A few days ago, there were reports that Xiaomi
will unveil two smartphones by the end of May. One will be the regular Xiaomi
Mi 7 while the other will be Xiaomi’s 8th Anniversary Mi 7 Special Edition. All
attention is now geared towards the latter because most of the Mi 7 specs has
been speculated. These
smartphones will touch down this month will be released at the end of this
month but sales will commence in June which coincides with the eighth
anniversary of Xiaomi. This special edition will be named Xiaomi
Mi 8.
Reports from Digitimes states that due to Qualcomm’s
software adjustment programme, there will be a delay in Android’s structured
light facial recognition and this will make Android’s first 3D-structured light
smartphone to wait till the third quarter of this year at the earliest. As
such, the Xiaomi conference at the end of May seems to be too early. However,
the 3D facial recognition feature will be the biggest highlight in this
smartphone and without it, there is no big deal with this device.
As of now, Xiaomi’s 8th Anniversary Edition
smartphone is scheduled to be the Android
phone to provide 3D face recognition, which means it can provide the same face
recognition features as the iPhone X. Nevertheless, OPPO announced its 3D
structured light technology yesterday and it will be commercially available for
3D face recognition features. However, OPPO’s tech will certainly not be
released in May.
