Camera scratches

[dov1978]

Thats not good, however Samsung had a major issue with this last year on the S7 line. Dont think Ive ever heard of Apple having this problem though.

I had the s7 edge last year and my camera lens glass shattered in my pocket. That was a week after the phone fell onto a rubber car floor mat from the seat and smashed the screen. Way too fragile. I got it replaced on insurance claim then bought a G5 instead. Never had any issues with that. And my G6 is flawless too now thankfully

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

Hi guys,

Just bought the black G6. After 8 days of usage, the camera is full of superficial scratches. I saw that even with my fingernail I could easily scratch the surface. Swapped the phone for a new one...waiting for it to arrive next week.

dang.. good luck

 

[dov1978]

So after sounding really smug about my camera glass showing no scratches I went for a much closer look under brighter fluorescent lighting and to my dismay I found 2 or 3 little scratches that look much like the OP's photo. I'm not worried but a little disappointed as my phone has been in a Spigen Rugged Armor since I unboxed it and I always make sure I NEVER keep anything else in the same pocket I put my phone in

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

So after sounding really smug about my camera glass showing no scratches I went for a much closer look under brighter fluorescent lighting and to my dismay I found 2 or 3 little scratches that look much like the OP's photo. I'm not worried but a little disappointed as my phone has been in a Spigen Rugged Armor since I unboxed it and I always make sure I NEVER keep anything else in the same pocket I put my phone in

Happens.. Sucks

 

[dby2011]

Thanks everyone, you basically confirmed that I'm just going to stick with my Moto Z Play for now. I'll probably wait until the fall to see what the options will be. Maybe LG will eventually release the 64gb/dac version in the US by then that may have corrected the camera lens problem.

 

[Mike Dee]

Thanks everyone, you basically confirmed that I'm just going to stick with my Moto Z Play for now. I'll probably wait until the fall to see what the options will be. Maybe LG will eventually release the 64gb/dac version in the US by then that may have corrected the camera lens problem.

Just wait for the V30

 

[350mag]

https://youtu.be/mJ9rQ6yI04c

LG G6 scratch and bend test

 

[jhilker]

https://youtu.be/mJ9rQ6yI04c

LG G6 scratch and bend test

Raised the hairs on my arms hearing the case get scratched. Creepy!

 

[TylerLV76]

Anyone still worried about camera scratches (which turns out it really is just a coating) should give the DBrand camera skin a try.

I just received mine and it fits and looks perfect with precise cutouts for the 2 lenses and the flash. They're .98 cents and worth it. If you do order, don't do what I did and order 3. Each set comes with 3 skins so I ended up with 9 total.

I did the matte black and it looks excellent with my matte black Spigen tough armor case and black G6. They are decently thick so your lenses wont touch a table or any flat surface you set your phone on. I wish someone would make a glass lens protector but for now this will work great.

 

[revtech]

I'm beginning to wonder if this is a black Verizon model only thing . . I got the black one because my upgrade price was $100 for the black and $250 for the platinum. I wondered why and thought maybe they were just reducing stock, now I'm beginning to wonder if they know there's a problem with the coating on the black one?

 

[TylerLV76]

I'm beginning to wonder if this is a black Verizon model only thing . . I got the black one because my upgrade price was $100 for the black and $250 for the platinum. I wondered why and thought maybe they were just reducing stock, now I'm beginning to wonder if they know there's a problem with the coating on the black one?

It's not just a Verizon thing. I'm on T-Mobile and had the issue. I've seen at&t as well and I've also seen a couple reports of the Platinum color getting scratches. They are much harder to see on the Platinum.

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

Modern Dad had TONS of nasty scratches on his review unit.

 

[anon(19981)]

Modern Dad had TONS of nasty scratches on his review unit.

I noticed that also.

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

I have no idea what he put his phone through. Hahaha.

 

[MA2GA28]

I just looked at my wife's Platinum model very carefully in a different lighting, and I don't see any fine scratches on the camera. She has a thin, clear Spigen case which has been on since day 4 of owning the phone (about a month now), but she definitely doesn't baby her phones (uses it for work). So, I still think it's a black model issue.

 

[cthunder]

My G6 was in a Spigen Rugged Armor case and the camera still got scratched up.

Same here, to this day I don't know how that happened. I put nothing in my pocket with the phone.

 

[TylerLV76]

Same here, to this day I don't know how that happened. I put nothing in my pocket with the phone.

I physically watched my first device scratch while I was cleaning it with my shirt. It's why I stopped wiping the camera off and started using tape and eventually got a DBrand skin for it.

 

[Raviteja_k]

My phone have the same issue but it is after 7 months of usage with out a case... they are like 15-20 scratches.... is there any solution for this ??? any type of cleaning it ??

 

[Raviteja_k]

may be this is some sort of coating ??
i hope this can be fixed ... suggestions please.

 

[bobdob]

Yes, the camera glass has some kind of soft coating that scratches easily and doesn't seem to have any real necessity. I'm surprised this thread made it to 139 posts without someone mentioning it - there's another, shorter thread here that does

Basically you can use something called "polywatch" or a similar product (polywatch is designed to remove scratches from plastic watch crystals) to polish the coating off and those scratches will go away. If you google "polywatch g6 camera" you'll find lots of advice from people who have done it. I bought some several months ago but my scratches are not yet in the actual lens areas so I haven't done anything with it yet.