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Teardown of the KIN TWO The KIN TWO, a Microsoft powered smart phone, is somewhat of a first for NVIDIA and Microsoft.?Sure both companies have success in mobile technologies, but this phone is being uniquely positioned as Microsofts mobile technology for social networking. Meanwhile over at NVIDIA, this is a major win for its applications processor technology. The phone is manufactured by Sharp for Verizon Wireless. ? ?  HYPERLINK /uploadedFiles/Technical_Competitive_Analysis/Teardowns/KINTWO/Chipworks_Die-form_KINTWO.pdf \o Kin Two Die Order Order die photos of the devices described in this teardown? First, the box deserves a mention.?Hey, its nice!??Inside the Box The smart phone uses a well established combination of slide out keyboard and touch screen. The packaging is stylish, and we liked the tactile feel of the keyboard.?But our teardowns are about the silicon, so lets go inside. Other features that we liked: 1) The image sensor is 8 Mp,?and its one of the first camera phones to feature 720p HD video 2) 256 MB of RAM and 8 GBIT of flash memory ???Inside the KIN TWO Phone Not much to see when taking the back off.?A good look at the image sensor package, but the rest is covered up.?  HYPERLINK /uploadedImages/Technical_Competitive_Analysis/Teardowns/KINTWO/KIN-image7bg.jpg \o (click to enlarge) \t _blank (click to enlarge)? ?The Board The front of the board contains the majority of the chips. Highlights here include: 1) Avago ACFM-7103 PCS/Cellular/GPS Quintplexer 2) Avago ACPM-7353 CDMA Power Amplifier 3) Qualcomm QSC6085 CDMA Processor 4) Texas Instruments WL1271A Wireless LAN/Bluetooth/FM Radio (built at 65 nm) 5) Sony IMX046 8 Mp Image Sensor 6) Texas Instruments TPS658600 Power Management for Li-Ion / Li-Pol?Battery 7) Wolfson WM8903L Stereo Codec 8) That big memory chip from Numonyx. It is an obvious package-on-package, so it will be coming off later.  HYPERLINK /uploadedImages/Technical_Competitive_Analysis/Teardowns/KINT