No iPhones introduced in 2018 will be outfitted with a rear-mounted TrueDepth camera system because Apple and its suppliers are expected to focus on reducing costs and selling prices while implementing other spec upgrades to attract consumers, as per analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
It would seem that Apple gave select YouTubers permission to post early impression videos of iPhone X ahead of its scheduled launch this coming Friday, November 3.
Apple on Wednesday issued an official statement to Business Insider's Steve Kovach, refuting Bloomberg's article that it has decided to weaken Face ID, one the key features of iPhone X, in order to keep iPhone X production on schedule.
If a new report from Bloomberg is to be trusted, Apple's marquee 3D facial recognition feature of iPhone X may not be as accurate as originally demonstrated.
iPhone X's TrueDepth system houses a laser light transmitter, receiver and other sensing equipment, but future models could pack those discreet modules into a single part.
Famed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities is saying that Apple is abandoning Touch ID, which he thinks will be superseded by Face ID on all iPhone models coming next year.
Poor 3D sensor yield rates are expected to impact iPhone X's launch supply as Rosenblatt analyst Jun Zhang pegs current production volume at just 400,000 units per week.
Another significant bottleneck in mass production of the TrueDepth camera system for iPhone X has been removed with news that Taiwanese supplier Himax Technologies has now started shipments of a key Face ID component to Apple.
Android vendors are clamoring to copy Apple's 3D facial recognition technology, dubbed Face ID, and the TrueDepth camera built into the upcoming iPhone X, says revered Apple analyst.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is adamant that iPhone X's advanced 3D facial recognition technology based on Apple's new TrueDepth camera system will make its way into new iPad Pro and iPhone models scheduled to be released next year.
Tim Cook is scheduled to meet French president Emmanuel Macron today and, as part of his itinerary, he has now paid a quick visit to a small French company that makes critical components for iPhone X's Face ID system.
Apple has said it will share more information on how the new facial recognition system debuting on iPhone X works, and now they've made good on that promise.