Comparisons with S6

Focusing test

Our lab staff have removed the imaging chip from the 12 MP camera module and have found a Sony back-illuminated (Exmor R) CMOS image sensor. We were expecting to find TSV arrays around the periphery of the active pixel array, corresponding to Sony’s stacked chip (Exmor RS) technology platform. Sony hasn’t publicly announced the IMX260, but based on what we’ve been reading, we assume that is the part number. It’s a bit of a surprise that the IMX260 isn’t an Exmor RS sensor, as we’ve been documenting a lot of Sony design wins based on its 1st and 2nd generation Exmor RS technology. It seems the full chip PDAF functionality, which requires dual readout from each pixel, was implemented with a multi-chip solution rather than a stacked (CIS + ISP) solution

http://www.chipworks.com/about-chipworks/overview/blog/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-teardown

Comparison of two sensors used in S7

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s7_camera_sensors_compared_sony_vs_samsung-news-17183.php

Sony sensor,

Autofocus speed, tracking focus, focus pulls using touchscreen.

Teardown PDF

http://ww2.chipworks.com/e/4202/with-Additional-Commentary-pdf/qcsnm/750742552

Review

https://www.focus-numerique.com/smartphone/tests/galaxy-s7-2973.html