iPhone 5 Dust in Camera Issue

I've had a couple specs but nothing like that!

Why you haven't taken it to Apple is what confuses me?

It looks like someone's taken that glass panel off with a screwdriver. Check the massive dent in the ridge at the top (there's always a ridge, but you can see a quite clear pry mark).

This would explain the dust.

DAAAAaaang! I just went and checked mine and I don't have any. I go nude too.... That's bad though. crazy.

Mine is dust free as well.

Just a heads up, try using the

i had a small speck of dust or something in there when i bought the phone. took it back to an apple store and the guy went in the back and came out in 5 mins with it removed. he said sometimes it happens during the manufacturing process. but as i said, no need for a replacement phone as he was easily able to remove the dust.

That camera lens need Head and Shoulders.

Mic looks dusty too.

Take it in.

jsnuff1 said:

There is no pry mark, and no one has taken off the back glass.

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This should show the mark I'm talking about - you can see the dent going into the aluminium quite clearly. You can see it goes into the aluminium below, and that the glass has been rounded off at that exact point.

Foreign object under lens

I got my iphone 5 last week from a telco. Didn't realize the amoeba-like speck under the lens until today. Is this a common issue for the iphone 5's?

Brian Y said:

It looks like someone's taken that glass panel off with a screwdriver. Check the massive dent in the ridge at the top (there's always a ridge, but you can see a quite clear pry mark).

This would explain the dust.

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yup I see it too

This appears to be a very widespread issue. See my thread about four iPhone 5's I had to exchange because of it.

Dust/smudges/scratches camera lens of the iPhone 5:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1509409/

And to be honest, all five iPhone 5's I had in my hands had some specks of dust under the camera lens. (or even scratches)

This definitely looks like a design flaw to me and that's why I am waiting until the release of an iPhone 5S.

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F123D said:

I've had a couple specs but nothing like that!

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Probably, the more you use your iPhone 5 outside the more dust will get inside the lens cover (which isn't properly sealed). I have never had this issue with my old iPhone 3GS.

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dictoresno said:

i had a small speck of dust or something in there when i bought the phone. took it back to an apple store and the guy went in the back and came out in 5 mins with it removed. he said sometimes it happens during the manufacturing process. but as i said, no need for a replacement phone as he was easily able to remove the dust.

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But it also means that the lens cover is not sealed and the dust will eventually appear inside in the future anyway. Terrible...

Considering this thread is a week and a half old (with only a couple folks claiming the same and about a dozen responses)---I'm not sure how 'wide spread' an issue it is.

We've got 3 iPhone 5s in the family now, as well--an iTouch 5 (my son's for Christmas). No specs of dust under the lens in any of the units. All perfectly, exceptionally clear.

Two iPhones were purchased through AT&T about 2 months apart--another at the Apple Store, the same place we picked up the iTouch. The reason I bring that up is that they were obviously from different 'batches' in the process.

I agree with whoever pointed out the mark that looks as though it was 'messed' with. That's not normal. We've got two blacks and a white. None of the three have that 'mark'. What happened to it? Did you receive it like that? Agreed with the others...take it to the Apple store and see what they have to say.

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Happened to my 4, 3g, and original iphone.

According to my local Apple store, this is a known problem - and it's not dust.

I thought I had dust in the lens of my iPhone 5 after looking at some pictures I had recently taken. I noticed a dark spot in the same location of a number of pictures. I took my phone to the Apple Store and, once the genius saw the speck, I was quickly given a replacement phone.

The real reason: the "dust" was a piece of the sapphire lens. I asked if there was anything I could do to prevent this and was told there wasn't. It just happens.

So, while your mileage may vary, my dust problem was much more than that.

in the words of 99% of users on this forum

You're overreacting with your OCD! this phone is perfectly fine, you threw that dust into the camera and now you're trying to make apple look bad!

Also noticed a kind of smudge on my taken photos. Looked at my lens and could see a smudge/dustpart under the lens....pretty frustrating because this phone was just perfect...now i got a black spot on my pictures.

This is my 4th iphone 5 now

1st: scratches out of the box on the screen
2nd: scratches out of the box and dents
3rd: dent on the back of the phone and damaged spots
4th: smudges on camera lens

maaaan, why apple, whyyy?

I'm still on my first

Would I have to have AppleCare to be able to get a replacement on my iPhone 5 with the same dust/smudge mark in my lens if I took it to the Genius bar?

I've had to return three iPhone 5's due to this very issue. My 4th has been going strong for 2 weeks now, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.

Just hope they resolve this manufacturing issue before my warranty expires.

Smartass said:

in the words of 99% of users on this forum

You're overreacting with your OCD! this phone is perfectly fine, you threw that dust into the camera and now you're trying to make apple look bad!

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It's not just 99%. I'm sure there a lot of people that haven't spoken up about it. I have the same problem as well behind my screen and my camera lens.

jsnuff1 said:

There is no pry mark, and no one has taken off the back glass.

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The Saphire lens cover does look like it was tampered with and no doubt something has happened to break the seal and allow dust to get in. The same debris that is in your lens is present in the speaker hole, etc.

This is why I do not put my phone in pockets.

peteklassen said:

It's not just 99%. I'm sure there a lot of people that haven't spoken up about it. I have the same problem as well behind my screen and my camera lens.

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Mother of thread resurrection...