Bloomberg: Apple lowered Face ID component specifications to make iPhone X easier to produce<div class="feat-image">
</div><p><strong>Update</strong>: Apple has issued a statement refuting the claims made in the Bloomberg article. The statement says “Bloomberg’s claim that Apple has reduced the accuracy spec of Face ID is completely false.” Original story below.</p>
<p>The problems with the iPhone X production are very well documented by this point. We have been hearing for months that suppliers were having yield issues with the 3D-sensing components.</p>
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Bloomberg reports Apple helped suppliers increase production by lowering the specifications of the components that make up Face ID, which allowed the supply chain to test dot projector modules faster and push out units at a faster rate.</p>
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Bloomberg: Apple lowered Face ID component specifications to make iPhone X easier to produce
