Samsung is best known for its phones these days, but behind the successful Galaxy line are huge component factories and R & D laboratories. The latest in their creations include a new 8MP ISOCELL selfie camera and a new NFC chip. Both components tie into two of the biggest fashions in the mobile market , selfies and mobile payments. The front-facing camera focuses on low-light performance and color fidelity. It’s build on the ISOCELL technology, which Samsung claims improves light sensitivity by 30% while also decreasing crosstalk between pixels by 30% (this reduces noise). Interestingly, the camera sensor has a RWB pattern, Red/White/Blue. Swapping out Green pixels with White ones lead to an improvement of light sensitivity and color fidelity. The company claims that RWB is similar enough to RGB that the camera can work without a converting filter, which would increase color deviation. The new NFC chip comes with improved RF performance, which means the chip can use a tiny antenna and doesn’t need an extra signal booster chip. This will allow manufacturers to make thinner and lighter phones. The sensor is Just 1/4″ big with 1.12µm pixels. It can output video at 30fps. The camera will enter mass production in the second quarter of this year.

Source : http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-unveils-8mp-isocell-selfie-camera-new-nfc-chip/
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