Instead, its all about convenience.

Much of this comes down to convenience.

This means both options have their own downsides.

Someone holding a smartphone over a laptop with a biometric fingerprint scan prompt on the phone screen.

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This is a bit annoying.

This is why I use my iPhone 7 when going outside."

Locked Down

At a surface level, it might seem like TouchID is a no-brainer.

A person with a facial scan overlay looking into a scanner on a smartphone.

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After all, fingerprints are more unique than facial details, right?

Apples decision to remove fingerprint authentication was because of form factor above all else.

Experts likeAllan Borchsay that both are secure enough for general use.

“Apples TouchID and FaceID are generally secure and basically work in the same way.

Pairing both makes for a redundant, invisible security system.

Whichever one unlocked first would open your phone, making errors much more uncommon,” Borch said.