Samsung is reportedly working on putting an advanced 3D facial recognition system on its next flagship phone, Galaxy S9, to rival Apple's Face ID, which will be on the recently launched iPhone X.

The new 3D facial recognition will serve as an upgrade to the facial recognition technology that the company introduced with the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. Unfortunately, the technology did not have the accuracy to work as a successful security feature, as it was intended to be.

The company's premium line flagship, Galaxy Note 8, also sports facial recognition capabilities. However, it, too, is not advanced enough to distinguish between an actual face and a photograph.

In contrast, Apple was confident enough in its new Face ID that it scrapped the fingerprint scanner from its tenth anniversary iPhone, iPhone X. Face ID will act as the phone's primary security feature, allowing users to unlock their phones by just looking at them.

Recently, a well-regarded analyst predicted that future iPhones will focus on Face ID and move away from Touch ID. The switch, which has already been initiated with the design of the iPhone X, is expected to arrive as early as next year with the release of the iPhone 9.

It is also predicted that Android-based manufacturers will follow this trend and try to keep up with Apple's facial recognition technology. While the fingerprint sensor is popular with today's high end phones, it might soon be a thing of the past, with the advent of working facial recognition.

Furthermore, as today's camera technologies continue to improve, it is not unlikely for companies to discover new and unique solutions for camera-based security features like facial recognition.

Also to be included in the upcoming Galaxy S9 release is the new Snapdragon 845 processor. According to reports, Samsung has already purchased the entire first batch of the processing units. Last year, the company did the same with the Snapdragon 835 for its Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus devices.