Apple Lowers Face ID Accuracy to Bump Shipments Up

In doing so, it can temper expectations for the product and assure that only its most-forgiving fans will buy an iPhone X, preventing the public embarrassment of rampant complaints. The report states that Face ID's dot projector, which is the piece of hardware that emits 30,000 infrared beams onto a user's face for identification purposes, is the main reason for iPhone X's production problems. The challenge was how to make the sophisticated phone-with advanced features such as facial recognition-in large enough numbers. Apple is famously demanding, leaning on suppliers and contract manufacturers to help it make technological leaps and retain a competitive edge. The quality and accuracy of Face ID haven't changed.

The iPhone X is now being produced at a rate of 10 million units per month, but with the sales scheduled to begin on November 3, Apple is likely to only provide 20 million units this year.

If they don't have enough supply to meet demand, they'll boost the perceived brand power of their phone. [Video] Apple has just updated its homepage to highlight features of the new iPhone X ahead of its launch.

"Signs of weakness in iPhone 8 sales means Apple could sell fewer handsets than previous year, despite all the fanfare surrounding the iPhone X", it notes. Yep. "The current modules are 'significantly" more hard to produce than previous cameras, said Kim Jong-ho, who oversees the South Korean supplier's optical solution division. This seems to confirm the notion from Bloomberg's source who states that Apple has eased up on the dot projector's requirements, which cuts down on the time needed to both manufacture and test the completed modules.

In an email statement to TechRadar, Apple flatly denied the truth of the report, or, at least the article's specific claim that Face ID may no longer have the "one-in-a-million" chance of failure Apple touted in its reveal presentation last month.

It's not clear how much the new specs will reduce the technology's efficacy. Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. reiterated a " rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Thursday, August 10th.

The iPhone X is Apple's very latest smartphone.

As for how they came up with their price target, Steven Pelayo and co said they tried to take a unique look at Apple using the company's own slogan, "think different". Suppliers LG Innotek and Sharp reportedly have struggled to combine the laser and lens.

Things only improved on that end by September, and by then, the shortage has already become a huge factor in their sales figures for this year. While holiday sales may be muted, the delay may lead to a record first half of 2018 for the tech titan, said the firm.