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OmniVision announces a new 16 megapixel camera sensor for smartphones

OmniVision, one of the leading suppliers of image sensors for mobile phones, has announced two new products today: the OV16820 and the OV16825. They have the same specifications, except that the former uses a “ceramic land grid array (CLGA) package” while the latter is available in “die form”. We wish we knew what that meant, but anyway, let’s dive right into the juicy stuff. Both of these sensors take 16 megapixel pictures. They use pixels that are 1.3 microns large. To put that into some perspective, the iPhone 4‘s camera Read more

Stefan Constantinescu