Comments on: Self harming Nokia N97 lens cover: Automatic lens cover in future please?!

By: Shuvahsish

Shuvahsish — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:23:34 +0000

any please tell me that,where can I find the extra lens cover of Nokia N97 in bangladesh…….

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By: tom

tom — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:36:14 +0000

i have the same scratch problem on my n97 but on mine the scratches arnt over the actual lens just on the plastic surrounding it. yours mite be the same.

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Engadget asks – How would you change the Nokia N97? « My Nokia Blog — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:18:33 +0000

[...] Ideally the processor should have had a bit more oomph, at least up to 600MHz, but for now (and for the duration of a 12 Month contract), the 434MHz may just be enough. Also, major quality-control overhaul with the self harming lens covers. [...]

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Nokia N97 Mini (NXX/N97i/N97 Lite?) coming Q4 2009? « My Nokia Blog — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:02:31 +0000

[...] Cover – usually I would never condone removal of one, but too many N97 users have reported self harming/self-scratching N97 lens covers so this may provide a solution for them. Even if it never scratched one single N97, that slide [...]

By: eljay

eljay — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:26:29 +0000

I have the exact same problem after having the phone one week. No dust or anything under the cover it was new from the box, and after using the camera seven times it has developed scratches over the lens and you can tell as this shows on pictures when the flash is used.
Would not recommend the N97 to anone until nokia recal and deal with this problem. Infact under current UK Trading Standards Law I would go as far as saying this phone is not Fit For Purpose!!

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:48:59 +0000

Hey, sorry to hear that your N97′s lens cover has done more harm than protection. Hopefully your replacement will be a different batch that won’t do that.

Great idea btw – I would love for an indication, perhaps just even an icon, placed along with “new messages/bluetooth/missed calls” area to tell me if the lens cover is open.

That could be easily implemented in a firmware upgrade.

By: Akademy

Akademy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:11:39 +0000

I have the very same problem. In fact it got scratched by the lens in the first few days of my having it. There’s a long vertical scratch just to the right of the lens, but which causes horrible distortions when the flash is activated…

…I phoned Vodafone about this and they’ve agreed to replace it, but that’s mostly because it’s still covered under it’s 30 day guarantee.

Another thing I’d like to see in Nokia is an indication on the front screen that the lens cover is currently open, it’s so easy to forget you’ve opened it!

By: dani2xll

dani2xll — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:15:42 +0000

Thanks for this very useful information.