Apple's 2020 iPhones will have a 3D ToF sensor on the back

18 July 2019
Cupertino is currently talking to component suppliers, say insiders.

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Anonymous, 21 Jul 2019But still Nokia 9 PureView will beat itNokia is iPhone's child lol

    Anonymous, 20 Jul 2019Face ID is more advanced and better theToF sensor.More advanced? Yes.
    Better though? No.

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      • 21 Jul 2019

      But still Nokia 9 PureView will beat it

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        • 20 Jul 2019

        Wow! This is new! Plenty of reason to stay with apple. Innovation really started in our land, others should follow. Kudos to apple

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          • 20 Jul 2019

          shan, 19 Jul 2019Thanks apple for not innovating anything new for 2019. Tri... moreMight be nothing new, but at least not like android half-packed features.

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            • 20 Jul 2019

            Walter C. Dornez, 19 Jul 2019They should use a TOF sensor on the front. Would make the n... moreFace ID is more advanced and better theToF sensor.

              They should use a TOF sensor on the front. Would make the notch much smaller

                Chip, 18 Jul 2019Has everyone forgotten DepthSense from Sony? (Re)Watch this... moreDepends on how well it works in real life

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                  • 19 Jul 2019

                  ?, 19 Jul 2019u know the word sarcasm, right?Yes, I know sarcasm but massive amounts of comments like these is getting on my nerves.

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                    • 19 Jul 2019

                    Thanks apple for not innovating anything new for 2019.
                    Triple camera for 2019
                    and 3D sensor for 2020 ??
                    Great !!
                    Apple is loosing its shine.

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                      • 19 Jul 2019

                      Love the Community, 18 Jul 2019Finally, Apple is catching up. I'm still waiting for the iP... moreApple shall increase the iPhone front camera megapixel by now. China branded phones are already go beyond 20MP+, new model stick to 32MP

                        Anonymous, 18 Jul 2019ToF cant replace infrared. So, there is no way to be sure... moreAs far as I know FaceID can't tell 3D model and real face apart but can't be fooled by 2D face like photos so ToF should work fine and will reduce number of sensors

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                          • 19 Jul 2019

                          King Jay Kay, 18 Jul 2019First time in the industry a revolutionary ToF (Time of Foo... moreAdded secondary camera for portraits that's all for 7 plus

                          What are you talking about? Iphone 7 plus easily outperforms 6/6s plus in every type of task. I know from first hand experience as it has more ram than predecessors and faster processor. It still plays all big games at 60fps on max settings. Most android phones can't even do that including newer android phones . Iphone also excels in photo and video editing. It's much more than a jewelery item.

                          Yes there are minor upgrades year on year and I agree not much difference from 7 plus and 8 plus. Similar can be said with android devices such as samsung s8,s9 and s10. All minor upgrades. I'm sure other brands don't have too much differences each year too.

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                            • 19 Jul 2019

                            Love the Community, 18 Jul 2019It's not. Samsung S10+ has ToF sensor on the back. There ar... moreu know the word sarcasm, right?

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                              • 18 Jul 2019

                              Has everyone forgotten DepthSense from Sony? (Re)Watch this video from january: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWrUKx_EcOY

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                                • 18 Jul 2019

                                Love the Community, 18 Jul 2019It's not. Samsung S10+ has ToF sensor on the back. There ar... moreHe is joking

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                                  • 18 Jul 2019

                                  First time in the industry a revolutionary ToF (Time of Fooling) camera in iPhone and our camera team worked extremely hard to give our customers the satisfaction and no compromise experience which they get with iPhone

                                  iPhone is kind of leader just because of one thing and that is the support to their mobile users even after 5 years and that is because they don't even add any kind of true change or evolution to their hardware

                                  What they had done since iPhone 6, increased the size and called it 6 plus

                                  Added secondary camera for portraits that's all for 7 plus

                                  8 and 8 plus were actually supposed to be 7s and 7s plus but they just named it higher

                                  iPhone X was a good design and departure from ordinary Bar iPhones but what was different in real life Face I'd that's it and they added literally three to four swipe gustures in basic and now they call it revolution by their software department

                                  And now they it will be consecutive third year and what is new this year a wide angle camera that's it

                                  If you talk about interanls so every SOC is getting more powerful and power efficient with every iteration

                                  What I hate about apple and iPhones that they are just an overly price piece of jewelry that's all

                                  Like seriously a mobile.phone for 1500 USD one can buy a car with kind of money

                                  And due to apple every OEM got their chance to increase price for their products

                                  Apple is joke to tech world and its innovation died with Steve Jobs but it was his legacy that brought apple here but now things are getting harder for them and eventually they will loose what he created

                                  Like 9 billion USD drop in share price due to resignation of an employee, it explains a lot

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                                    • 18 Jul 2019

                                    Love the Community, 18 Jul 2019It's not. Samsung S10+ has ToF sensor on the back. There ar... moreDual selfie of s10+/5G is wide + Tof

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                                      • 18 Jul 2019

                                      LG Superfan, 18 Jul 2019Why don't they use ToF on front for FaceID it a single sens... moreToF cant replace infrared.
                                      So, there is no way to be sure you are a living person or just a 3D model ..

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                                        • 18 Jul 2019

                                        Anonymous, 18 Jul 2019OMG what an innovation. Congrats iPhone for this in 2020It's not. Samsung S10+ has ToF sensor on the back. There are other phones earlier than S10+ has the ToF sensor.