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Apple Acknowledges iPhone 5 Camera Flaw

Posted by Soulskill on from the it's-not-a-bug-it's-a-feature dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Many iPhone 5 users are complaining that its camera is adding a purple flare to their photos. Speculation is that it's caused by the new sapphire lens cover that Apple touted as 'thinner and more durable than standard glass with the ability to provide crystal clear images.' Apple's response to those who've complained? 'The purple flare in the image provided is considered normal behavior for iPhone 5's camera.'"

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  1. All the other phones do it as we'll by alen · · Score: -1, Troll

    Along with the cheap digital cameras. Even the holy galaxy s3 has been shown to suffer from this. It only happens under rare conditions when the lighting is just so

    Like antennagate this is non-isse except for some bloggers looking for page hits

  2. Re:Early adoption problem by BasilBrush · · Score: -1, Troll

    Meanwhile I got a Google Galaxy Nexus , and a friend got the Galaxy SIII

    Galaxy Nexus faults: Microphone cuts out. Poor barry life. Random reboots.

    http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/05/22/verizon-samsung-galaxy-nexus-problems-via-gottabemobile/

    Samsung SIII faults: Build quality. Battery life. Overheating. Wi-Fi connection problems.

    http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-remains-deaf-to-Galaxy-S-III-build-quality-issues_id33091
    http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/360123/20120706/samsung-galaxy-s3.htm#.UGxA3bTIBdw

    The iPhone is the worst smartphone except for all the other ones. It gets more press about what few issues there are because the iPhone is just generally more news-worthy than the rest of the phones. Good stuff and bad stuff all gets more column inches.