All of the iPhones Apple plans to produce in 2018 are
likely to abandon the Touch ID fingerprint sensor in favor of facial recognition: according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Face ID will be embraced for a competitive advantage over Android smartphones. Kuo has previously said that it could take years for Android smartphone manufacturers to produce technology that can match the TrueDepth camera and the Face ID feature coming in the iPhone X.