New iPhone Leak 'Confirms' Apple's Massive Upgrade

Last year's release of the iPhone X saw Tim Cook and his team upgrade the iPhone's hardware and software platform with FaceID. Supply chain sources are backing up information that suggests Apple will increase the availability of FaceID and upgrade the entire 2018 portfolio of devices. That's a decision that could have a massive impact when comparing the iPhone to the Android-powered competition. One of the key differentiators in Apple's implementation of facial recognition when compared to systems found on Android devices (such as Face Unlock on the OnePlus 6) is that iOS uses additional sensors alongside the forward facing camera, notably a a small infrared laser camera that creates a 3D depth map of the presented face. This allows for greater accuracy, and avoids the'tricked by a picture' loophole that can be exploited.