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iPhone 8/Plus My 4 days old iPhone 8 Plus and dust inside camera lens without reason
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Because I bought it from a third party store, the man who sells them claims they are factory unlocked and he acts like he doesn't know what proof of purchase is, he's totally lost, he thinks the paper he gave me where it states the amount I paid is the proof of purchase, he ignores is the one he received from the US store he got the iPhone, I'm screwed right? Is there a way to check which apple store has the receipt?
Until it's aware that the 8 Plus model has this issue and it shouldn't be happening in the first place for a device that cost that much
You're in Chile right? Is there no Apple presence / did they not release the new phones in your country? If so, you might be stuck with the dust unless you know someone in the US who can help you get it sent out and back for repair. You're positive it came from the US?
I'm not convinced you need your proof of purchase to get service unless there's something weird going on with it. Did you register the device in your name and/or was the box already unsealed when you got it?
If you end up having to keep it, it won't be the biggest deal in the world. As long as it's not on the lens itself you won't see it in photos, and it likely will fall to the bottom of the chamber if you bump it the right way (or just eventually). If in a year's time it finds its way onto the lens, you'll notice and it'll be a bit easier to get a replacement or service at that time.
iPhone 8 plus still not released, you need to rely on resellers, the latest device is the 7 plus 128Gb red version so I had to go for the reseller, the box was sealed, I called apple right away to register it with my name and phone number and all that, I checked coverage and the phone is still under warranty, it started the day I activated it. I don't want the particles to move onto the lens, I'm worried about it now that you mentioned it!! Do you think it has a high % chance to occur?
I'm a photographer and there's comparably tons of dust in my lenses - right on the glass elements - compared to the one in your iPhone. Granted, smaller sensors like phones will show dust in images more easily than a full-frame DSLR with a wide aperture, I think chances are pretty low that thing ends up obstructing the lens. It's more likely to fall to the bottom of the housing or wedge at the corner of the lens (or not move at all).
If you can deal with sending it to a US person to handle the warranty exchange, it might just work out although I'm not sure what they'd do if they saw your real address in the registration. I don't remember ever needing a proof of purchase to get service on my devices.
It is not waterproof, it's water resistant. It's IP67X rated. The dust itself is from the production during manufacturing and If Apple was willing, it could be enough to replace the device.
Happening on the X as well. Replaced 5 times in my case, all with dust in the lens. You should get a replacement.
It is neither water proof or dustproof.
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You have returned 5 X units for dust in the lens?
A few days after picking up my sg256 iPhone X I too noticed a few really tiny specks of dust under the outer camera glass. At first I was starting to worry thinking I’d have to go through a bunch of exchanges to get it replaced and find one without that issue, (did this with dead pixels on an older iPhone) BUT after looking through threads on older iPhone releases I found this is a common “problem”.
Then I read this article and stopped caring. To sum it up, no lense is hermetically sealed and thus dust will always get in (despite the iphones dust rating) because they don’t assemble them in perfectly dust free rooms. The dust will come and go, all phones (all cameras in fact) will have it at some point whether you notice or not, and in all cases IT DOES NOT EFFECT ANYTHING BUT YOUR OCD.
For all of you worrying like I did, read this article and then go on with your life dust anxiety free.
https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/08/the-apocalypse-of-lens-dust/
Then I read this article and stopped caring. To sum it up, no lense is hermetically sealed and thus dust will always get in (despite the iphones dust rating) because they don’t assemble them in perfectly dust free rooms. The dust will come and go, all phones (all cameras in fact) will have it at some point whether you notice or not, and in all cases IT DOES NOT EFFECT ANYTHING BUT YOUR OCD.
For all of you worrying like I did, read this article and then go on with your life dust anxiety free.
https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/08/the-apocalypse-of-lens-dust/
You guys know multihundred thousand dollar Ferrari’s and Lamborghinis and stuff randomly catch on fire sometimes right? Spending a bunch of money on something doesn’t make it perfect.
Sometimes car analogies are not the most appropriate when comparing to an iPhone defect. What it really comes down to, is how particular is the iPhone owner that is seeking to look up close at the lens cover of the iPhone to see if there is dust. The majority of iPhone owners likely don't do this unless there something obstructing the camera lens Or affecting the outcome of a photograph.
It's not just the 8 Plus, my 6s had the same issue. For the price of these phones there shouldn't be dust, but I understand they're being produced as fast as possible because of demand. When I had a Samsung S8 there was no dust or issues with build.
My iPhone X have two specks also in the rear camera. one of the specks is in the sensor, but it does not affect the image quality. Photos are clear with no blur or spots.
Safe to assume they used another camera?
