Camera on Nexus 5 has a magnetic ring for bigger lenses?

[Johnly]

Has anyone tried this? I was reading on reditt that the nexus 5 has a magnetic ring for aftermarket lenses. Nice touch Googles! *puts his nexus 5 against the fridge to feel the force* ha ha.

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[JeffDenver]

Has anyone tried this? I was reading on reditt that the nexus 5 has a magnetic ring for aftermarket lenses. Nice touch Googles! *puts his nexus 5 against the fridge to feel the force* ha ha.

I'd have to see a link on that. Very cool if true.

 

[HunterKen7]

Nexus 5 camera has magnet ring built-in, for add-on lenses : Android

 

[Johnly]

Was going to post that. Thank you sir!

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[Zendroid1]

Looks so ridiculous with those on and I probably won't use it much but I really want these.....

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[Jerry Hildenbrand]

I have some magnetic lenses, and unfortunately they aren't attracted to the Nexus 5 I have here at all.
Neither is any sort of metal, or any other magnet.

Either the white one is different, mine shipped without a magic magnet, or someone on reddit is pulling your leg.

 

[zkSharks]

I have some magnetic lenses, and unfortunately they aren't attracted to the Nexus 5 I have here at all.
Neither is any sort of metal, or any other magnet.

Either the white one is different, mine shipped without a magic magnet, or someone on reddit is pulling your leg.

I was planning to order a set of those lenses today just for this. As for the white version including the magnet:

I'm not saying yours is magnetic, but it appears at least some are. I'll definitely be testing it this afternoon. (And yes, via reddit.)

 

[Zendroid1]

Ok i just tested this on my black 32gb and the magnet is in the middle of the phone not the lens. i can get it to look like the pic above cuz it's touching the middle part. it definitely will not only sit over the lens.

 

[Chex313]

Isn't that magnet for Qi charging?

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[youngjediboy]

My black 32GB model doesn't seem to have it... I tried putting it near any metal surfaces and it's not attracting.

 

[anon(5857193)]

Only have a staple to test with, but my lens grabs onto it pretty strongly and pulls it to the center of the lens.

(I have a white Nexus 5)

 

[dmcincubus]

this is quite interesting.

 

[quietlybrilliant]

Look, there has to be some purpose to that giant black ring around the lens of the Nexus. I became worried that it was a horrible design "feature", but seems like it may be there for a reason.

 

[psyke45]

Black 32gb...just grabbed one of my daughter's hair clips on my headboard and sure enough it stuck.. Cool.

 

[trent25]

16GB black here. It's magnetic for me.
Look closely at the little lens inside as you approach the paper clip from one side of the lens. The little lens moves ever so slightly in there. So maybe the magnetics are part of OIS?

BTW I just noticed that the little lens in there is not perfectly centered with the hole in the back cover.

 

[SKI_K2]

Black 16 GB...a single staple sticks to the camera ring and nowhere else on the device

 

[patruns]

A paper clip slightly sticks to various sections of the back of my black 32GB model. Just as strong at the lower right as at the lens. I do not believe this is lens specific and just an overall effect on the back.

 

[Shyuan]

I once thought that was quite a not-so-nice design on white Nexus5, now I know, there must be a reason there..

 

[Robi-K]

All mobile cameras that have autofocus are magnetical in my opinion

 

[JeffDenver]

This is on my 32gig black nexus 5. Just sayin.