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[Q] Camera Module and Battery Cover issue, anyone experiencing the same?

I just got a S4 in Vietnam and currently having 2 hardware issues that I'm getting very annoyed once I know it's there:
1. The battery cover's camera hole is not fully matching with the camera module, I can see the space around the camera hole when the battery cover is put on is not even, there is more space on the above side of the hole and I believe after long usage, dusts can easily get into inside of the phone.
2. The camera module itself is not hard fixed, I can put my thumb on the surface of the camera module and try moving it around, I can feel and hear the "click-clack" sound and the module actually moving a bit around!
So I want to confirm if anyone having the same issues? Currently there are several other cases in Vietnam that having this same issue!
Together with the screen issue that mentioned by other people, I'm really disappointed with Samsung build quality with S4!
UPDATE: some images to illustrate my issues:
This is taken on my Black S4
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This one is taken from a Tinhte review website

kennytung said:
I just got a S4 in Vietnam and currently having 2 hardware issues that I'm getting very annoyed once I know it's there:
1. The battery cover's camera hole is not fully matching with the camera module, I can see the space around the camera hole when the battery cover is put on is not even, there is more space on the above side of the hole and I believe after long usage, dusts can easily get into inside of the phone.
2. The camera module itself is not hard fixed, I can put my thumb on the surface of the camera module and try moving it around, I can feel and hear the "click-clack" sound and the module actually moving a bit around!
So I want to confirm if anyone having the same issues? Currently there are several other cases in Vietnam that having this same issue!
Together with the screen issue that mentioned by other people, I'm really disappointed with Samsung build quality with S4!
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The lens has a piece of plastic over it which on mine when pressed made a noise. I removed it by prying along the edge of the lens with my figernail, Others have done the same.

dacbeth said:
The lens has a piece of plastic over it which on mine when pressed made a noise. I removed it by prying along the edge of the lens with my figernail, Others have done the same.
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I know that piece of plastic and I took it out myself already, but that is not the issue that I'm having, you can try using your thumb and put it on the camera, then try playing/moving with it, if you can't feel it moving then good for you.

So I went to a service center today and the guy said the camera module is supposed to be like this lol

【Q】 Ñõte 3 - How to Replace the whole Camera Frame? 📹

Hello, everyone.
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(As) Ýou can see the whole Camera Frame with Flash, i'd like to know, how to replace it.
The Camera Hardware itself doesn't have to be replaced, but the Overlay.
View attachment 3177392
So, i'd like to know:
Where to buy the Whole Frame in Original (Maximum) Quality? (Without the camera Hardware itself, only the overlay Frame)
How to Replace it with an old one, without Guarantee or Lifetime Loss of the Device?
If you can, also show me a way, to replace the camera frame
But,
I don't want to Damage the Device. :angel:
And the Device should be the same Quality as before the Operation.
The Camera Frame also must be tight. - As good as a new device out of the Box.
I don't want to force anybody for something, but please try to find links, for multiple Colours of the Camera Frame.
I still don't know, which colour i prefer.
Thank you for Reading this.
[*]Please Help
[*]Thanks in Advance

Hannah Stern said:
Hello, everyone.
Picture from AndroidAuthority
(As) Ýou can see the whole Camera Frame with Flash, i'd like to know, how to replace it.
The Camera Hardware itself doesn't have to be replaced, but the Overlay.
View attachment 3177392
So, i'd like to know:
Where to buy the Whole Frame in Original (Maximum) Quality? (Without the camera Hardware itself, only the overlay Frame)
How to Replace it with an old one, without Guarantee or Lifetime Loss of the Device?
If you can, also show me a way, to replace the camera frame
But,
I don't want to Damage the Device. :angel:
And the Device should be the same Quality as before the Operation.
The Camera Frame also must be tight. - As good as a new device out of the Box.
I don't want to force anybody for something, but please try to find links, for multiple Colours of the Camera Frame.
I still don't know, which colour i prefer.
Thank you for Reading this.
[*]Please Help
[*]Thanks in Advance
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Chef how to do it on YouTube!!!!

Google samsung galaxy note 3 disassembly guide i already opened mine lots of times to clean the proximity sensor

jemis1983 said:
Chef how to do it on YouTube!!!!
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Already Did - nothing found.
UPDATE:
Finally Found Something‼
But
Is this Free of
Guarantee Loss?
Quality Loss?
Tighty Loss?
@meawww
I'm talking about the Main 13MP Camera.
Thanks however.

If you change it correctly(without scratch or sings)everything is going well you will not void the warranty!!!
And you must to buy a original new one for replacement for quality!
Let us know!

Hannah Stern said:
Already Did - nothing found.
UPDATE:
Finally Found Something‼
But
Is this Free of
Guarantee Loss?
Quality Loss?
Tighty Loss?
@meawww
I'm talking about the Main 13MP Camera.
Thanks however.
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Yeah either way,once you have removed the back plastic you will have access to both cameras as i remember

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Tempered glass screen protector?

Hi I am in India and am looking to buy a good quality tempered glass protector to use with my redmi 2. I am from India and haven't got any with good reviews on Flipkart and amazon. Can anyone suggest one (preferably you have used it yourself or a friend of yours has). The only prerequisite being that the protector is of correct size and has proper cutouts for the front camera and proximity sensor.

Try Nillkin.

I'm using Nillkin, it doesn't have a front camera cutout but it does for the proximity sensor. I could post pictures as it's on my phone.

Just came here to say that Camera cutouts it's not really a good thing, since (on my experience at least) it gathered dust or something with time.

I tried some cheap generic ones (2 for 6$), and the quality wasn't good. Although they looked great in the beginning, they started getting air trapped inside after a week or so... Definitely go for Nillkin

magmar452 said:
I'm using Nillkin, it doesn't have a front camera cutout but it does for the proximity sensor. I could post pictures as it's on my phone.
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Can you post the said pictures ??

hjs85 said:
can you post the said pictures ??
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Here you go...
Not *perfectly* aligned...
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I cracked my screen protector :crying:
It was my first time applying any screen protector and when I placed it on, it was really off so I took it off and re-applied it which resulted the adhesive not applying properly to the top where the speaker is. After that you just need to get used to it...
It also comes with a camera lens protector x2! But as you can see it's terrible. (plastic?)

magmar452 said:
Here you go...
Not *perfectly* aligned...
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I cracked my screen protector
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Looks okay!
Is it available on Amazon India?

hjs85 said:
Looks okay!
Is it available on Amazon India?
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http://www.amazon.in/Redmi-Nillkin-...id=1453354196&sr=8-2&keywords=redmi+2+nillkin

How's the rear camera housing holding up to scratches/chips?

I'm looking to purchase a OnePlus 5. And in my research I've discovered that its pretty common knowledge that all OnePlus 5's come with a "scratch" in the top center of the camera housing and that this is meant for the NFC Antenna. However, some have commented about the black paint on their OnePlus 5's rear camera housing chipping/scratching easily in other areas. Some even mentioned that their camera housing was severely scratched up, right out of the box.
Take this instance, for example:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/camera-housing-scratched.557376/
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I plan on using a case, either way. But I am curious to get a better idea from current OnePlus 5 owners to see how many people have additional paint chipping issues.

1. He needs a manicure
2. Use a case
3. Find a new job that doesnt involve using your phone as a sanding block.
If you go bare back its bound to get raw.

Atlantian said:
1. He needs a manicure
2. Use a case
3. Find a new job that doesnt involve using your phone as a sanding block.
If you go bare back its bound to get raw.
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Yeah, that dude's hands are pretty messed up. :laugh:
I've always been a case/screen protector person. My concern is that people in the above linked thread and a couple other threads on the OnePlus forums are reporting their camera housing gettings chipped up, even with a case. It seems that the black coating on the camera housing is poorly applied and is extremely easy to damage.
I simply created this poll to get an idea of the average percentage of OP5 owners on this thread that have experienced this issue, in relation to the total number of votes received.

The poll is getting votes but no comments, so I'm bumping this thread to keep it near the top to accrue more data.

Mine has this problem out of the box and it's getting worse. 6gb / 64gb version. I bought it at launch

The edge of the rear camera paint has scratched off and it's only been on a soft wooden table

Mine has been in a case since day one so zero scratches

Dark spot on camera

I have had this phone for three months, and have taken care of the phone very carefully. Now this random dark spot appears on the none wide angle camera in photos and videos. I haven't done anything that I can think of that would cause this other than accepting this big update on my phone a week or so ago. Anyone know if it's defective, or something else like software? This is the Canadian Rogers LG G6 version. I love this phone and just got it no long ago... I have no idea what I should do, because it ruins certain videos or pictures now. Here's a video to show what I mean, https://youtu.be/31gP0E3hmwo

Weird - did you take an extended video of the sun? Also, I'm sure you already have cleaned the camera glass many times, but when you clean it, did you look closely for anything out of the ordinary, maybe trapped between the outer glass and the inner lens?

KingFatty said:
Weird - did you take an extended video of the sun? Also, I'm sure you already have cleaned the camera glass many times, but when you clean it, did you look closely for anything out of the ordinary, maybe trapped between the outer glass and the inner lens?
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No, I always avoid getting the sun into my camera for the fear burning the lens. Only thing I can think of my lens getting a lot of light is when taking extreme zoom in pictures of leaves that were in the sun one of those zoom in clip on lenses. Though the camera was facing down on leaves and not towards the sun.
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I will have to look at the lens again when cleaning, because I didn't notice anything before.

I just did another test while looking for dust on the lens with a soft flashlight and this spot turned into something else. So confused, because I don't see anything when I look at it. Here I recorded it https://youtu.be/ujwJEvfcQ44

I think there is something between the lens and the sensor. I would send it to repair.

I've the same problem few month ago, I just shake the phone because I thought it was a dust and the dark spot disappeared

Silver Wx said:
I've the same problem few month ago, I just shake the phone because I thought it was a dust and the dark spot disappeared
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Android Orange said:
I think there is something between the lens and the sensor. I would send it to repair.
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I'll trying shaking it before sending it to repair, hopefully shaking works, thanks for the ideas.