The camera bump out on the back of the Galaxy S5 seems like an odd design feature. Doesn't this mean that any time you put your phone down it ends up resting right on the camera lens? Is there anything to stop that lens from getting scratched up from sliding around on tables all the time?
I don't have an S5 yet so I'm curious to hear from owners, what are your observations about this so far?
Looks that way, I use a Spigen case that gives me a gap.
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One thing that I would advise for better pictures is to take off the plastic covering on there. Lol. Isn't the glass on the lens made of scratch proof sapphire or something?
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Guys,
Quick question. Just received my S4 and took off the protective plastic on the back and front of the phone.
However, the camera lens looks like it may have one as well but it is hard to say for certain.
Has anyone had to remove anything from the lens?
Looking at the lens there is definitely something on there because I can clearly see an air gap and if you press on the lens you then see this protective layer sticking to the lens itself.
If you don't touch it you then can see half the lens with the transparent substance touching it whilst the other half is not.
I have not yet taken a photo as it's just gone on charge but it's my guess it's going to show this transparent cover over the shot.
Edited: Thank you to all who subscribed. Yes it does have a protective cover that requires removal.
There is a small protective plastic shield surrounding the lens, but not directly over it.
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Beards said:
Guys,
Quick question. Just received my S4 and took off the protective plastic on the back and front of the phone.
However, the camera lens looks like it may have one as well but it is hard to say for certain.
Has anyone had to remove anything from the lens?
Looking at the lens there is definitely something on there because I can clearly see an air gap and if you press on the lens you then see this protective layer sticking to the lens itself.
If you don't touch it you then can see half the lens with the transparent substance touching it whilst the other half is not.
I have not yet taken a photo as it's just gone on charge but it's my guess it's going to show this transparent cover over the shot.
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I know exactly what your talking about as I'm thinking the same lol , don't know if I should try and remove it or not
I removed it and a number of other people have also. Need to take the back off and get under the edge with your fingernail.
I suppose what we need to hear is if anyone has removed this cover and was it meant to be removed?
Edited: Thanks dacbeth. I'll get a scalpel to it when it's finished charging.
Why on earth it's not mentioned though is weird.....
It's not stuck down very well. Mine almost jumped off as soon as I lifted one edge with my fingernail.
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It's not stuck down very well. Mine almost jumped off as soon as I lifted one edge with my fingernail.
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That's what I would have assumed.... But as mine is definitely not wishing to move (so far tried with finger nail but no joy) I thought it best to come here and ask other owners.
I removed mine. There are also some near invisible covers around the edges of the phone too.
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Yup. Mine came with a protective plastic -- wasn't covering the lens itself though. Its a rounded square with a hole in the middle where the lens is.
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Planktron said:
I removed mine. There are also some near invisible covers around the edges of the phone too.
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Thanks... I didn't notice those side protectors.
seltaeb said:
Yup. Mine came with a protective plastic -- wasn't covering the lens itself though. Its a rounded square with a hole in the middle where the lens is.
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Thanks... Mine has no hole and covers all the lens.
I have removed it very easily with a pin
I didn't remove mine, Since the plastic is not covering the entire lens, I think this is to avoid lens to touch the table and be scratched.
SoRRoW_BR said:
I didn't remove mine, Since the plastic is not covering the entire lens, I think this is to avoid lens to touch the table and be scratched.
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Yeah, I don't think it's meant to be removed. I took some fantastic pictures with that plastic on, and then thought you were supposed to remove that and that pictures would look even better, but they look identical. Also it took a good 10 minutes to get off, scratching at the edges with my fingernail before I finally got underneath it. Wish I would've kept mine on!
You'll find that if you don't remove it, it will start to collect fuzz / gunk around the inner circle. So you'll end up having to remove it eventually anyway.
If Samsung intended it to be left on, then it is a bad design. Mine was linted beyond belief after putting it in an admittedly lint filled pocket.
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that part was the trickiest to remove,
i forced it using my fingernails and i thought i scratched the device, good thing it didn't
I've just bought an S4 for my wife (Tesco mobile in the UK) and we noticed that around the camera lens there are a series of fine scratches. However it looks like the scratches are on a protector that surrounds the lens but doesn't cover the centre. I wanted to try to take it off but my wife wouldn't let me as we couldn't be sure it WAS a protector.
So, I wanted to ask whether your s4 came with a protector round the lens and if it did, did you take it off?
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yes it's a protector - yes, you should remove it.
My S4 also had a protector on the camera lens.
You dont have to remove it. Leave it to protect from scratches
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Take it off, your pictures will get blurrier and blurrier.
you can take of, see this ss
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/93477710/s4/20130508_184513.jpg
I would be very surprised if Samsung didn't use Gorilla glass on the camera's lense also.
So short of using your phone around a lot of sand or diamonds, it should be ok.
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Take it off, your pictures will get blurrier and blurrier.
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Is that really true, how would that happen?
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btemtd said:
You dont have to remove it. Leave it to protect from scratches
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Mine came off on its own after the phone became hot.
I don't think camera lenses are gorilla glasses. I remember developing lots of scratches on my S2. I just wonder why there hasn't been lots of talk about it already.
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I took it off after brushing against it a couple of times and hearing the flimsy plastic crinkling sound was enough. I figured it must come off because although the overall build of the S4 is somewhat on the cheap plastic side, it's not possible that this could be a normal feature.
I keep a case on it now so the camera lens never touches the surface the phone rests on.
Seems like there is still plastic on my lens. Buggered if I can get it off though.
Guys you don't need to take it off the centre is not covered by the protector but it allows the camera to function normally the protector is doing its job properly by protecting the bulk of the lense when say for example you put your phone on the desk it hits the lense first.
pff good thing i found this topic, i was worried that my brand new S4 is already scratched near the camera The bad thing about is that it has air in it, at least with my S4 it has and it really don't protect the lens so good. When I'am geting my case i'am taking it off ! :victory:
not really ...
jutley said:
Guys you don't need to take it off the centre is not covered by the protector but it allows the camera to function normally the protector is doing its job properly by protecting the bulk of the lense when say for example you put your phone on the desk it hits the lense first.
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i would suggest you to tilt and look your s4's back... lens is about 1/2 mm lower than the back cover and never touches the desk surface unless you plan to keep it on a dust(sand) sprinkled surface.
i have also ripped that ****ty thing on my s4...
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I got my phone at tesco mobile too, and only because of this thread I noticed there was a camera lens protector. I also thought there were fine scratches around the lens, but I can see now they are on the protector. I'll remove it anyway, going to be getting a case soon which no doubt will sit out further than the camera lens.
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i don't think it will affect your shots since it's only covering the sides, mine's still intact
You don't need to take it off but I did. It's a doughnut shape and doesn't cover the actual center of the lens where the image is exposed. As such you have to wonder what the point of it is.
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You don't need to take it off but I did. It's a doughnut shape and doesn't cover the actual center of the lens where the image is exposed. As such you have to wonder what the point of it is.
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Point is: if lens area get in contact with some surface, the raised protector will prevent the actual lens to be scratched. It is difficult to remove because it meant to be there!
If this protector is'n centered correctly when assembled, I guess it can effect quality of camera and have to be removed ...
I too removed it (even there was no need of doing it) but I always use a case that also raise lens from any surface.
I just bought an aluminum red bumper for my Note 3, and to be honest it is pretty nice. I got for $5 from China. It gives you the same feel as the HTC One, which I really like. The only problem which I have with this bumper is that it let's the back facing 13 megapixel camera touch the surface, if the phone is placed faced down.
Now my question is, to what extent could keep resting the phone on its back without scratching the camera lens or bezel?
Thanks.
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To the same extent as a naked phone. To be honest just keep it in your pocket. Worst case scenario lay it on a soft(er) surface.
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In the past with cases that offer no camera protection I made a point of placing my phone camera up when laying it down anywhere. The front edge of the case usually protects the screen well by providing a lip so I'm not worried about the screen. YMMV
My current case is just such a case. I won't have it long. I prefer a nice front bumper and camera protection.
Is your HTC M8 Camera Lens Scratched out of box?
Or does it have scratches now?
I think it doesn't it only has volume buttons moving arround lol! and a little little scratch on the bezel on the front well and a very really minimal point on the back on top on HTC logo lol! barely noticeable
My camera lens is all scratched up. Really annoying. Didn't they use some sort of crystal in the m7 to prevent scratches ?
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My camera lens is all scratched up. Really annoying. Didn't they use some sort of crystal in the m7 to prevent scratches ?
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Nop!
My 1st M7 suffered from scratches on the camera lens easily but not the 2nd M7 I have, same goes for camera tint,had it on the 1st one but not on the 2nd,looks like HTC quality control is not the same from a factory to another
Thread closed,
This could have been asked in the following thread:
Build Quality Concerns
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Anyone using the phone without a case/cover?? Worried about the camera lens getting scratched since the lens is flush with the battery cover and touches whatever surface you lay the phone down on.
Who is using the phone without any case or cover?
How long have you had it without a case/cover?
Has your camera lens gotten scratched?
Thanks in advance for any insight you might give!!
I have the SView wireless charging cover the camera is recessed about 1/16" from the battery cover.
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pete2275 said:
Anyone using the phone without a case/cover?? Worried about the camera lens getting scratched since the lens is flush with the battery cover and touches whatever surface you lay the phone down on.
Who is using the phone without any case or cover?
How long have you had it without a case/cover?
Has your camera lens gotten scratched?
Thanks in advance for any insight you might give!!
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I've had my GS4 caseless for a year now. The silver ring around the camera area seems to have taken all of the scratches. I can't find any scratches on the clear plastic that covers the camera module. To be fair, I'm pretty careful with my electronics. The worst I do is put my phone down on my wood desk. But it does seem that the ring around the camera module does a fairly good job of protecting it from scratches considering it's completely scratched up. I'm not sure if you'd even notice a problem in photos if the plastic cover got scratched since it's not part of the camera optics.