THE new iPhone could boast a game-changing 3D camera and allow for facial recognition and augmented reality applications, according to new leaks.
KGI Securities’ top Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, claims the front camera on the new OLED iPhone will have a “revolutionary” infrared module that can sense the 3D space in front of it.
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The combination of the front camera and a 3D sensor would allow iPhone users to generate a 3D selfie and create digital avatars of themselves to be used in augmented reality, reports 9to5Mac.
The report gives credence to fans and pundits who are expecting big things from the new device which marks the highly anticipated 10th anniversary of the iPhone.
From the note, it looks like only the OLED variant of the iPhone 8 will feature the new selfie camera, with the other two variants of the phone having to do without it.
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