In a note to clients — as noted by AppleInsider — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has reduced his forecast for iPhone X units this year to 30 million to 35 million units.
It’s certainly not a lack of demand. The analyst says its due to limited production issues for the smartphone’s TrueDepth Camera, which enables Face ID.
“As issues with the production of TrueDepth Camera can potentially be overcome in a few months, we have full confidence in iPhone’s growth prospects in the high-end smartphone market in 2018-19,” Kuo wrote.
FaceID uses a TrueDepth camera system made up of a dot projector, infrared camera and flood illuminator, and is powered by A11 Bionic to accurately map and recognize a face. These advanced depth-sensing technologies work together to securely unlock iPhone, enable Apple Pay, gain access to secure apps and more new features. The TrueDepth camera for the iPhone X works by using a projector to cast 30,000 dots on your face, which it then reads with an infrared camera.
Ordering for the iPhone X will start on Oct. 27, and they’ll be shipping Nov. 3 (though quantities are expected to be very, very limited). The iPhone X will come in 64GB and 256GB models for $999 and $1,149, respectively.
