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Photo Emerges of Alleged 'iPhone 8' 3D Sensing Camera Module

Continuing a running theme over the last couple of weeks, a photo emerged online late on Monday of an alleged leaked 3D sensing camera module destined for the upcoming "iPhone 8" (via Slashleaks (http://www.slashleaks.com/l/alleged-iphone-8-3d-sensing-camera-module-leaks-out)). Apple is said to have radically revamped its front-facing camera for its OLED iPhone, adding 3D sensing capabilities for facial recognition.





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Notable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/21/upcoming-oled-iphone-camera/) has called the camera "revolutionary" because it consists of three modules: a standard camera front-facing camera module, an infrared transmitting module, and an infrared receiving module, all of which will allow the iPhone 8 to perform 3D sensing and modeling functions.





It's also possible that the front-facing camera will support 4K video recording at 60 frames per second, based on code found in the HomePod firmware leak (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/03/iphone-8-4k-60fps-video-front-back-camera/), although this feature could be limited to the rear camera.





As with previous alleged leaked parts – which have included an A11 processor (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/18/a11-processor-iphone-8-leaked-images/), wireless charging pad components (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/17/images-show-wireless-charging-parts-iphone-8/), and an OLED display assembly and flex power cables (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/21/iphone-8-part-leaks-oled-display-assembly/) - it's difficult to gauge the authenticity of the photo. However, it's not unusual for them to crop up in the weeks leading up to an iPhone launch.





In a separate and more dubious alleged leak, a video clip emerged on Tuesday on Chinese microblogging site Weibo (http://www.weibo.com/2554757470/FigeBqbIb) showing what appears to be an Apple-branded handset with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor going through a quality control process.





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Strong consensus has built in recent months around the idea that Apple is eliminating Touch ID fingerprint recognition entirely in favor of a new authentication system based on facial recognition – as per the 3D sensing camera module above.





The prediction has been made by the reliable Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/03/ming-chi-kuo-iphone-omit-touch-id/) and echoed by JP Morgan analysts (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/16/iphone-3d-laser-scanner-facial-recognition/) as well as Bloomberg (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/03/apple-facial-recognition-security-system-iphone-8/), while Apple itself has confirmed that a facial recognition system is in the works, reflected in multiple references (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/30/homepod-firmware-face-detection/) found in the leaked HomePod firmware. Given the weight of evidence suggesting the end of Touch ID for future iPhones, it's very likely this video shows a quality control stage for a knock-off clone iPhone destined for the Chinese market.





Expected to launch in early September, the "iPhone 8" – which could take a different name – is thought to feature a glass body and edge-to-edge OLED display that does away with the Home button. The new OLED iPhone will likely be sold alongside upgraded (but standard) 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhones with LCD screens.

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