iPhone 9 and iPhone X Plus they will have Face ID integrated by the company Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, iPhone 11 also going to have the same technology offered for facial recognition and unlocking phones by users. Because this component had very big production problems in 2017, those from Apple have already requested the start of production for the cameras that will be integrated in iPhone 9 and iPhone X Plus for Face ID.
iPhone 9 and iPhone X Plus have generated higher revenues for Lumentum, one of Apple's partners that produces TrueDepth cameras for Face ID, in recent months thanks to orders from Cupertino. Those from Apple want to have enough TrueDepth cameras for the iPhone 9 and iPhone X Plus in advance, so they requested the start of production much earlier than normal, so that now Foxconn can assemble the phones in order to create the stock for the launch.
iPhone 9 and iPhone X Plus: Apple SPOILS Android Manufacturers' Plans
iPhone 9 and iPhone X Plus will use TrueDepth cameras produced in a proportion of 75% by those from Lumentum, those from Apple already placing orders that represent the vast majority of this company's production. For 2018, those from Apple will sum up the vast majority of the production of 3D cameras at all the manufacturers of these modules, so that iPhone 9 and iPhone X Plus will have a serious advantage over competing phones in 2018 as well.
"However, at the end of the Jun-18 quarter, the company began shipping higher volumes to key customers (aka Apple), which exceeded Management expectations. More importantly, the company continues to anticipate order volume to significantly accelerate in the Sep-18 and Dec-18 quarter. Given Lumentum and other VCSEL suppliers continue to be capacity constrained, we believe Apple has once again secured the majority of all VCSELs produced in 2018, further expanding their lead in AR."
iPhone 9 and iPhone X Plus will continue to represent a problem for Android manufacturers who intend to copy Face ID, those from Apple ensuring that they will not have what components to use. The same problem was last year with iPhone X, and Apple made sure that in 2018 it will keep its competitors at a distance, but now iPhone 9 and iPhone X Plus will have enough cameras for enough units to be produced for launch.
