iPhone 8 has the new 3D front camera explained in a new series of information that appeared during this day from a very well-known Asian journalist. He also created a graphic detailing the new functions that the front 3D camera of the iPhone 8 will offer, the company Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), implementing a variety of new sensors to provide functions for Face ID, augmented reality, but more than that.
iPhone 8 will have the main functions promoted by the Apple company through the 3D front camera, this being hidden in that cutout in the upper part of the case. In the image below you can see that the iPhone 8 cutout will hide a proximity sensor, one for ambient light, the front 3D camera, a sensor for receiving light and a sensor for transmitting light.
iPhone 8 will practically have two new sensors together with this 3D front camera, the ones for transmitting and receiving light, they will be used mainly with Face ID. The light transmission sensor is composed of 6 components from 10 Apple partners, and in the image below you can see what they are, they are essential in providing the functions based on it.
iPhone 8 – the new 3D front camera explained
iPhone 8 in the sensor for receiving light has 4 other components, including an infrared sensor, plus a 1.4 megapixel image sensor. This component is essential for Face ID, because it allows unlocking the iPhone 8 even in the dark without Face ID, so Apple had to think in detail about the implementation of facial recognition functions in order not to risk a failure with it.
The iPhone 8 should be able to recognize the user's face at a maximum of 1 meter from the phone, so theoretically if the device is on the table, we could unlock it with the face. This 3D camera for iPhone 8 is one of the most important functions that the Apple company will offer, but it also generates production problems because it will be available in very limited quantities at the time of launch.
"Structured light used to collect depth information, integrating with 2D image data from the front camera to build the complete 3D image. Given the distance constraints of the structured light transmitter and receiver (we estimate 50-100cm), a proximity sensor (with ToF function) is needed to remind users to adjust their iPhone to the most optimal distance for 3D sensing."
The iPhone 8 has the front 3D camera presented in a variety of leaks in recent weeks, all saying that Face ID will work great in its base, to replace Touch ID. The reality is that we can only hope that everything will be as Apple tells us, because we are talking about a very complex new component for the iPhone 8 that is made up of many other sub-components that can malfunction.
iPhone 8 will have all the secrets revealed by Apple on September 12 and I'm waiting for you on iDevice.ro to discuss everything starting at 19:30.
