17 Best Smartphones with Face Unlock You Can Buy Right Now

Whether you love the iPhone or hate it, there’s no denying the fact that it always sets the trend for upcoming smartphones. With the launch of iPhone X in 2017, the smartphone world not only adopted the notch but also a new way to unlock the phone. While face unlock has been around for the last couple of years, it was never deemed important until iPhone X brought it to the limelight. Now, most of the Android smartphones offer some kind of facial unlocking mechanism. So, if you are also enamored with this feature and are in the market for a new smartphone with face unlock, you have come to the right place. Here are the 17 best smartphones with face unlock that you can buy right now:

Best Smartphones with Face Unlock You Can Buy

• Best Budget Smartphones with Face Unlock
• Best Midrange Smartphones with Face Unlock
• Best Budget Flagship Smartphones with Face Unlock
• Best Flagship Smartphones with Face Unlock

Best Budget Smartphones with Face Unlock

1. Realme 2

If you don’t have a big budget and want an affordable smartphone with face unlock feature, Realme 2 is the phone for you. The phone not only brings a fingerprint sensor at the back but it also uses the front camera to enable face unlock on the device. The face unlock here is decently fast and you should not have any problems using it. Do note that the phone is not packing any IR sensor or 3D mapping systems, so its facial unlocking is not as secure as the one found on some of the premium smartphones on this list. That being said, if you want a cheap smartphone with face unlock, this is the smartphone you should get.

Buy Realme 2 from Flipkart: Starting at ₹8,990

2. Redmi 6 Pro

Redmi 6 Pro is the latest smartphone from the budget king Xiaomi. The smartphone brings a great value for money and is overall a great buy. Plus, the Redmi 6 Pro comes with face unlock feature as well. The face unlocking mechanism here is better than the one of Realme 2 as the Redmi 6 Pro brings AI face unlock which is both faster and more accurate than the face unlock on the Realme 2. If you want a budget smartphone with fast and accurate AI face unlock, the Redmi 6 Pro is definitely a phone you can consider buying.

Buy the Redmi 6 Pro From Amazon: Starting at ₹10,999

3. Honor 9N

The Honor 9N is yet another budget smartphone with face unlock that you can buy. The phone comes with a notch that houses the front facing camera for selfies and face unlock. However, the really cool thing about face unlock on the Honor 9N is that it comes with a ‘closed-eye face unlock prevention’ so no one can unlock your phone while you’re sleeping. That’s really cool and not something you’ll find in a lot of phones out there.

Buy the Honor 9N from Flipkart: Starting at ₹11,990

4. Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1

If you’re looking for a budget phone with face unlock that comes without a notch, the ZenFone Max Pro M1 is a pretty solid smartphone to go with. The face unlock here is pretty fast and accurate, and will let you unlock your phone in the blink of an eye. Plus, if you want it, there’s a fingerprint scanner too for a more secure biometric authentication if you need it.

Buy the ZenFone Max Pro M1 from Flipkart: Starting at ₹10,999

5. Redmi Note 5 Pro

If you’re looking for a bang for your buck budget smartphone with face unlock, the Redmi Note 5 Pro is a phone you should definitely check out. Similar to other budget smartphones with face unlock, the Note 5 Pro simply makes use of its front facing camera to identify your face and unlock the phone. It’s obviously not as secure as high-end smartphones, but as far as budget smartphones go, the Note 5 Pro’s face unlock is fast enough, and is pretty accurate as well.

Buy the Redmi Note 5 Pro from Flipkart: Starting at ₹14,999

Best Midrange Smartphones with Face Unlock

6. Poco F1

As far as midrange smartphones with face unlock go, the Poco F1 is one of the best options out there. Not only is the phone priced aggressively, but it brings IR assisted Face Unlock. Basically this means that you can use face unlock in the Poco F1 even at night without any problems. The face unlock here works incredibly fast regardless of the ambient lighting and that makes it one of the best mid range smartphones with face unlock that you can buy.

Buy the Poco F1 from Flipkart: Starting at ₹20,999

7. Honor Play

The Honor Play is also a great midrange smartphone with face unlock that you can check out. The Honor Play’s face unlock is pretty fast and accurate, however, it doesn’t come with an IR blaster so unlocking in the dark is not as good as with the Poco F1. That said, the Honor Play’s face unlock does work decently good enough even in slightly dimmer environments so that’s definitely great.

Buy the Honor Play from Amazon: ₹19,999

8. Huawei Nova 3i

Yet another midrange smartphone with face unlock that you can check out is the Huawei Nova 3i. The phone comes with dual front facing cameras and the face unlock here is fast and very reliable. To add to that, the Nova 3i also has an IR blaster up front so you can use the face unlock even in pitch dark situations which is just awesome. The face unlock on the Nova 3i is definitely one of the best in this price range of smartphones.

Buy the Nova 3i from Amazon: ₹20,990

9. Vivo V11 Pro

The Vivo V11 Pro is also a great midrange smartphone with face unlock capabilities. This phone also comes with an IR blaster to let you use face unlock even in the dark, and the results here are pretty great. The face unlock on the Vivo V11 Pro is fast, reliable, and accurate. Plus, the phone comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner which puts it well ahead of the pack when it comes to advanced technology. You should definitely consider the Vivo V11 Pro if you’re looking for a cool midrange smartphone with face unlock.

Buy the Vivo V11 Pro from Flipkart: ₹25,990

Best Budget Flagship Smartphones with Face Unlock

10. OnePlus 6T

The OnePlus 6T is the latest flagship offering from OnePlus and as is usual, the phone comes with a lightning fast face unlock. In fact, the OnePlus 6T is one of the best budget flagship smartphones with face unlock you can buy. Not only is the OnePlus 6T’s face unlock extremely fast, it’s also very accurate and reliable. Unfortunately, the OnePlus 6T doesn’t come with an IR assisted face unlock, but there is an option to increase the brightness of the display in low-light situations to let the face unlock work even at night.

Buy the OnePlus 6T from Amazon: Starting at ₹37,999

11. Asus ZenFone 5Z

If the price of the OnePlus 6T doesn’t appeal to you, the ZenFone 5Z from Asus is another pretty great budget flagship smartphone with face unlock that you can check out. Unlike some other smartphones like the Poco F1, the ZenFone 5Z doesn’t use an IR assisted face unlock but it still manages to perform decently in low lighting conditions. In all other situations, the face unlock system on the ZenFone 5Z works flawlessly, and is quite fast as well.

Buy the ZenFone 5Z from Flipkart: Starting at ₹29,999

12. Huawei Nova 3

Just like its cheaper brother, the Huawei Nova 3i, the Huawei Nova 3 brings dual camera set-up along with an IR blaster to enable face unlock. The face unlock on this phone is quite fast, and thanks to its IR sensor, works in all lighting conditions. I have used this phone as my daily driver for more than a week and during the entire testing period, the face unlock never gave me any trouble. It is slightly slower than the one on OnePlus 6T, however, not so slow that you won’t like using it.

Buy the Huawei Nova 3 from Amazon: ₹34,999

13. LG G7+ ThinQ

The LG G7+ ThinQ is another great budget flagship smartphone with face unlock. The phone, much like many other smartphones in this price range, uses only the front camera to recognise your face and unlock the phone. Since there’s no IR assist here, unlocking in the dark is a little hit or miss, but otherwise the face unlock on the LG G7+ ThinQ is fast and accurate, and you shouldn’t have any problems using it.

Buy the LG G7+ ThinQ from Flipkart: Starting at ₹39,990

Best Flagship Smartphones with Face Unlock

14. iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR

Speaking of flagship smartphones with face unlock, the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR boast of having the most secure face unlock mechanism in any smartphone out there (the Mi 8 Explorer Edition uses a similar face unlock system but it’s not available in India). The new iPhones come with Face ID that uses not only the front camera, but also an IR blaster, a dot projector, and a bunch of other stuff to create a 3D map of your face and use that to recognise you and unlock the phone. The iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR are definitely the best premium smartphones with face unlock you can buy right now.

Buy the iPhone XS from Flipkart: starts at Rs. 99,900

Buy the iPhone XS Max from Flipkart: starts at Rs. 1,09,900

Buy the iPhone XR from Amazon: starts at Rs. 76,900

15. Oppo Find X

If you’re on the Android side of things and you want Face ID like secure face unlock, the Oppo Find X is your best bet. The phone comes with a similar face recognition set up as the iPhone XS and it works pretty well too. Also, the Find X does all this without a notch, and uses a motorized sliding camera module instead. It’s definitely the Android flagship to get if you want iPhone XS like Face ID.

Buy the Oppo Find X from Flipkart: ₹59,990

16. Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Another one of the best flagship smartphones with face unlock that you can get is the Galaxy Note 9. This premium smartphone comes with a decently fast face unlock mechanism, and Samsung even has an Intelligent Scan feature which uses both face unlock and iris scanning to make the system even more secure. The face unlock on the Note 9 is not very fast, but it won’t feel too slow either. However, there are issues with consistency here, so that’s something you’ll have to consider.

If you don’t want the huge Note 9, you can also consider the Galaxy S9 Plus which brings the same Intelligent Scan as the Note 9 for Rs. 59,949.

Buy the Galaxy Note 9 from Amazon: Starting at ₹67,900

17. Huawei P20 Pro

The Huawei P20 Pro is yet another flagship smartphone that you can buy if you’re looking for face unlock in this price range. The phone doesn’t use the advanced security mechanisms like the iPhone XS or the Oppo Find X, but the face unlock here is really fast and very accurate. However, it doesn’t use an IR blaster so it doesn’t work in lowlight without turning the brightness high.

Buy the Huawei P20 Pro from Amazon: ₹64,999

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Use These Smartphones With Face Unlock and Forget About Passwords

Done right, smartphones with face unlock can really make unlocking a seamless experience. You can just look at your phone and it’s unlocked. It’s incredibly intuitive, and in some cases, very fast as well. All of these smartphones bring face unlock mechanism and some of them, like the OnePlus 6T bring extremely fast face unlock while others like the iPhone XS and the Find X bring highly secure face unlock mechanisms, so I’m sure you’ll find a phone to your liking in this list. If you know of another phone that you think deserves to be on this list, let us know in the comments down below.