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Apple testing iPhone 3D face scanner

With its upcoming iPhone 8, Apple is strongly rumoured to be ditching the home button, including its Touch ID fingerprint sensor, in favour of an improved security system that will scan a user’s face

Apple likely to release updated iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus in September, and iPhone 8
in October, due to production delays. iPhone generates nearly two thirds of Apple’s sales

iPhone 8: Also known as iPhone Edition

Stereoscopic front camera: Twin lenses and 3D sensor scan face to unlock phone in milliseconds, even from oblique angle

Face unlock: Camera analyses more nodes than fingerprint scan – more secure than current
Touch ID system

Edge-to-edge display: HD Retina OLED screen – thinner than any previous iPhone display

Touch controls replace home button

Stainless steel frame: Supports glass body

Rear glass panel: Allows inductive charging via optional accessory

Stereoscopic rear camera (in landscape orientation): Two lenses provide advanced augmented
reality capabilities, using ARKit in iOS 11, to allow for stable motion tracking

Magnetic coil: Inductive charging zone behind glass

FRONT
BACK
Silent switch
Volume
5.8in display (147mm)

7s 8 7s Plus

Sources: KGI Securities, Forbes, Bloomberg, MacRumors, TechRadar 

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