The Google Pixel 6a might fix the Pixel 6s most annoying flaw

Date:
Fri, 13 May 2022 09:27:09 +0000

Description:
Google has confirmed that the Pixel 6a has a different fingerprint sensor to the Pixel 6, but will it be better?

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If you have a Google Pixel 6 or a Pixel 6 Pro then outside of the many bugs which have mostly now been fixed you might be most annoyed by the
fingerprint sensor, which many users have found to be deeply unreliable. But the Google Pixel 6a might not have this problem.

Thats because the new phone has a different fingerprint sensor to the main Pixel 6 models. This was confirmed by Rick Osterloh (the Senior VP for
Devices and Services at Google) in conversation with Android Central at
Google IO 2022 .

However, theres no guarantee that the Pixel 6as new sensor will be any
better. Osterloh didnt shed any light on the reason for the change, or
discuss the performance of the new sensor.

Still, we can only really think of two likely reasons. One is that its a response to complaints about the Google Pixel 6s sensor, suggesting that the Pixel 6as will indeed be better. The other is that its a cost-cutting measure (seeing as the Google Pixel 6a is a cheaper phone) which might mean its even worse.

So we cant be confident of anything right now. If it is better, that would
put Google in the strange position of offering better tech on a mid-range model than on its flagships, which might also annoy owners of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, so it will be interesting to see how things pan out. (Image credit: TechRadar / John McCann) Analysis: whats so bad about the Pixel 6s fingerprint sensor?

Not everyone hates the fingerprint sensor on the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro, but a lot of people certainly do, with Reddit threads full of complaints
about it, and some users going so far as to say that its barely functional.

In our Pixel 6 Pro review we also noted issues with it, saying that on some occasions wed have to make several stabs with our digit before we were able
to unlock the phone.

We didnt find it as unusable as some Pixel owners, but it was enough of an annoyance to warrant an article on the Pixel 6s fingerprint frustrations . Since then, Google has worked to improve the sensor through software updates
, but the complaints continue, suggesting that the issue is likely hardware-related.

If so, it probably will take a whole new sensor to fix the problem perhaps the one were getting with the Pixel 6a, and which well almost certainly see with the Google Pixel 7 . Want to keep in touch? Sign up for TechRadar's
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