LG could supply face id technology for 2018 apple devices

According to information recently published by the South Korean website The Investor, Apple would be planning to make a significant investment in LG Innotek whose purpose would be none other than to guarantee the supply of the essential 3D detection modules for the application of Face ID technology in the next generation of this year's iPhone and iPad devices.

Apple wants to guarantee the expansion of Face ID in all its new devices

According to The Investor , the initial investment would be around $ 820.9 million, an amount that the South Korean company LG Innotek would use to build the necessary additional facilities with which to meet the strong demand for 3D sensors and camera modules. which will be integrated into the next iPad Pro, iPhone X and iPhone X Plus in 2018.

The 3D detection modules mounted by LG Innotek are key components of the new TrueDepth camera system that, in early September, made its debut in the presentation of the current iPhone X. These sensors allow functions as essential and important as Face ID, which has replaced the Touch ID for actions such as unlocking the terminal or verifying payments through Apple Pay, and other more playful ones such as the Animoji function.

Rumors about this investment make perfect sense given that Apple plans to release an update to the current iPhone X, along with a larger iPhone X Plus and also a mid-range iPhone that will include Faced ID functionality, the popular one has claimed. analyst at KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo.

On the other hand, Apple is also expected to launch at least one iPad Pro model with Face ID integrated this year, Mark Gurman recently stated in Bloomberg News.

If this information is confirmed, the investment could help Apple avoid the temporary supply chain problems it experienced with 3D detection modules late last year, ensuring that the availability of the new iPhone X, iPhone X Plus and iPad Pro be more abundant.