6 Smartphones with Fingerprint Scanners

Are you looking for smartphones with fingerprint scanners? The good thing is that there are many of them available on the market. You can buy a new smartphone with a fingerprint scanner for the same price as for a regular smartphone. This way you will be able to protect your private data. By the way, if you want to buy a regular smartphone, avoid most fragile smartphones that definitely need protection, especially if you have kids.

According to a survey conducted by Peel, users want different features on their smartphones. The majority of users, 58%, said that they want to be able to control their TVs with their smartphone. Another 19% said they want mobile payments and 10% said they want to be able to monitor their heart with their smartphones.  Only 13% said they want to have a fingerprint scanner on their device. This can be a helpful feature when a user has confidential data.

The first phone with a fingerprint scanner was Motorola Atrix. After this company, Apple used a similar technology. Nowadays, manufacturers use different types of fingerprint scanners. For example, Samsung’s scanner is built in the display. iPhones have a fingerprint scanner in the home key. In general, Android and Windows phones don’t have enough space for a fingerprint scanner on the front side. That’s why some phones have a fingerprint scanner on the back of the phone. You should know that all of these scanners are not 100% safe. However, many people think that smartphones with finger scanners are secure so they are still the best way to protect your data.

So, which for smartphones with fingerprint scanners are the safest? A general rule is that the most expensive smartphones are usually the safest. We used Webcusp and Phonegg to provide you a list of smartphones with a fingerprint scanner, you should buy. In addition, the prices are average values and they may vary from seller to seller.

6. Nexus 5X – $500

The smartphone is made from metal, and it offers high-quality. It has been made by Huawei and LG for Google. A good side is its operating system. It will run on MarshMallow (Android 6). This phone will have a biometric fingerprint scanner. It is powered by Snapdragon 808 processor and it has 2GB of RAM.

5. HTC One M9+ – $644

The fingerprint sensor is brand new on this smartphone. In a test, it was faster than iPhone 6! The system needs only 2.2 seconds to unlock the phone. If we add great and high-quality design, we can say that HTC One M9+ is a great smartphone. Also, the phone is cheaper than rivals.

4. ZTE Nubia Z9 Exclusive – $800

The smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 810 processor and it has 4GB of RAM, so it is fast. Users say that it has a better design that iPhone and a curved line of the display look like Samsung S6 Edge. However, the company isn’t known for making expensive smartphones. It is of the latest smartphones with fingerprint scanners.

3. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge – $820 (around)

This smartphone is well-known for great features. One of them is a fingerprint scanner. It is the same version as on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Edge, so we can say it is very good. In addition, the hardware is similar as on Galaxy Note 4 Edge.

2. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Edge – $875

Samsung has upgraded the fingerprint scanner on their ‘’luxury’’ smartphones. You already know that the first version of this feature wasn’t very safe. Now, users claim that the fingerprint scanner is accurate in 95% cases. If you owned Samsung Galaxy S5, you probably know that the fingerprint scanner wasn’t very good. Note 4 Edge is powered by 2.7GHz Qualcomm Krait 450, 4 Cores processor and it has 3GB of RAM.

1. iPhone 6S Plus – $1,100

iPhone 6S Plus is one of the best smartphones with fingerprint scanners. Apple first used this feature, knows as Touch ID on iPhone 5S. After that, all iPhone models got the same feature. It is known as the most secure fingerprint scanner you can have on your smartphone. Also, it is very easy to use, because it is located in the home button. In addition, iPhone 6S Plus has1.84GHz, Apple A9, 2 Core processor and 2GB of RAM.