I know a few people out there have experienced the same issue but I am curious if anyone might have a solution besides replacing the phone.
When using the rear camera on my iPhone 5, if I aim it any light solid colour (easiest to see it this way) there are black specks showing on the screen, they also appear on the photos when taken.
If I zoom in, they will go away (not in view of the sensor I assume) and if I zoom out they return. If I enable video, they are there as well, fixed in spot.
The problem, it starts out as one and then gradually spreads from there.
I had this happen to my first iPhone 5, there are no Apple Stores local to me (closest is 7 hours) so I called up Apple Support and paid the $30 exchange fee and had a replacement mailed out to me. About 2 weeks into using this new one, the specks have started to appear again and one week after the first one, they appear to be getting worse.
Here's a few photos that I still have on my Photo Stream from the previous iPhone
First day I noticed the spots on the original, you can see them along the white frame on the left side. Looks similar to dust
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And a few days later, this is what it turned into
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And then just before the replacement showed up
Image may be NSFW.
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I had the phone replaced, it was a bit difficult to explain but in the end they did and only charged me $30 for the replacement.
Everything was good until about a week ago, top left corner and top dead center
Image may be NSFW.
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And today
Image may be NSFW.
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As you can see, it's spreading, probably just a matter of days before it spreads further. I guess I'll have to open another support case regarding this since it's less than a month old at this point.
When using the rear camera on my iPhone 5, if I aim it any light solid colour (easiest to see it this way) there are black specks showing on the screen, they also appear on the photos when taken.
If I zoom in, they will go away (not in view of the sensor I assume) and if I zoom out they return. If I enable video, they are there as well, fixed in spot.
The problem, it starts out as one and then gradually spreads from there.
I had this happen to my first iPhone 5, there are no Apple Stores local to me (closest is 7 hours) so I called up Apple Support and paid the $30 exchange fee and had a replacement mailed out to me. About 2 weeks into using this new one, the specks have started to appear again and one week after the first one, they appear to be getting worse.
Here's a few photos that I still have on my Photo Stream from the previous iPhone
First day I noticed the spots on the original, you can see them along the white frame on the left side. Looks similar to dust
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
And a few days later, this is what it turned into
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
And then just before the replacement showed up
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
I had the phone replaced, it was a bit difficult to explain but in the end they did and only charged me $30 for the replacement.
Everything was good until about a week ago, top left corner and top dead center
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
And today
Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
As you can see, it's spreading, probably just a matter of days before it spreads further. I guess I'll have to open another support case regarding this since it's less than a month old at this point.
