The renders match exactly with the prototype leak and show Samsung has not only moved the fingerprint scanner to the back of the phone, but placed it high up to the right side of the camera. These are decisions which make no sense.
Instead the schematics show Samsung has positioned the sensor at the top right of the phone beside the camera and this results in three key mistakes
Firstly being higher up means it is harder to reach which will affect anyone with smaller hands, such as - well - all women! Secondly placing it to the right side may make it easier to use right handed, but harder to use if you are left handed or if you simply need to unlock your phone with your other hand. It happens. Thirdly the position means you’re going to accidentally put your fingers on the camera lens a lot. This will build up grease and dirt in the last place where you want it.
The good news is the Galaxy S8’s larger display, slick design and inevitably upgraded camera mean it will probably still be a massive success. But it remains frustrating to see Samsung get such a basic yet integral part of this phone badly wrong.
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