After the iPhone X's shift to Face ID, facial recognition technology is expected to be the talk of the town in 2018. New reports suggest Xiaomi's upcoming Mi 7 might be one of the first smartphones to ditch fingerprint sensor technology in favour of facial recognition. The phone is expected to sport 3D face sensing technology. A contrary report also claims that the Xiaomi Mi 7 will feature an on-screen (also known as under-display) fingerprint sensor.
As we mentioned, the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 7 might be the first smartphone to follow in Apple's footsteps, incorporating facial recognition instead of the earlier fingerprint sensing technology. The report from MyDrivers suggests that Xiaomi not showing interest in the upcoming in-display fingerprint sensor is indicative of Xiaomi ditching the technology completely. Vivo and Huawei are rumoured to use it in their upcoming products.The upcoming Xiaomi Mi 7 is said to sport a 6-inch bezel-less 18:9 OLED display and a rear dual camera setup. This rumour, if true, will make the Mi 7 a significant upgrade from the 5.15-inch LCD display on Xiaomi Mi 6. Additionally, the Xiaomi Mi 7 might also be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, and be launched in Q1 2018.
