Apple never planned to have a fingerprint reader in the iPhone X
The Apple iPhone X was probably one of the worst-kept secrets when it comes to smartphones this year. Months prior to its release, we were treated to leaked renders, photos, and even dummy models of handsets that were identical to what was shown off at Apple's September event. While there were plenty of rumors, it appears that Apple never planned to add a fingerprint reader to the handset, instead, betting all its chips on the Face ID technology.
In an interview with Mashable, members of Apple's top brass like Phil Schiller, who is SVP of worldwide marketing, the SVP of software engineering Craig Federighi, SVP hardware engineering Dan Riccio, and more, took some time to discuss the iPhone X before its release on November 3. It comes as no surprise, but Apple's plans for the iPhone X started as far back as 2014. It was during this time when the team made up its mind to include a Neural Engine in its future chipset. While it didn't quite know what it was going to be used for, it was something that the team knew it had to be in there. This processor would eventually become the A11 Bionic that would be used for Face ID, Animoji, Siri, and more.
