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Huawei developing face recognition tech to rival Apple iPhone X Face ID

According to company's claims, a camera of 1280 x 800 pixel (HD) is enough to identify almost 300,000 projection points, including elevations, depressions on face and depth of field within 10 seconds

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A man walks past a Huawei company logo outside the entrance of a Huawei office in Wuhan, Hubei province

Khalid Anzar New Delhi
China-based smartphone maker Huawei is developing a face-recognition technology to rival Apple’s face-ID mechanism unveiled along with the anniversary edition iPhone X.

The face-ID technology in Apple uses a 3D camera sensor, coupled with a laser sensor, to recognise facial features. The facial recognition technology employed by Apple also allows users to animate emojis, which Apple calls Animojis, using facial gestures and voice recording.

However, the facial-recognition solution that Huawei is working on does not require laser sensor. Instead, the company is relying on another camera unit which recognises facial features. According to the company’s claims, a camera of 1280 x

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