Apple says the reports that Animoji doesn't require iPhone X are false (AAPL)

Some reports have said that a banner feature for iPhone X called Animoji doesn't require the phone's new front-facing depth camera.
This would suggest that Animoji could be ported to older iPhones.
However, Apple says that Animoji uses the iPhone X depth camera for precise face tracking.One of the main selling points for Apple's $999 iPhone X is called Animoji, a nifty feature that allows users to essentially inhabit a cartoon cat, robot, or piece of poop to say (or sing) short m