iPhone 4S Image Sensor Manufactured By Sony

News | Friday October 14 2011 5:57 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , ,

sports a vastly improved 8-megapixel camera.
,
got to work and found out something new: the 8MP image sensor was manufactured by Sony.
ChipWorks tore down the iPhone 4S to find out who made the 8-megapixel CMOS image sensor in their unit. Instead of using the normal method of using fuming sulfuric acid, they used an infrared microscope to take this picture:
In the past, OmniVision has been Apple ‘s chosen manufacturer for their image sensors, (more…)

iPhone 4S sensor move forces case makers to scramble

iPhone | Thursday October 13 2011 10:32 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , ,

iPhone 4S sensor move forces case makers to scramble

The ambient light sensor (ALS) has moved slightly to left in the new iPhone 4S.

(Credit:
Lifeproof)

You may not have been happy when Apple released the iPhone 4S instead of an iPhone 5, but a lot of case makers were. That’s because at first glance their existing iPhone 4 cases seemed to work just fine with the new model, which meant that they didn’t have to scramble to create new designs and had a ready supply of (more…)

Omnivision – Camera Sensor Supplier For iOS Devices Announces 20% Thinner 8-Megapixel Camera Sensor

News | Tuesday August 2 2011 1:19 PM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , ,

Omnivision – camera sensor supplier for all iOS devices has announced the availability of a new 8-megapixel camera sensor for ultra-thin smartphones,  which they claim is 20 percent thinner than any other 8-megapixel camer sensor in the market today.
will come with an improved 8-megapixel camera. But there are doubts whether Omnivision, will get the order for iPhone 5 camera sensors from Apple .
In addition to making the sensor slimmer, they’ve (more…)

White iPhone 4 Teardown Reveals Modified Camera Lens And Proximity Sensor

News | Saturday April 30 2011 6:14 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , ,

after a long wait of almost 10 months.
indicates that Apple has changed the camera lens and proximity sensor on the white iPhone 4.
[..] the sensor remains the same, but the “magnitude of the incident light” between the black and white iPhone 4 models is a different size.
Photo comparisons of the two devices seem to indicate that the rear-facing camera lens on the white iPhone 4 has been set farther back than its black counterpart.
Additionally, (more…)

White iPhone 4 With Modified Proximity Sensor Release Date – April 27th?

News | Sunday April 17 2011 12:07 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

, it looks like Apple is all set to launch the white
next week. In fact, one lucky user (who happens to be a Engadget reader) has already got his hands on one, after he was mistakenly given a white
4 instead of the black one.
Engadget has received photos of the white iPhone 4 from their reader, which he bought at Vodafone UK yesterday.
Now, we’ve secured a few images of a 16GB model from a separate source that has seemingly made its way into (more…)

iPad 2 To Sport Only 1-Megapixel Rear Camera And Proximity Sensor?

News | Monday January 17 2011 2:30 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , ,

would ship with two cameras.
We have heard several rumors that suggest that iPad 2 would get a camera. Couple of days back, we had reported that
contains images, which indicates that the 
.
Based on the image discovered in iOS 4.3 SDK, it looks like iPad 2 might get only a 1-megapixel rear camera, contrary to
that claimed that iPad 2 would come with a 5-megapixel camera. Earlier reports about the 5 megapixel camera revolved around the (more…)

CallLock: Jailbreak App Locks iPhone Screen During a Call; Workaround For Proximity Sensor Issue

News | Monday November 29 2010 10:53 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

, Apple had fixed the
users just after it was launched. The ”
” proximity sensor on iPhone 4 was causing calls to be unintentionally dialled, hung up or muted without user consent.
Based on feedback from our readers, it appeared that
did not fix the issue for all the users. If you are still facing the proximity sensor problem on your iPhone 4 then you should checkout
CallLock.
that locks your iPhone when an incoming or outgoing call gets (more…)

iOS 4.1 For iPhone And iPod Touch Will Be Released Next Week; Includes Fix For Proximity Sensor, Bluetooth And iPhone 3G Performance Problems

News | Wednesday September 1 2010 11:40 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

iOS 4.1 will also include the following new features:
Steve Jobs explained that HDR photos are created using 3 photos taken in rapid succession: one normal, one under exposed, and one under exposed. The photos are then combined using some pretty sophisticated algorithms to create an enhanced composite photo.
Steve Jobs showed some HDR photos taken using iPhone 4 and they looked pretty good.
iOS 4.1 will be available next week for iPhone and (more…)

iPhone 4′s Proximity Sensor Problem Might Not Be Fixed In iOS 4.1?

News | Tuesday August 24 2010 4:28 PM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , ,

has been highly publicized, the
seemed to be a more serious issue based on feedback from our readers. So the news that
.1 includes the fix for the problem had come as a relief to users.
Apple is expected to release iOS 4.1 (or at least announce the release date) at the
.
But The Next Web has just reported that Apple Australia spokeswoman Fiona Martin has confirmed that it still hasn’t fixed the issue. The Next Web reports:
With iOS 4.1 (more…)

iOS 4.1 Will Fix Proximity Sensor And Bluetooth Problems?

News | Sunday August 15 2010 6:21 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , ,

.
, Steve Jobs had acknowledged that they’re looking into problems with the proximity sensor and expect to fix the issue in the next
.
It looks like Apple will finally fix the problem in the upcoming iOS 4.1 software update.
While not documented by Apple , experience with the iOS 4.1 beta has shown that the proximity sensor on the iPhone 4 is far more reliable.
4 users had also reported Bluetooth problems. According to AppleInsider, iOS (more…)

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