Inside the Galaxy S5's image sensor

Megapixels are not so important - at least not for the overall image quality. There are a plenty of other important features that make up a high quality image sensor, which is important to keep in mind when talking about ISOCELL - the newest technology of Samsung implemented in Galaxy S5.

This new technology promises increased light sensitivity and higher color fidelity even in poor lighting conditions, and Samsung bills it as the next step in the evolution of backside-illuminated (BSI) sensors.

How does ISOCELL work?

ISOCELL is essentially an evolution of existing technologies and aims to address the problems highlighted above.

First off, ISOCELL attempts to fix the problem of crosstalk by isolating each pixel with a physical barrier, hence the “iso” part of the name. These barriers ensure that the correct photons remain trapped in their desired cells and are therefore more likely to be absorbed into the correct pixel’s photodiode.

Here’s a short video:

Compared to conventional BSI pixels, ISOCELL is expected to decrease crosstalk and increase the sensor’s full well capacity by approximately 30 percent, due to the way each color pixel is isolated. That doesn’t mean that the image quality is going to improve by 30 percent, but it will result in higher color fidelity, which will be noticed as a slight improvement to sharpness and richness.

Source: AndroidAuthority (more details and samples)

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Samsung Galaxy S5 finally goes official!

One of the highest-caliber debuts at this year’s MWC, the Galaxy S5 was just unveiled at the Unpacked 5 event. The flagship opens a new chapter in Samsung's design – the back is still leather-like, but with a brand new look.

Design

Samsung introduces a brand new design paradigm with the S5 - one that still uses plastic as the basis material, but flaunts a perforated rear pattern, that is quite different than the "stitched leather" looks of the Note 3, or the PRO tablet line of Samsung.

MediaTek unveils it's first 64-bit chipset with fast charging & updated GPU

Before Samsung's Exynos processor on 64-bit is announced officialy, Mediatek took the stage with the MT6732 chipset with LTE and some great specs.

The chipset's features include:

• 1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53
• the newest Mali-T670 GPU

Samsung Galaxy S5 Final Rumors

Samsung Galaxy S5 is around the corner, in 12 days this killer will be officialy unveiled. Some of the specs are:

• Display will be a 5.25" unit with QHD (2,560 x 1,600 pixels) resolution.(Galaxy S5 may sport a PLS LCD display instead of an AMOLED one)
• Samsung's Exynos 5 Octa chipset has been very successful. Samsung is gearing up to equip the Galaxy S5 with a brand new version of the beloved Exynos - one that features a 64-bit architecture - just like the iPhone 5s' A7 SoC.
• Exynos 64-bit chipset may have 4 GB RAM, while the Snapdragon 805-powered one may sport 3 gigs.