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Pixel 9 Pro condensation in camera lens (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml to c/android@lemdro.id

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Soooo.... I've never had this issue on any other phone before. Is it normal to get condensation inside the camera lense (wide angle and telephoto)?

it's dried out now, but I can see spots on the inside of the lense now that the water is gone, I can only imagine this getting worse over time, affecting quality. is this worth an RMA?

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[-] Dhs92@programming.dev 41 points 2 months ago

I've never had that happen with my 8 Pro. I'd assume that means it's not air tight, so you might want to at least open a ticket with Google for it.

[+] Lojcs@lemm.ee -13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It shouldn't be air tight, otherwise it could break from pressure changes

[-] Dhs92@programming.dev 29 points 2 months ago

It's supposed to be IP68 rated

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

That's water and dust resistance, not air

[-] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 22 points 2 months ago

dude what lol

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

Wdym? Water has surface tension and dust is solid, air doesn't have such limitations. My own phone (note 20 ultra) has an opening under the camera bump to allow air in to relive pressure despite having an ip68 rating.

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 22 points 2 months ago

Are you sure that's not a microphone for videos? It'd be really weird to have a hole like that. Water should easily push itself through that hole. I honestly don't know what you're talking about when it comes to air pressure. I'm pretty sure your eardrums can survive close to a 1 atmosphere difference in pressure, and those are way more fragile than your phone. I'm not sure why your phone would need to normalize air pressure.

[-] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Ever pop your ears when going up a mountain or during flight? This is air pressure changes. Either way, water tight does not mean air tight, while air tight does mean water tight assuming the material is not water soluble.

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Now that I think about it it is a third microphone. When they came out there were many posts of S20Us' and note20Us' camera glasses spontaneously shattering and the consensus from what I read was sudden pressure change. The same thing happened to my previous phone while in my locker (galaxy c9 pro with a single small camera and no hole), so it sounded plausible. And it's also believable that water doesn't go in from surface tension alone since the hole is really small

Regardless I forgot that that it was supposed to be a microphone while posting my comments so nevermind

Edit: also phones do normalise air pressure, just get a barometer app and squeeze the phone

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Lenses for full size-cameras are made airtight. It's not a problem.

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee -2 points 2 months ago

I was wrong about the hole, but I'd like to point out that full size camera lenses don't need to be as thin as possible to keep the camera bump in check.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago

Earth's atmospheric pressure just doesn't change as much as you seem to think it does.

[-] Badabinski@kbin.earth 5 points 2 months ago

It should still exclude water. Like, there are ways to equalize pressure that don't allow for water to condense in the phone like OP's photo. This is a Bad Thing™.

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I wasn't defending the photo? Of course water is a bad thing

[-] Badabinski@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago

Sorry, I was having a shit day yesterday and made many grumpy comments on the Internet. I could have worded that better.

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I read that the Xiaomi Ultra 14 also has similar issues with lens fogging up.

Is it too much to ask that the manufacturers of super expensive phones test their phones before selling them?

I guess so.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Why test when early adopters will do it for them.

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

eh people are going to suffer through whatever the fuck they poop out the manufacturing and then buy a new one next year anyway so why bother

[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No, it is not normal as far as I know (within the world of smartphones). However, this was a widely reported problem with one of Xiaomi's recent flagships so it could be a similar design flaw.

[-] dmtalon@infosec.pub 24 points 2 months ago

My 9 pro did this last Friday when sitting on the AC vent in my car which I too have never seen before.

My 8 pro sat in the same place many times.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Sounds like a common issue then

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[-] martinb@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 months ago

Well, you saved me a search, and op saved me from buying a Pixel 9.

[-] bokherif@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

Bro it’s a Pixel. Few hardware issues are just expected at this point and I’m not defending Google, they have a bad track record with shitty hardware.

[-] KLISHDFSDF@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

I had zero hardware issues with the Pixel 8 before.

[-] bokherif@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I owned 2 Pixel 8 devices and both had very different haptic motors, one of them would just make a plunk sound and the other one would give you an uncomfortable buzz. Google’s hardware design and consistency is lacking compared to other brand phones. Plus even though both were the same unlocked 128GB model, one of them was missing software features (3d wallpaper generation with AI for example), like what?

[-] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 11 points 2 months ago

new pixel with not ready for prime time gremlins, you don't say, where have i heard that before, except with every single pixel release since the dawn of time. every one.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago

I would certainly try.

[-] Stache_@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

I agree, it’s not gunna get any better and could get worse with time. I’d be worried about the waterproof/resistance ability of it (idk what the rating is). Doesn’t hurt to open a ticket with Google

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