Category Archives: Camera / Image Sensor

Inside the HTC One

Posted on March 28, 2013 by rwilliamson

  HTC One is a very nice kit Before entering the teardown lab we take 20-30 minutes with each phone.  We aren’t talking about running benchmarks in Passmark or Antutu, but simply getting our impressions. While we took some time … Continue reading →

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Inside the GoPro Hero3 Wearable Sports Camera

Posted on January 22, 2013 by rwilliamson

The GoPro Hero3The Hero3 fills a profitable niche in a crowded imaging market where other devices, such as digital still cameras and video cameras, are losing market share. I think we would be safe to assume that the average enthusiast … Continue reading →

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Inside the Nikon D5200 DSLR – Toshiba found!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by rwilliamson

Tearing down the Nikon D5200Just yesterday at CES 2013 Nikon  announced the US availability of a new premium-level consumer DSLR camera, the D5200. When compared to the high level of integration on a single board that one finds in a … Continue reading →

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Inside the Nokia 808 PureView Smartphone – 41 MP Camera!

Posted on July 19, 2012 by rwilliamson

An exciting smartphone to recently hit the Chipworks labs is the Nokia 808 Pureview phone, referred to by Nokia as a game changer in terms of its groundbreaking image technology. The phone’s unique 41 MP sensor, manufactured by Toshiba, allows … Continue reading →

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