Apple Inc.’s AAPL -0.75% new iPhone X ties the future of its flagship device to facial-recognition technology that could alter how people interact with their gadgets—if the company can get it to work right.
Facial recognition is the flashiest new feature in the 10th-anniversary iPhone Apple unveiled on Tuesday. Called Face ID, it will be the primary tool to unlock the nearly $1,000 iPhone X, which is scheduled to start shipping Nov. 3. A camera system with depth sensors projects 30,000 infrared dots across a user’s face, resulting in a mathematical model that is stored securely on the phone. When