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Outer camera lens

Ok figured since my searched revealed no information on this I'd post it here. 4 people I know including myself have arias and all of us are missing the outer lens that keeps stuff out of the camera hole even that aria at the att store didn't have it but the aria demo (non functional) at walmart had the outer lens (cover). Anyone know of this?
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I would tend to believe that it is the nonfunctional model that is in the wrong.
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I kinda felt that way to but it looks like there should be something to keep stuff out if the camera area does ur aria have the outer lens?
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msd24200 said:
I kinda felt that way to but it looks like there should be something to keep stuff out if the camera area does ur aria have the outer lens?
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actually those lens covers tend to cause more problems than solve them. eventually they become finely scratched up (scratches too small to see unless you REALLY look for it) and cause hazey pictures to be taken. had this issue with my HTC Tilt 2. removing the lil plastic lens cover made a world of a difference in picture quality. the phone is better off without it. nothing a moist/damp paper towel or air blower can can't fix.

yeah, taking a qtip or a thing of canned air to the lens cleans it up pretty well.

Agreed that it tends to cause more problems than it solves. I've had moisture get trapped inside and I'd have to wait for it to dry up completely before I could take pictures without them looking incredibly hazy. Canned air/air compressor are your best bet for keeping our camera clean.

Does anyone else have dust under the screen?

I've got dust under my screen, you can see it in light a little, but in direct sunlight you can see a ton of really small specs all underneath the screen. This has always bugged the hell out of me with phones..is it really that hard to make the screen sealed off good? Anyways, just wandering if anyone else had dust and how much dust they had. I'm about to rip the thing open and wipe it off myself...

I also have dust under my screen mostly because i work with my phone in my pocket all day. Unfortunately the only way to get the dust out of there is to take the dang thing apart. I don't think that blowing computer air in it will help as it doesn't have anywhere to go.

Jnewell05 said:
I also have dust under my screen mostly because i work with my phone in my pocket all day. Unfortunately the only way to get the dust out of there is to take the dang thing apart. I don't think that blowing computer air in it will help as it doesn't have anywhere to go.
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Yep, I said in my post that that might be what I'll have to do...but maybe it's good for warranty? And I have the phone in my pocket all day too, it still shouldn't get dust under the screen.

I keep my phone in my pocket all day at work, some of the time when at home, and all the time when I go out somewhere. No screen protector or case. I have no dust under the screen. I do remove the rear cover periodically and clean any dust out from the battery compartment and surrounding areas, so maybe this helps.

Not me, in a otterbox
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Nooo, haven't had dust under my screen afrer getting rid of my IPhones
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Dust only where my front camera is. Its useless now.

d3athsd00r said:
Dust only where my front camera is. Its useless now.
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Front camera is horribly noticeable. Not so much anywhere else.
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I only have it a bit in the top right corner and right in the center.
I can't even notice it though
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I have dust in my speaker ,its really noticeable( the speaker next to the front facing camera)
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A Helpful Tip. (Camera related.)

If you notice that your pictures aren't turning out very well and that the camera is having a hard time trying to focus -- remove the plastic cover from the lens. It's EXACTLY the same shape and size as the square lens.
Trust me, it makes a world of difference.

I noticed that one there, but it didn't want to come off easily and I didn't want to force it. How did you get it off?
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bigworm50 said:
I noticed that one there, but it didn't want to come off easily and I didn't want to force it. How did you get it off?
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Just used my finger on the corner of it. Finally came off. Much more clear now. :good:

Baldilocks said:
If you notice that your pictures aren't turning out very well and that the camera is having a hard time trying to focus -- remove the plastic cover from the lens. It's EXACTLY the same shape and size as the square lens.
Trust me, it makes a world of difference.
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Does it applies to other phones like HTC ?

Dannyada1988 said:
Does it applies to other phones like HTC ?
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I doubt it. This is just a plastic protective shipping film that they put over the lens. It's kind of hard to spot and why the did it like this is beyond me.

Are you sure thats supposed to come off? Mine is on real good, but I did notice whoever put it there didnt line it up very well and the hole is off center compared to the lens.

highaltitude said:
Are you sure thats supposed to come off? Mine is on real good, but I did notice whoever put it there didnt line it up very well and the hole is off center compared to the lens.
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Yes, it's just a thin piece of film. It actually has a hole in the middle of it.
I wish I hadn't thrown it way or I'd take a picture of it.

Lil plastic cover over lens
here's an image

Thanks for the tip, I was kind of nervous in terms of removing it. Didn't seem to come off as easy as the other plastic.

It is difficult to get off, so beware.
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+1 it was definitely a little hard to get off.
darkodin14 said:
Thanks for the tip, I was kind of nervous in terms of removing it. Didn't seem to come off as easy as the other plastic.
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phositadc said:
It is difficult to get off, so beware.
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bigworm50 said:
+1 it was definitely a little hard to get off.
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I took the back of the phone off and the plastic cover came off much easier.
- Aaron

so hard to get off lol

Cheap lens cover
Has anyone else noticed that the lense cover (not the film you remove) but the actual lens cover above the sensor is made out of plastic. My last phone, the i717 galaxy note had this and one little dink caused the camera to not be able to focus. So just be very careful and protect it at all costs or you will have a useless camera.

Thanks for this thread! I saw that the camera had a ton of junk on the lens after 2 days. It felt like I could take it off but I was scared. lol

Baldilocks said:
If you notice that your pictures aren't turning out very well and that the camera is having a hard time trying to focus -- remove the plastic cover from the lens. It's EXACTLY the same shape and size as the square lens.
Trust me, it makes a world of difference.
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how did you manage to pull it off?
There is no edge

There is an edge on mine...use the light and look very close!
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I just pressed my thumb down hard and slid at the same time... eventually enough came off the lens that I was able to grab the edge with my fingertips.

I'm going to laugh my head off if this turns out to be the reason why the images from people's GS4 cameras weren't looking as good as expected.

Damn what a pain it ass. lol

Protective Plastic

Hi, just got my LGG2. Love it! For anyone who doesn't know there are very small pieces of protective plastic on the sides that are hard to see. If your device feels rough at all anywhere, there's still plastic to peel off.
Also, does anyone know if there is a piece protecting the camera lens? I can't tell but it kinda looks like there's one on there. Thought I'd check before I get too aggressive with it. The GS4 had one and many people don't even know it and it stays on for weeks giving subpar pics!

I'm wondering the same thing about the camera lens. It kinda looks like it does but I would need a razor to get it started ....and that might be asking for trouble.
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Exactly my thoughts. Hopefully someone knows for sure. Seems kind of odd if it doesn't since the rest of the device was practically shrink wrapped.

so I tried to see using a needle if there was anything there and didn't seem to be. I also placed a piece of tape on it and pulled it off to see if it lifted at all. Didn't seem like anything there

All I know is the blue ring around the camera is not really blue. There's plastic on the ring. The camera lens itself I can't tell.

Gasaraki- said:
All I know is the blue ring around the camera is not really blue. There's plastic on the ring. The camera lens itself I can't tell.
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If you have a blue ring around your lense, you still have plastic on it. Take a little work, but got it off with my fingernail.

cmbtswmr said:
If you have a blue ring around your lense, you still have plastic on it. Take a little work, but got it off with my fingernail.
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Yes, that's exactly what i said. If your ring is blue, there's plastic on it.

Gasaraki- said:
Yes, that's exactly what i said. If your ring is blue, there's plastic on it.
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Meant to quote rquiett who was having trouble using tape and couldn't figure if he had a plastic cover.

Gasaraki- said:
All I know is the blue ring around the camera is not really blue. There's plastic on the ring. The camera lens itself I can't tell.
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ROFLMAO!! I thought that was how it was supposed to look because of the sapphire lense or something! Ahahahah!
At first I thought it looked weird, but then I started to like it. Now I'm torn! Do I take it off or leave it!?
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cmbtswmr said:
If you have a blue ring around your lense, you still have plastic on it. Take a little work, but got it off with my fingernail.
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Do you still have the plastic piece? Can you snap a pic if it? I still cant tell if i have one in there and i want to see the shape of it. Lol! This is ridiculous. Why would some have one and others not? Has to be one on there.
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Hahaha well damn. I thought the blue ring was just a strange design choice.

WMguy said:
Do you still have the plastic piece? Can you snap a pic if it? I still cant tell if i have one in there and i want to see the shape of it. Lol! This is ridiculous. Why would some have one and others not? Has to be one on there.
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I don't. I took it off in the store.
It's a light blue color, but looks darker with the grey behind it. It's the exact size of the bezel around the camera, edge to edge and it is a semi-hard plastic (when i got my nail under it, it shot across the sales floor). I promise you that you will know if it's on there. It's either blue or the exact same burshed aluminum color as the volume rockers (Verizon).

Is this the protect piece that's over the camera and can be removed? I been trying to remove it and I can't.
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cmbtswmr said:
I don't. I took it off in the store.
It's a light blue color, but looks darker with the grey behind it. It's the exact size of the bezel around the camera, edge to edge and it is a semi-hard plastic (when i got my nail under it, it shot across the sales floor). I promise you that you will know if it's on there. It's either blue or the exact same burshed aluminum color as the volume rockers (Verizon).
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So have anyone else been able to remove this so called protective film or Plastic piece off the back of the camera? My friend tried and the entire piece that surround the camera lens, began to come off.

plmiller0905 said:
So have anyone else been able to remove this so called protective film or Plastic piece off the back of the camera? My friend tried and the entire piece that surround the camera lens, began to come off.
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What???
I think you got something else going on over there. It took me all of two seconds to pop it off with a fingernail. It's not stuck on there hard. So if you're applying any force to it, then you're messing with the bezel not the plastic.
I really suggest you swing by a store and check their display model. It almost certainly has the plastic off by now and you can compare in person.
Good luck

[Q] Warning about cleaning the gap!

Hey all!
So I received my new black S4 a couple of days ago and had been enjoying it a lot. That is, until I tried to clean the gap between the bezel and the glass that is accumulating dust over time. As I searched the internet on how to do that, I found out that the corner of a piece of paper would do the trick since a lot of people do this.
So one evening I did as I read on the internet and indeed, a lot of dust came out and I was happy. However, the next morning when daylight shone on my precious S4 I realised that the piece of paper I had slid through the gap also caused it to scratch the very side of the glass!
I was quite surprised that a piece of paper was able to do such a thing but the thought of a papercut made it somewhat obvious.
Now, the whole left side of the glass has an extra white line (aka the scratch) running along the side of the glass (it looks as if it's just beneath the glass). It is only visible when light is shining in particular directions on the phone. Still, I'm quite pissed at myself right now for doing such a thing.
So does anyone else clean the gap with a piece of paper? Did you guys notice any scratch/line along the side of the glass afterwards?
(Sorry if I'm being too OCD about this, I guess I have to find a way to get over it )

well, you've got every right to be oc coz our s4 is a premium phone haha
I never did try using paper.. What i use is a scotch tape and push it carefully with something thin like a needle but thanks for the info my friend.. This has given me a heads up
And sorry bout the scratches tsk
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saywhatt said:
well, you've got every right to be oc coz our s4 is a premium phone haha
I never did try using paper.. What i use is a scotch tape and push it carefully with something thin like a needle but thanks for the info my friend.. This has given me a heads up
And sorry bout the scratches tsk
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Hmm, that could have been a better option now to think of it. The thing is I didn't feel any friction at all while I was sliding the paper through it so I thought no harm would be done.
Anyway below is shown what I ended up with.
It does look like dirt between the glass and the bezel. However, I just can't remove it so I automatically assumed it must be some damage to the side of the screen beneath. I wonder what's actually at the bottom of the gap.
Still not able to digest this ;P