The hardware that allows the iPhone 8‘s rumored facial recognition capability could consist of a "revolutionary" new camera system for its front-facing camera.
The report follows related rumors of Apple augmenting or ditching its Touch ID fingerprint scanner in favor of iris or facial recognition technology, fueled by its acquisition of Israeli facial recognition startup RealFace. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 — yep, that Galaxy Note 7 — was among the first phones to come equipped with an iris scanner.