APPLE TO FACE RUSH

THE Apple iPhone X is “years” ahead of its Android competitors, it is claimed.

A celebrated Apple expert named Ming-Chi Kuo said that the gadget’s advanced facial recognition system would not be matched on Android phones for up to two and a half years.

The X features a system called Face ID that unlocks the device by scanning its owner’s face.

It is “particularly clever” because it uses Apple’s TrueDepth camera to scan the face in three dimensions, making it significantly more secure than competing models that only use 2D images and can be fooled by showing the phone a picture of its owner’s mug.

The production process required to build the X was complicated, meaning that Apple may not be able to build enough to match the initial demand.