The Exceptional Motorola Atrix Has A Fingerprint Scanner

By Author: Chris Westley
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The new Motorola Atrix is currently being marketed as “the World’s most powerful smartphone”. This is quite a claim, but no surprise given its high tech specifications. In this article I will focus on its security features, which are among its most impressive specifications.

Biometric Fingerprint Scanner
For years now, users of smartphones with touchscreens have had to use PIN codes to unlock their device if they so choose to have security measures in place. With the Motorola Atrix however, users simply need to swipe their finger over the continently located biometric fingerprint scanner at the top rear area of the handset, which is where the finger naturally rests when holding the phone anyway. With a single swipe, you then have access to all their content of the phone. I’m sure you will agree this is amazing technology, and would have been nearly unthinkable just a couple of years ago. So how does the handset recognise individual fingerprints? When setting up the handset for the first time, simply select security from the settings menu. You will then be given an onscreen tutorial of how to set up the fingerprint ...
... scanner to recognise your fingerprints. You have to swipe your left and right index fingers five times each for the handset to “learn” your unique fingerprints, as an added bonus this feature works if you are left handset or right handed. One you have completed these steps you then have what is arguably one of the most secure phones. After all, what is more secure than your unique fingerprints? Also, this method of unlocking the device is almost effortless, and can be carried out when picking up the phone to use it, after a while it will become second nature.

Other Security Measures
The Motorola Atrix comes with other security measures as well. Both PIN numbers and unique entry patterns (by saving a unique swipe pattern on the touchscreen) can also be utilised, and indeed combined with the fingerprint recognition technology. Additionally you can choose to disable some or all of these security features, if you have no sensitive information on your phone or if you have no other reason to protect your data.

Of course there is much more to the Motorola Atrix than its security features. It boasts a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and an 8 megapixel camera among many other impressive features but its security features go to show just how advanced it is. If you are looking for the latest in smartphone technology, then the Motorola Atrix fits the bill perfectly.

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