Anyone currently own the s23 FE and is able to share insights for the battery life and fingerprint scanner?

My dad needs a new phone and the device can be found for $500 AUD with a sim plan attached. I currently own the s23 ultra and the fingerprint works great. But the FE uses a optical fingerprint instead of ultrasonic which is giving me doubts. I know I can’t rely on the face unlock of the device as face unlock is absolute trash on my s23 ultra.

Also how does the battery life compare to s23 ultra. I currently get around 8.5 hrs SOT on my s23 ultra according to accubattery which is alright but not amazing.