Bazza

I have been using my iPhone X for about ten days now and have an observation about Face ID and what has been written by many reviewers (and not necessarily the “hater” variety).
To me, the X is the first iteration of a true “learning machine.” In my experience the sensors and neural engine/network in the A11 are learning more and more about my face every time I use it. The phone seems to unlock now, in a variety of environments, somewhat faster than it did in the beginning. I think that this confirms what Apple has been saying about Face ID. It is an implementation of AI to authentic the user-that learns as time goes on. This is different than Touch ID which stored authentication information of a static fingerprint that does not change.
I think it is a superior implementation of AI that will only get better over time/use; I don’t know why this is seemingly not so well understood by those who write these reviews when they comment on Face ID. Our experience with this aspect of the iPhone X is not static, and will change over time-for the better, I believe.

VRing said:

Again, why are we all pretending this wasn't already in the pipeline for hardware manufacturers?

VRing: You are right about it being n the pipeline but several things need to be considered. Do Qualcomm’s Snapdragon and Huawei’s Kirin future SOC have the AI chops to do this thing right? The successful implementation of a FaceID clone involves more than just a camera and sensor array. Will they have anything comparable to the Secure Enclave, the neural network and the software/hardware AI handshake that Apple does? Is Android ready for prime time in this regard. Inquiring minds want to know...