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Broken Camera Glass/Lens

EDIT: I'm not talking about the battery cover. I'm talking about the glass (when you remove the cover) that covers the lens.
I don't know how this happened, probably a pencil in my pocket, but the glass that protected the camera sensor broke. It can't focus anymore without the lens.
Anyone know where I can buy a replacement?

Falcon11 said:
I don't know how this happened, probably a pencil in my pocket, but the glass that protected the camera sensor broke. It can't focus anymore without the lens.
Anyone know where I can buy a replacement?
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Pretty sure it doesn't matter, considering I can take the back of my phone off and it'll focus. It's just a little thin piece of plastic to protect the camera.
There's no real lens involved.

Falcon11 said:
I don't know how this happened, probably a pencil in my pocket, but the glass that protected the camera sensor broke. It can't focus anymore without the lens.
Anyone know where I can buy a replacement?
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Call HTC and ask for a replacement battery cover. When they ask why, tell them your battery cover squeaks a lot and doesn't fit correctly.
I got a new one for free.. fixed my squeak problem too.

Was gonna say, I couldn't focus mine lately, then i realised I had touch to focus on (latest CM6 nightlies include it) so I had to touch the screen to focus it then take the pic, if you know it's the glass then ignore me...

I'm not talking about the battery cover. I'm talking about the glass (when you remove the cover) that covers the lens.

Same thing happened to me

anyone know how to order a new one?

Hmm, if you're talking about the square glass piece under the battery cover, it looks to me like its just a thin layer of plain glass, like a slide cover for a microscope. But under it you can see there seems to be an actual convex lens which most likey works with another internal lens. If you cant get focus im betting it because something pressed hard enough that it damaged the aperture or an internal lens. You prob need to send it back for repair. Im guessing your aperture is f'ed though.

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Hmm, if you're talking about the square glass piece under the battery cover, it looks to me like its just a thin layer of plain glass, like a slide cover for a microscope. But under it you can see there seems to be an actual convex lens which most likey works with another internal lens. If you cant get focus im betting it because something pressed hard enough that it damaged the aperture or an internal lens. You prob need to send it back for repair. Im guessing your aperture is f'ed though.
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Same thing happened to me. Just remove it and you'll be fine. I'm not sure what its function is though, but I believe all HTC lens use the same cover, so you can probably find a broken G1 or something and switch it from there. If you decide to do that, be very careful when you remove it, as it's very fragile.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Flex-cable-ribb...663801?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27b6817c39
Get one of these and install it. Problem solved.
Though I'm not sure how you managed to break the glass behind your battery cover

Anyone else notice that the battery cover doubles as a case?

The battery cover is really unique on the device in that is covers alot of the device, especially the parts that are prone to dents and scratches when dropped. If you drop it and hopefully if it doesnt land on the screen side all you really have to do is replace the back cover for probably really cheap (less than $10 i'd imagine on ebay) and you are back to square one! Nice idea motorola! I hope it was intentional.

I think Engadget said the screen was gorilla glass. It shouldn't have any effect if you drop it.

tassadar898 said:
The battery cover is really unique on the device in that is covers alot of the device, especially the parts that are prone to dents and scratches when dropped. If you drop it and hopefully if it doesnt land on the screen side all you really have to do is replace the back cover for probably really cheap (less than $10 i'd imagine on ebay) and you are back to square one! Nice idea motorola! I hope it was intentional.
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pfaction said:
I think Engadget said the screen was gorilla glass. It shouldn't have any effect if you drop it.
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:facepalm:
The battery cover is NOT a case - its a battery cover
Dropping any phone with gorilla glass and having it land on the screen can and most likely will break/shatter the screen - its NOT indestructable... it will even scratch.

scratch proof does not mean shock proof.
if the material is harder, it may be scratch proof. In addition, the stiffness is also increased, so the materil is brittle

Hm. Perhaps I was wrong, I saw a video of some guy stabbing a Dell with gorilla glass with a pen and he just wiped the ink off and was still the same.

i agree with the OP... i LOVE the cover design... it rounds around the corner and if ever gets nicked, just get a new battery door.... yeah its kind of a ***** to take off.... but i really dont do that often.... AWESOME battery door design!

you know what, i'd never actually looked at my phone until just now, and i see what you mean. i cant believe i never noticed this

anyone else notice that on a cold day the phone feels like one of those water filoled balloon tubes with a hole in the center and is damn near impossible to move around in one hand without almost juggling it?
AKA: it's damn slippery

art3mis-nyc said:
anyone else notice that on a cold day the phone feels like one of those water filoled balloon tubes with a hole in the center and is damn near impossible to move around in one hand without almost juggling it?
AKA: it's damn slippery
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YES! I will be investing in a rubberized case of some sort.
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Nice description. You mean the water balloon torus? Or if that doesnt help, like a elongated donut.
I haven't had trouble with slippage, but I do note that any bit of moisture or food grease really makes it slick. Just keep your hands clean.
I really like the prospect of battery door designs, as well as its ease of replacement in case of scratches. No entirely new body parts, just one battery door.

[Q] Is the Nexus 4 camera lens cover made out of Gorilla Glass?

Or in other words, is the lens cover scratch resistant? I ask this because I had the unfortunate case of finding out the hard way - within just a couple of weeks of getting my S2 that the cover wasn't Gorilla Glass.
So if the N4's lens cover isn't Gorilla, then could someone recommend a scratch guard please? Or maybe a scratch guard for the entire back which also protects the camera lens?

This is just speculation because I doubt you could ever get the official answer, but I doubt it is gorilla glass. It is definitely not part of the back glass but an inset piece. Gorilla glass is usually used more for the strength rather than it's moderate scratch resistance so I doubt that they went to the trouble. It is also slightly lower than the surrounding surface which would naturally help prevent scratching. I don't know of any commercially available back protectors that would cover the lens, but if you are that concerned about it just get one of the generic screen protectors from walmart and a pair of scissors and make your own.

I've never damaged the lens to where it affected any of my phones and I've had a lot all the way to the g1.
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Nexux 4 Camera LENS - NEED PART HELP
Sorry for digging up an older post but lets say hypothetically you broke your camera lens for the Nexus 4 (but everything else is ok) camera, back etc... any way i can find a new one? I've been looking and haven't been successful yet...
This is the only post I've seen that even talks about the fact that it appears to be a separate piece... it's not part of your back glass and it's "recessed" inside - nestled between the back and the camera itself... a little square piece...
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Or in other words, is the lens cover scratch resistant? I ask this because I had the unfortunate case of finding out the hard way - within just a couple of weeks of getting my S2 that the cover wasn't Gorilla Glass.
So if the N4's lens cover isn't Gorilla, then could someone recommend a scratch guard please? Or maybe a scratch guard for the entire back which also protects the camera lens?
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drakonan said:
Sorry for digging up an older post but lets say hypothetically you broke your camera lens for the Nexus 4 (but everything else is ok) camera, back etc... any way i can find a new one? I've been looking and haven't been successful yet...
This is the only post I've seen that even talks about the fact that it appears to be a separate piece... it's not part of your back glass and it's "recessed" inside - nestled between the back and the camera itself... a little square piece...
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Haven't found anyone selling just the lens cover, but you could buy the whole camera module for ~ $10. If you're looking for just the piece of glass between the camera and the back, then you'd have to buy the whole glass back unfortunately.. might be cheaper to just cut a bit of a clear screen protector and use it.

note2 camera glass scratched :(

Yes it doesn't effect picture quality at all. But be carefull it isnt gorilla as the front one. I never put screen protector or a case. The front glass is zero scratched for about a year now but the camera glass is.
So take care guys. Protect the camera glass. How I dont know !!

bought it for some real $$$$ , why i would leave it without cheap screen protector and case ?

mjrshark said:
bought it for some real $$$$ , why i would leave it without cheap screen protector and case ?
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Its a matter of luck. A little grain of sand on the desk could have done it. Also no case covers the camera completely. It just elevate it from the surface.

ashouhdy said:
Its a matter of luck. A little grain of sand on the desk could have done it. Also no case covers the camera completely. It just elevate it from the surface.
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something is better than nothing...the cover will certainly not allow the camera touch the surface meaning no friction to cause scratches meaning almost no scratches on most surfaces unless you got gravel around you lol
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I put my Note 2 always on my pouch.

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You can always replace the note glass, it comes with the housing which u can get for about $10 on ebay and it's fairly easy to install. (source: I replaced my Housing last week )

Tunaism said:
You can always replace the note glass, it comes with the housing which u can get for about $10 on ebay and it's fairly easy to install. (source: I replaced my Housing last week )
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Woooow thats a great info I will play hard again

Tunaism said:
You can always replace the note glass, it comes with the housing which u can get for about $10 on ebay and it's fairly easy to install. (source: I replaced my Housing last week )
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And it is the same gorilla glass that is mounted in the Note? Hmm, i don't think so.
EDIT: sorry, didn't read "camera" -__-

Rear Camera Scratched

So I've been using this LS993 which is the Sprint version, for about 3 days now. It looks like the lens that covers both rear cameras is all scratched up. I ordered a case for the phone but it's not arriving untill tomorrow. I believe a case would have prevented this from happening but too late now. Do you think Sprint would exchange for a new one, or do you think LG would do anything about it? Thanks for any input.

They will not exchange for a new one unless you claim a manufacturer defect or something. FWIW, case would have probably done little to prevent that as almost all cases I've seen don't cover the camera. Maybe offered some protection by raising whatever could be rubbing against the lens off the phone a bit. But against sand or keys it's no match. The camera is Gorilla Glass 4 I believe, but just goes to show you that it can still be scratched.
I have cut out and placed an old screen protector over my cameras to prevent exactly this. With the camera being flush to the phone, there's no protection.
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Are you sure there is no sticker on the lens that you need to remove?

Pretty sure there isn't. I've picked at the edges with no luck. I can't believe the glass would scratch that easily though. It had to have been from just setting the phone down on the table or kitchen counter.

bowhunt2005 said:
Pretty sure there isn't. I've picked at the edges with no luck. I can't believe the glass would scratch that easily though. It had to have been from just setting the phone down on the table or kitchen counter.
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Granite will scratch it. There's a durability test out there that mentions this...
I ordered a case before I even got my phone. Helps with gripping when taking shots and it won't slip out of the hand as easily...

Mine is 5 days old and also all scratched up. It has been in a case from the 1st hour. It seems that even rubbing it with a cotton shirt seems to scratch it even more. I'm going to asking for a replacement or possibly switching to the S8. This is a defect!!

Have you guys seen this?
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg6/comments/64h13y/how_to_fix_camera_scratches/
Someone's claiming that the glass itself isn't what's scratched but rather a coating that comes off.

Obscure Reference said:
Have you guys seen this?
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg6/comments/64h13y/how_to_fix_camera_scratches/
Someone's claiming that the glass itself isn't what's scratched but rather a coating that comes off.
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Yes the same person posted on XDA
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6/how-to/camera-lens-scratches-t3587051/page2

maruichan said:
Yes the same person posted on XDA
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6/how-to/camera-lens-scratches-t3587051/page2
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Saw that after I posted.

I just bought a g6 and had the same issue. I had a screen protector from thebforst minute I got it but it scratched anyway on the rear camera lens. I thought maybe there was a plastic film protecting the lens but couldn't pull anything off. I then returmed into trouble and got another one and the same exact thing happened??? I have not been near the beach or anything so I'm not sure where the scratches came from? So I'm temporarily using a film screen protector to protect it until I figure out what the deal is with this rear glass. I was a le to chat with only and she did say there was a film on the rear camera lens but again when I tried to pick the corners nothing happened. I really dont known what to think because if I take it back to T-Mobile they will think I'm nuts. But this does cause an issue with the camera. The pics get a bad, bad flare for night pics with street lamps. When the lens is clear the flare doesnt happen. What do we do? I will try and call lg again but the people in the phone arent technical. I kmow I read the post where he says there is a coating that you buff off but should that coating be there? I dont want to ship it to lg because I need a phone for work plus they repair centers never tell you what they did to fix it? Is there a film? If there is Jerry rig didnt mention it on his testing. How can we confirm what the true issue is? For 650 I better get camera quality I expect for that kind of money. I dont want to give it back because I dont want a big bezeled phone, plus I dont like Samsung or apple. The only phone to get is the oneplus3t but they are rolling out the one plus 5 in a month and that will be bezeless. I feel screwed

Same issue here. Multiple G6 handsets including mine and my manager's. All with scratches. Almost all had cases. I am very careful with my device. Seems that if you just look at it wrong it scratches.

Other than polishing the coating off the lens as someone else here has done, you can cover the lens with a lens protector until they come out with a tempered glass version. Several have deduced it is the coating that is getting scratched, not the glass.
Currently I am using the Nillkin H+PRO since it was the only thing available at the time. I reviewed it here and it has pictures... comes with a tempered glass screen protector for front, two camera lens matte protectors and installation kit.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71921533&postcount=50
I highly suggest to do this until you either you decide to polish, purchase tempered glass protection, etc. No reason to allow it to get worse. I think once a tempered glass protection comes out for the camera lens I will be good to go.