I wasn't planning on upgrading but an iPhone 8 with this would be nice
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It has been common on some phones for 6+ years and toothbrushes for 30 years. Hence Meh
I used Facescan on SIII some time ago but the current default fingerprint scan on the rear of the phone is much better. As you pick it up it turns on. The X phone will not have finger print recognition
Apparently it works in the dark but will have to wait and see how effective it is in real-life conditions.
"Face ID is sophisticated enough to work in the dark, and to learn your face under different circumstances"
(How the iPhone X's facial recognition technology works - LA Times)
Whilst true that facescan has been around on other devices for years, its actually supposed to be pretty cool on the iphone X with new dedicated hardware and sensors built in to do the magic. eg it still works if you are wearing sunglasses or hats, it does NOT work if you are sleeping or dead.
There are 3 sensors in particular called dot projector, flood illuminator, and infrared camera that are supposed to do the magic.
So what's the advantage over fingerprint? Isn't fingerprint unique enough?