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The Face ID Gap on the iPhone Duo
Devices1 min read
Apple's first foldable iPhone, called iPhone Duo, does not have Face ID face recognition. Instead, it uses a fingerprint sensor built into the power button. Some long-time iPhone users may miss Face ID.
No Face ID on the new foldable
Apple's first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, has no Face ID. Face ID is the system that unlocks the phone by scanning your face. Instead, the iPhone Duo uses a fingerprint sensor in the power button. To get to the home screen, you press and hold the button. On many Android phones, you just tap once.
How rival phones unlock
Other foldable phones, such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and the Oppo Find N6, also use a fingerprint sensor on the power button. So Apple is following its rivals on this point. The main difference is how the button works. Android phones usually need only a light tap to go to the home screen.
Why it matters
Many people have used iPhones for years and are used to looking at the phone and unlocking it with their face. Losing Face ID changes that daily habit. It shows that even a new kind of Apple product can ask users to change how they use their phone.
Glossary
- Face ID
- Apple's face-scanning system that unlocks the iPhone by recognizing your face.
- iPhone Duo
- Apple's first foldable phone, which opens and closes like a book.
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8
- A foldable phone made by Samsung, a Korean company.
- Oppo Find N6
- A foldable phone made by Oppo, a Chinese phone company.