Lockly Secure Plus Smart Lock
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.
The 3D fingerprint reader is repeatedly called fast and accurate; enrollment takes multiple scans but day-to-day unlocking is a standout convenience.
Pros: Fingerprint, Finish durability
Cons: Notifications, Smart-home integration (Alexa
Fingerprint performance is one of the strongest themes: reviewers repeatedly describe it as fast, accurate, and reliable, often unlocking in under a second. A few note occasional misses can be...
Pros: Backset compatibility, Guest Codes and Access
Cons: Keyway quality, Pick/drill resistance (if rated)
Fingerprint entry is one of the product's clearest wins, repeatedly described as fast, accurate, and the preferred way to unlock.
Pros: Locking reliability, Notifications
Cons: Door-sense, Geofencing
Fingerprint performance is consistently framed as one of the best at the price: near-instant unlock (often around 0.42 seconds), high accuracy, and strong day-to-day reliability, with occasional second-try success when...
Pros: Value and Price, Lock/unlock speed
Cons: Geofencing
Fingerprint access is commonly described as very fast and improving over time, though at least one hands-on review notes occasional missed scans rather than perfection.
Pros: Hub requirement, Value and Price
Cons: Door-sense
Fingerprint unlocking is consistently a standout: fast (often cited under 0.5s) and accurate, with storage kept on-device. Wet fingers or cuts can cause retries, but overall performance is excellent.
Pros: Locking motor, Backset compatibility
Cons: Wi-Fi, Keyway quality
Fingerprint performance is a standout: most reviewers describe it as fast and accurate with quick setup. A few note that finger positioning/angle can matter and some users (especially older users...
Pros: Door compatibility (deadbolt fit), Weather resistance
Cons: Two-factor authentication availability, Jam detection
Biometric access is a core strength, implemented here as palm-vein recognition. Reviews generally find it fast and accurate once you learn the hand position, though a few note it can...
Pros: Physical attack resistance, Weather resistance
Cons: Value and Price
Across reviews, fingerprint unlock is consistently fast and accurate. Limitations show up with wet or dirty fingers and sensor ergonomics for some hands, and several sources describe a two-fingerprint-per-user limit...
Pros: Hub requirement, Locking motor
Cons: Auto-unlock, Door-sense
Fingerprint performance is polarizing: several owners describe it as among the fastest and most accurate they have used, while one expert reviewer struggled with repeated reads and wished for clearer...
Pros: Lock/unlock speed, Access logs
Cons: Door-sense, Jam detection
Fingerprint performance was consistently praised as fast, accurate, convenient, and a strong fallback when UWB or Home Key was not used.
Pros: Lock/unlock speed, Smart-home integration (Alexa
Cons: Physical attack resistance, Hub requirement
Fingerprint unlocking is usually fast and convenient, especially when the keypad maintains an active connection to the lock. A few reports mention missed reads (or smaller fingers struggling) and occasional...
Pros: Existing hardware reuse, Battery
Cons: Finish durability, Auto-unlock
Fingerprint unlock is typically quick and accurate, though at least one reviewer found it hit-or-miss depending on finger angle and the scanner’s placement.
Pros: Auto-unlock, Lock/unlock speed
Cons: None
Fingerprint access is a headline feature and is often described as quick and accurate for the price, with support for up to about 50 fingerprints; one review found it hit-or-miss...
Pros: Hub requirement, Backset compatibility
Cons: Door-sense, Smart-home integration (Alexa
Fingerprint access is widely described as fast and reliable after setup, with support for enrolling multiple family members.
Pros: Backset compatibility, Lock/unlock speed
Cons: Voice control, Smart-home integration (Alexa
Fingerprint access is usually described as quick and usable, but experiences vary: some found it reliable, others needed multiple tries or noted setup is slower than palm enrollment and can...
Pros: Door-sense, Key override reliability
Cons: Geofencing
Fingerprint unlocking (on Touch models) is often described as extremely fast and accurate, yet at least one long-term owner reports recurring failures that require re-enrollment, suggesting this feature’s reliability can...
Pros: Security features (encryption), Two-factor authentication availability
Cons: Warranty and support, Battery
The D1 Pro model is reviewed primarily for palm-vein unlocking rather than fingerprint scanning. One related TCL lock review (the non-Pro D1) praises a fingerprint reader, but that feature should...
Pros: Hub requirement, Door compatibility (deadbolt fit)
Cons: Door-sense, Geofencing
Most reviews of the standard package describe fingerprint unlocking as missing, which limits advanced keyless options compared with some competitors. One setup/demo review covers a keypad touch variant that adds...
Pros: Existing hardware reuse, Access logs
Cons: Build quality and durability, Fingerprint
Most reviews state there is no fingerprint reader, and some frame this as a missed feature at the price. One overview-style video appears to describe biometrics, but this conflicts with...
Pros: Build quality and durability, Finish durability
Cons: Geofencing, Door-sense
Fingerprint entry is not included, and at least one reviewer flags this as a missing convenience feature compared with similarly priced competitors that bundle fingerprint readers.
Pros: Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google
Cons: Fingerprint, Door-sense
Multiple sources emphasize the lack of a fingerprint reader as the main feature loss versus the U100, which is a dealbreaker for users who rely on biometric entry.
Pros: Guest Codes and Access, User access management
Cons: Fingerprint, Warranty and support
Fingerprint unlocking is not available on Encode, and at least one reviewer frames that absence as the main feature they would add.
Pros: Hub requirement, Physical attack resistance
Cons: Auto-unlock, Door-sense