The Xiaomi Mi 7 is rumored to be the first Android phone with 3D facial recognition that's similar to the Apple iPhone X. Now an alleged leaked render has popped up showing what Xiaomi's front-facing camera system looks like. The render for Xiaomi's 3D facial recognition module was spotted on the Chinese social media website Weibo. The render shows that the Mi 7 will have a notch on its display and it will house Xiaomi's 3D facial recognition module. At a glance, the render looks very similar to how Apple introduced the TrueDepth camera system that makes Face ID possible on the iPhone X. Starting from the left side, Xiaomi's camera system appears to have an infrared camera.

The first Android phone to feature 3D facial recognition technology will reportedly be released in the third quarter of 2018. It's currently being speculated that the Xiaomi Mi 7 will be the first Android phone to arrive with the feature, which Apple's iPhone X popularized. The reason why it's taking so long for Android phones to adopt 3D-sensing technology is due to the difficulty in integrating devices' hardware and software, according to Digitimes. Apple doesn't suffer from the same issue since the iPhone X's hardware and software are closely tied to each other making it possible for Face ID to work. Three-dimensional-sensing modules developed by Qualcomm, Himax Technologies and Truly Optoelectronics are believed to be the likely candidates that are coming to Android phones.