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Poll result: a fingerprint sensor on the back of the iPhone 8 would be (almost) unanimously… against it!

At the beginning of April, we
saw many rumors,
including this one, put forward the idea of ​​an iPhone 8 which would see its release be
postponed to the end of the year, or even to the month ofJanuary 2018.
The causes could be production difficulties linked to technology
OLED screen and the new fingerprint sensor, which Apple would like
place under the screen. This manipulation would not in fact be as simple as
do as planned.

Thus, some specialists have supported the idea of ​​a possible iPhone 8 with
Touch ID sensor on the back,as
seen here. Apple could, according to them, consider this solution in the event that
the technical difficulties during manufacturing would be prohibitive. But
could such a design with a sensor on the back appeal to
users? This is what we wanted to know when
our latest survey. After2300 votes, he is
time to gauge your appetite, or not, for such a solution!

The rear-positioned fingerprint sensor is already present in
the world of smartphones. Google has in fact integrated the necessary location into
back of its latest smartphones, the
Google Pixelwhile Samsung has just moved on with the arrival of a
grand
screen on the front of the Galaxy S8, seen here.

So it's not a completely new idea that Apple would implement
practical, in case rumors about an iPhone 8 with sensor on the
rear face would prove to be verified.

The purpose of the survey was therefore toknow your feelings about a
such changefor the iPhone range, which introduced the sensors
fingerprints with the iPhone 5s, always positioned on the front since.

The question was: "how would you react to a sensor
Touch ID located on the back of the iPhone?" with four answers
possible:

  • “Top is better”
  • “We’ll get used to it quickly”
  • “I don’t like it, but if I have to go through that…”
  • “It will be without me, it’s unacceptable”

The result is clear: for practicallya person on
two(47% precisely), it would be so unnatural and practical
that this would prevent them from equipping themselves with such a new iPhone!

For 38% of you, such a solution is also considered little
attractive, even if the purchase of the device remains
possible.

Only 13% plan to "get used to it quickly" and 3% would even consider
this solution as a good choice on the part of Tim Cook's firm.

It's finally quite clear: such a fingerprint sensor located on the back
of the device isvery far from being unanimousif not
against him.

And this is rather good, because after worrying patterns on this subject,
the most recent rumors and diagrams published recently,dont
the oneno longer show traces of a back Touch ID sensor.

However, it is impossible to ensure that the fingerprint sensor will be
well preserved on the front. According to some analysts, faced with constraints
feasibility, Apple could also consider completely removing the
functionality of the iPhone 8, basing iOS security on the sensor
of iris. But this seems unlikely.

See you next September to find out more and finally discover what
that Apple has decided to do with this Touch ID on its iPhone 8. Until then,
find themiPhone 8 rumors
most recentat the end of this article.

To conclude, aMany thanks to those who participated in
this surveyand contributed in the comments. See you soon
for a future survey, do not hesitate to suggest survey questions
!

Find our previous surveys and
their results here, including the most recent ones concerning
your data consumption per month,
your choice of color for the iPhone Edition RED,your
preferred name for iPhone 8,your
using Sirior your
opinion on the disappearance of the headphone jack.

Finally, the latest rumorsiPhone
8:

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.

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