Face ID set to be smart feature

A report by market research firm Counterpoint Research, this development could lead to facial recognition becoming the de-facto standard for unlocking phones and the gradual elimination of fingerprint sensors in smartphones. 

“The diffusion of facial recognition technology into lower tier price bands will be faster than any other flagship feature due to 2D facial recognition being native on the Android platform,” said Pavel Naiya, Senior Analyst at Counterpoint Research. 

“However, according to our estimates, close to 60 pc of all smartphones with facial recognition will use 3D technology in 2020. Data collected from multiple 3D sensors will assist emerging technologies like Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence to widen their use cases,” he added. 

When talking about biometrics in terms of security and convenience, “There are certainly situations where looking directly at a smartphone will be inconvenient, such as when walking briskly along a crowded street”, Peter Richardson, Research Director at Counterpoint Research said.