in the dark"

the iphone has no problems in the dark

Re:Google Announces Pixel 4 by angry_octet on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:13PM (#21260095)
Fingerprint also works with a mask on. Think cold places and big polluted cities. Almost everyone wears a mask in Shanghai if they can.
Re:Google Announces Pixel 4 by krzyk on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @07:33AM (#21269228)
Face unlock works with gloves on, think winter :) Oh, and it works when your hands a slightly wet, or when they are very dry.
Re:Google Announces Pixel 4 by gravypod on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:07PM (#21260018)
Some of the higher quality face unlock uses a dot matrix of IR projected onto the face. Should be visible in dark. Might be hard in areas that are bright in the IR spectrum though.
Re:Google Announces Pixel 4 by dkonofalski on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @12:21PM (#21260212)
That is arguable. Stop saying that as if it's an objective fact.
Re:Google Announces Pixel 4 by heavyset_go on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @02:27PM (#21261916)
My fingers are already on the phone when I'm unlocking it.