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Microsoft KIN TWO teardown

Microsoft KIN TWO teardown

Microsoft Kin smartphone family

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Chipworks just finished tearing down Microsoft’s KIN TWO handset and posted some interesting pictures and info. Surprisingly they found out that contrary to what was officially announced, the camera is not from OmniVision but from Sony (Sony IMX046 8 Mp Image Sensor). The KIN TWO also features a Qualcomm QSC6085 CDMA Processor alongside the nVidia Tegra APX2600. The Capacitive controller of the touch screen is a T1021A ClearPad Controller from Synaptics.

Source: ChipWorks

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