Apple iPhone 8 to Feature Rear-facing 3D Laser System [Report]

Apple is working to put a rear-facing 3D laser system on its new iPhone, reports Fast Company. The sensor system will enable better depth detection for augmented reality and enhanced auto-focus.

The source said the VSCEL laser system is probably intended for the 10th anniversary iPhone (which may be called the iPhone 8 or the iPhone Pro or, hopefully, the iPhone X). Whether the sensor will be included in that phone, or a 2018 iPhone, depends on the progress the Apple engineers make in integrating the laser system into the phone, our source says.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has suggested that the front camera on the iPhone 8 could use a laser for 3D selfie effects and facial recognition; however, Fast Company says the rear of the phone is where the real action is. Currently, ARKit uses the iPhone camera to picture and measure the real world. The addition of a 3D laser system would dramatically improve these measurements, making AR more realistic.





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