Apple iPhone 5 – Image Sensors and Battery

Knowing what we know of some of our web traffic and the comments in the twittersphere and elsewhere, we know that one of the most closely guarded and also the most sought after pieces of information is the maker of the camera modules. For the flagship phones like the iPhone 5, we take a close look at both the primary and secondary sensors.

So without further ado, lets announce who Apple invited to the ball:

Primary Camera – Design win by Sony.
Unlike the prior generation iPhone 4S that had an IMX145, infra-red imaging did not show the same die markings. Only a lonely little “SONY”.  When we measured the pixel, we did find it to be 1.4 µm, similar to the IMX145 and we know that the published specifications are also similar. Further analysis will determine the unique features of this sensor.

http://www.chipworks.com/blog/recentteardowns/2012/09/21/apple-iphone-5-image-sensors-and-battery/