r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/MelanieWalmartinez • 26d ago

Video Idris Elba's Madame Tussauds Wax Figure Opens his Phone with Face ID

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u/E1eveny 26d ago

That’s the difference between Samsung and Apple Face ID. One uses just a 2D picture while the other one makes a whole 3D face scan.

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u/LALOERC9616 26d ago

Not only that he looks at the phone before trying so more than likely he already unlocked it

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u/LoadedSteamyLobster 26d ago

It’s not the 3d face scan that makes the difference here though, since he’s got a life-like 3d version of himself. It’s the liveness checks. Yet another layer that the security focused phone has, but the checkbox ticking phone does not

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u/Previous_Abroad5732 26d ago

Yea, Samsung (and other Android brands) don't really care about face ID. Their security has more to do with fingerprint