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How prone is lens from scratching?

I see there is square metal rin around the camera lens. Is it proturding few mm to protect lens from getting scratched when placed on the hard surface like table?
Unfortunately the similar metal rim in S2 and lens is flush and I've developed lots of minute scratches on the lens (visible when I see against light reflection). This is one of the biggest design flaw I saw in S2.

It's perfectly flush on my note... so I'll probably expect some scratches too...

This is really unfortunate. The S2 front bezel rim is actually hair proturding to protect from scratches if laid face down in smooth surface. What amuses me is that front screen is scratch proof but not the camera lens. I don't really like to put case. Maybe I should paste 1mm think rubber on two sides of the lens to prevent from getting scratches.

Actually, the front screen isn't scratch proof.

[Q] Galaxy Note main camera lens cover material?

Can anyone confirm what the Note's main camera lens cover material is made of? Plastic, glass, gorilla glass?
I am considering getting a Note, but my current HTC Desire has a plastic lens cover which gets scuffed and scratched easily degrading the photo quality greatly.
I'd like my next phone to have a tough, scratch resistant lens cover.

As far as I know the lens is just ordinary plastic. If I were you I'd get a silicone skin to prevent scratches from rough surfaces I don't have any scratches on my lens yet but I handle my phone pretty careful and I don't ever put it together with my keys in my pocket.

See this link: http://www.martinfields.com/US/Martin-Fields-Overlay-Plus-Screen-Protector-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-

Hardware tip/hack to improve the subpar camera performance

One way to improve the horrible camera performance on this device is to remove the plastic lens embedded in the battery cover. I thought it might be hampering the camera sensor so I tested my camera with the battery cover on and off and it definitely improves the camera without the cheap plastic lens. To remove it, take off the battery cover, flip it over, peel off the black sticker around the lens on the cover, then use an exacto knife or small screwdriver and gently work around the edges of the square plastic piece until it pops out. The only downside is that the little chrome ring is held in by the plastic lens so you won't have that nice metal accent anymore.

Any risk of damaging the lense without the cover?

Camera glass/lens replacement

Hi,
My camera glass is broken. One linear crack on cam. The camera is working well, but in some cases light is on photos. I found these lenses:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32813980145.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.561b514b56kXVI
My question:
1. These lenses are all what I need to repair? Or additional camera glass I need?
2. How to replace it? Should I heat the camera module, remove the old one and insert the new one? Or I have to remove the screen/backplate/MB/battery etc to do it?

If someone else is looking for the answer; I bought the lens from AliExpress (not sure about store). I received 4 elements:
-2 glass + back cover elements - it's outer glass and inner hidding color layer inside. If it's glossy, the camera will be tech-looking element.
-2 3m double side tape for inner circle - i think, the tape is too thin, like linear tape with LCD screen. My suggestion is to use glue like B-7000 if the tape is not enough.
As some youtubers suggest, I cracked down my cam lens and throw out with the smallest 1mm screwdriver. I had full covered lens, but corner-to-corner scratch did linear breaks of light. Hitting and forcing the glass makes some more holes that makes the glass disasembly possible. Cleaned up the glass and glue - watch out , don't touch inner element or you can damage the camera module. Reassembly the glue and reassembly the glass element (make sure that the glass inside is clean). Works great for me.
If you can disasembly LCD-side phone, then you can disasembly upper motherboard and try to threw out glass from inside.
Btw - I have black LCD and black camera lens with gold phone

Need a comparison of stock rear glass cover of 6T question

I just had the rear cover of my Mirror Black 6T replaced and I'm convinced they've bodged it - the glass back now has a protruding edge all the way around, almost like a glass screen protector would feel. I don't have another 6T to compare it to, can anyone provide a closeup photo of the edges of their phone backs to show that it should be fitting flush with frame/body of the phone?

here is my phone, the glass is pretty flush with the body