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HD2 camera glass has been broken !!

Good day All
as shown in the subject, I had dropped my hd2 and the camera glass has been broken.. can anyone tell me where I can find replacement camera glass ?
mind you that we dont have htc dealer in our country (Kuwait) therefore, I have to order it online

AbdullahT said:
Good day All
as shown in the subject, I had dropped my hd2 and the camera glass has been broken.. can anyone tell me where I can find replacement camera glass ?
mind you that we dont have htc dealer in our country (Kuwait) therefore, I have to order it online
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im sure ebay have them

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-HTC-HD2-T8585-PLASTIC-CAMERA-CAM-LENS-COVER-/330423159671
Bingo, I Googled it. You can probably find it cheaper.

Kalavere said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-HTC-HD2-T8585-PLASTIC-CAMERA-CAM-LENS-COVER-/330423159671
Bingo, I Googled it. You can probably find it cheaper.
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i dont think thats what he's after, thats just a plastic cover for the glass, abdullah wanst the actual glass.

djchubbs said:
i dont think thats what he's after, thats just a plastic cover for the glass, abdullah wanst the actual glass.
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It says it's a 'replacement lens'. As far as I am aware there is only one cover/lens, be it glass or plastic.

Kalavere said:
It says it's a 'replacement lens'. As far as I am aware there is only one cover/lens, be it glass or plastic.
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read it again, thats a replacement lense COVER.
meaning, it covers the lens. Have a look at your HD2 and tell me thats what you camera looks like, its not even transparent.

ive had a look, and it looks like the only ways of doing it are the following.
1, send to HTC to get repaired
2, do a bodge job and make one yourself
3, have a look on ebay for exdisplay/dummy phones and buy it, user the lense from that.

djchubbs said:
read it again, thats a replacement lense COVER.
meaning, it covers the lens. Have a look at your HD2 and tell me thats what you camera looks like, its not even transparent.
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It looks exactly like mine. There is the camera housing, the elevated metal cover that protects the lens and the glass that sits on top of it. That cover on eBay is a replacement for a smashed/cracked lens cover, which is exactly the same as mine. Unless I am being unbelievably stupid, I am pretty sure he just means that. A picture would be nice.

I broke mine, too a while ago and sent it to HTC Germany's service partner for repair. Cost me over 60 Euros plus my initial shipping costs to get it done. Just to give you a hint of what an official repair might cost you.
I guess you could contact HTC in a different country than yours and ask them if you can send your HD2 for repair there. Should be no problem scince you have to pay for the repair anyway and won't cost them anything.

thanks guys for your replies, I will put a picture of my HD2 at the end of the day so that everyone knows what is exactly the problem

Somebody else?
My wife droped mine HD2 too... so... I was wondering if I can just replace the glass with this plastic replacement....

I will buy it on my pay day thursday and let you know!

Any news on this? I broke my camera glass, too

Hey guys,
Ive ordered mine, should be here in the next week.
Will report back

I broke mine too
No idea how I did it. It was in my pocket on a flight from Kansas City to New Orleans. First time I got it out to take a picture I noticed it.
Really would like to know what my options are.

has anyone found a fix? I have same prob. If there is a replacement, how do you fix it?

Hey Guys,
Mine arrived today, did not look like much (came in an envelope) but i fit it in quite easily and it looks great!
All you need to do to install is click it in place.

AbdullahT said:
Good day All
as shown in the subject, I had dropped my hd2 and the camera glass has been broken.. can anyone tell me where I can find replacement camera glass ?
mind you that we dont have htc dealer in our country (Kuwait) therefore, I have to order it online
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i bought one of the ebay replacement lens covers and a dummy phone as insurance. both of these covers appeared to be made of plastic whereas i'm pretty sure the original is optical glass. since this cover is going to have a direct impact on the quality of your pics, you will want it to be as clear as possible and since it will inevitably be wiped off countless times, scratch-proof. for these reasons, i came to the conclusion that it might be better to source a glass cover from another phone (not neccessarily an hd2) or get a legit htc replacement.

Spoofy said:
Hey Guys,
Mine arrived today, did not look like much (came in an envelope) but i fit it in quite easily and it looks great!
All you need to do to install is click it in place.
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Which seller did you buy it from?

EvilBetty said:
I broke mine too
No idea how I did it. It was in my pocket on a flight from Kansas City to New Orleans. First time I got it out to take a picture I noticed it.
Really would like to know what my options are.
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kaneda68 said:
has anyone found a fix? I have same prob. If there is a replacement, how do you fix it?
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theabsurdman said:
i bought one of the ebay replacement lens covers and a dummy phone as insurance. both of these covers appeared to be made of plastic whereas i'm pretty sure the original is optical glass. since this cover is going to have a direct impact on the quality of your pics, you will want it to be as clear as possible and since it will inevitably be wiped off countless times, scratch-proof. for these reasons, i came to the conclusion that it might be better to source a glass cover from another phone (not neccessarily an hd2) or get a legit htc replacement.
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Hey i bought the replacement off ebay, I'm fairly sure it's glass. I find it has not affected camera quality when the images are viewed on PC, It seems its made of good quality.
EvilBetty said:
Which seller did you buy it from?
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Gsm4world was who i purchased it off.

HTC HD2 Camera repair?

So I bought this camera lens cover for my HTC HD2 as the glass was broken. It was $5 from Ebay. Now I am wondering, how in gods name do I replace it?

I'm in your Situation now!
You've changed it?

JazzyStahh said:
So I bought this camera lens cover for my HTC HD2 as the glass was broken. It was $5 from Ebay. Now I am wondering, how in gods name do I replace it?
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Replacing HD2s camera is not that hard. You need to open up the phone to the point where you can see the motherboard and rigid-flex. Then use something to lift the metal casing outside of the camera off and pull the camera out.
Put new camera in and put the metal casing back and you are good to go.

Is there a video?

davibs said:
Is there a video?
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Search Leo ds. from youtube and follow it to about 1.28. Then you are at the point where you can remove the camera.
Can't post links.
Didn't watch the whole video but it may even show how to remove the camera.

Camera lens cover cracked?

I am not sure when this happened but I've discovered that my camera lens is cracked. It has one long crack over it and one smaller. I don't see any difference in the picture quality but I would still like to buy this part. This is just the plastic cover over the cemera itself, so it shouldn't be too expensive.
Where can I buy this part?
I am not from the the USA so I can't take it to T-Mobile for fix.
Thanks.

Try this place if they will ship to you. If not I can get it and ship it to you.
globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-T959-Camera-Lens-p/smsng6085865.htm
Can't make links yet but just add the www. to it.
pretty cheap price and they shipped my cameras to me pretty fast!
Good luck

Vytor said:
Try this place if they will ship to you. If not I can get it and ship it to you.
globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-T959-Camera-Lens-p/smsng6085865.htm
Can't make links yet but just add the www. to it.
pretty cheap price and they shipped my cameras to me pretty fast!
Good luck
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Yup this is the place it is like 7 bucks to replace the exterior protection glass assembly. Hardest part is opening the phone to do the replacement. Here is the tip you need to know ---get 2 guitar pick (medium) to separate the plastic pieces apart way easier.........

Scratched camera lens cover - fixed

Since the camera lens cover on the Note is flush with the back casing, it is prone to scratching if you don't have a case and mine was quite badly scratched.
I bought a replacement lens cover for about £5 including postage off Ebay, but the cover is part of the middle chassis, and although I managed to remove the middle chassis easily enough, I couldn't separate the lens cover from the chassis. I then found that the whole middle chassis for less than a tenner here:
http://www.dealrepairs.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-note-middle-cover-chassis-housing_p722.html
Note - some people seem to be having problems ordering from this site - be warned!
I bought it, and it was a perfect match for the original, with a perfect, unscratched camera lens cover. Job done!
The middle chassis housing is easy to remove - unscrew 9 screws and it prises off. Plenty of videos on YouTube to show you how.

Thanks, will try it out if my become scratched :victory:

I got a replacement lens cover instead of the whole back. Cheaper to ship, easier to install.

@ Moandal
Does the middle chassis housing come with a lens cover already attached?
k-c
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There are quite few listing for Lens cover on Ebay.com
Its priced around 4$ each... You have to open up the back housing and the lens cover is hold up in 3 points..
Use a philips head screw driver to lift them up and then replace it with a new one and lock down the 3 points...
Its so simple and easy to do

mine is also slightly scratched and unsure whether if changing the cover will improve the image quality
after, using the new 4.2 camera, photos are slightly sharper and more punchy, so still undecided

kinky-chinky said:
@ Moandal
Does the middle chassis housing come with a lens cover already attached?
k-c
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Yes it does, and since I couldn't separate the lens cover from the chassis I couldn't just replace the lens cover on its own.

ycs. said:
mine is also slightly scratched and unsure whether if changing the cover will improve the image quality
after, using the new 4.2 camera, photos are slightly sharper and more punchy, so still undecided
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Scratches make quite a big difference in outdoor light. They diffuse the light and make the photo look washed out.

bondarun said:
There are quite few listing for Lens cover on Ebay.com
Its priced around 4$ each... You have to open up the back housing and the lens cover is hold up in 3 points..
Use a philips head screw driver to lift them up and then replace it with a new one and lock down the 3 points...
Its so simple and easy to do
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Well it beats me how you did it! Even with my no-longer-required-and-so-not-afraid-to-break old chassis and a variety of small screwdrivers I cannot get the lens cover off. I can see the three lugs that hold it in, but I can't move them in any direction. Thankfully the entire chassis is pretty cheap anyway.

Moandal said:
Yes it does, and since I couldn't separate the lens cover from the chassis I couldn't just replace the lens cover on its own.
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Thanks for the reply Moandal :good:
I think I'll be putting an order in for a new housing now.
Cheers.
One other thing, I take it I'll need special (small) screwdrivers to remove the screws. And any advice on the tool to use for prising off the old housing or will fingernails suffice?
k-c

Well, placed an order on 11th Nov, order still shown pending and no reply to recent enquiry I sent.
Not looking promising
k-c
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Before ordering a replacement, try buffing the scratches out with a dab of white toothpaste.

bondarun said:
There are quite few listing for Lens cover on Ebay.com
Its priced around 4$ each... You have to open up the back housing and the lens cover is hold up in 3 points..
Use a philips head screw driver to lift them up and then replace it with a new one and lock down the 3 points...
Its so simple and easy to do
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OK I've finally figured out how to do this. First of all you have to bend the three lugs in towards the centre from the inside of the housing - easiest with a small flat-headed screwdriver. Then you just have to push it out, although mine was lightly glued in. So now I have a spare!

kinky-chinky said:
Well, placed an order on 11th Nov, order still shown pending and no reply to recent enquiry I sent.
Not looking promising
k-c
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Any joy yet?

@ Moandal
Nope. No update on the pending status of my order & no reply to the message I sent.
k-c
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I was able to change it with warranty.

I getting ready to sell my note1 and since my metal border as some small scratches, I just purchased a middle plate from CNN.CN. Probably about the same price with conversion to dollars. It will be like brand new once I change that. I always hate it when give them pictures and agree on the price, when you finally meet for the exchange they still try to ding you for the scratches you already showed them in pictures. Those people are almost as annoying as the low ballers who haven't seen a pic and are already offering half price.

kinky-chinky said:
Well, placed an order on 11th Nov, order still shown pending and no reply to recent enquiry I sent.
Not looking promising
k-c
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Same here... ordered on 12th nov and still pending...

@ _yupa_
sorry to hear you're in the same boat
@ gedster314
I used cnn.cn way back when I had to replace the keypad and housing on a SE K750. I'll have a look at them, thanks.
@ moandal
how long did your part take to arrive from dealrepairs.co.uk?

kinky-chinky said:
@ moandal
how long did your part take to arrive from dealrepairs.co.uk?
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It took about 4 weeks.

Camera glass broke in pocket

Must've leaned against something while the phone was in my pocket but it broke without me knowing so the impact couldn't have been very much.
Cheap poor quality glass on the camera for it to break that easily without me knowing in my pocket during its first 12 hours of use.
For some reason I can't figure out how to embed an image so here is a link to the damage
https://imgur.com/a/3b0hPiY

I find that hard to believe. Cnet dropped the phone numerous times on concrete and the glass covering the camera was the *only* thing to survive.. You must have really hit it hard. Nonetheless I do feel bad for you. What are you going to do?
Please keep us posted.

Chotu88 said:
Must've leaned against something while the phone was in my pocket but it broke without me knowing so the impact couldn't have been very much.
Cheap poor quality glass on the camera for it to break that easily without me knowing in my pocket during its first 12 hours of use.
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Doesn't need to be a hard hit if it was a small point that hit the screen. Remember the pressure applied to the glass is a combination of the force and the size of the contact point.

Exactly. But I have ti admint I was also surprised by the CNET Video - phew.
For the OP, the Camera Glass is relatively easy to replace as part of the back.

All the drop test videos I see shows the camera being the last thing to break from extreme heights. Maybe something pointy struck it.

Swimguy14 said:
I find that hard to believe. Cnet dropped the phone numerous times on concrete and the glass covering the camera was the *only* thing to survive.. You must have really hit it hard. Nonetheless I do feel bad for you. What are you going to do?
Please keep us posted.
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Wasn't able to get it repaired as the Samsung stores didn't even have the phone launched when this happened.
I have to wait around with a broken camera glass until they have the spare parts to replace it.
But I will have to suck it up and pay 1 or 200 hundred bucks to repair it.

If you paid with credit card, check if your credit card has accidental damage protection

Rotten luck man. I feel for you. Quickly get it insured

Swimguy14 said:
I find that hard to believe. Cnet dropped the phone numerous times on concrete and the glass covering the camera was the *only* thing to survive.. You must have really hit it hard. Nonetheless I do feel bad for you. What are you going to do?
Please keep us posted.
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I find it easy to believe. If you tap the camera housing with your fingernail, it sounds and feels incredibly flimsy, and you can even pick at the edge of the glass a little. I have concerns about the long term endurance..

In back pocket? It drives me crazy when I see phones in back pockets lol
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Swimguy14 said:
I find that hard to believe. Cnet dropped the phone numerous times on concrete and the glass covering the camera was the *only* thing to survive.. You must have really hit it hard. Nonetheless I do feel bad for you. What are you going to do?
Please keep us posted.
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johnwayne27 said:
In back pocket? It drives me crazy when I see phones in back pockets lol
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Front pocket. Must've leaned against something that punctured it twice without me knowing.

unfnknblvbl said:
I find it easy to believe. If you tap the camera housing with your fingernail, it sounds and feels incredibly flimsy, and you can even pick at the edge of the glass a little. I have concerns about the long term endurance..
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Only thing I can pick at the edge is the preinstalled screen protector.

Can we get a picture?

Smashed camera glass s 20 ultra
Hi all, I too have this same issue. I recently posted it on the galaxys20ultra subreddit.

Khyle94 said:
Hi all, I too have this same issue. I recently posted it on the galaxys20ultra subreddit.
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And how were you able to fix it?
The Samsung store doesn't even have replacement parts yet for over a week now so now my s20 ultra has dust in the lens and is causing black marks in pictures. Keeps getting worse and worse.

Chotu88 said:
Must've leaned against something while the phone was in my pocket but it broke without me knowing so the impact couldn't have been very much.
Cheap poor quality glass on the camera for it to break that easily without me knowing in my pocket during its first 12 hours of use.
For some reason I can't figure out how to embed an image so here is a link to the damage
https://imgur.com/a/3b0hPiY
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What did you end up doing? If you still have it, I'll buy it from you. List on eBay?

Oof that was painful to watch, Glad I put a skin on those camera lenses.
With a good case you are ready to go.
Bad luck man.

Sora94 said:
Oof that was painful to watch, Glad I put a skin on those camera lenses.
With a good case you are ready to go.
Bad luck man.
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What's a skin gonna do? Make it look nice that's all.
I put a tempered glass screen protector on my lens and the case gives the lens protection also

clone1008 said:
Only thing I can pick at the edge is the preinstalled screen protector.
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Are you saying there's a screen protector on the camera?

lawtq said:
What's a skin gonna do? Make it look nice that's all.
I put a tempered glass screen protector on my lens and the case gives the lens protection also
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Link for the glass protector for the lens? Thanks in advance