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Camera lens (OIS) sound?

Hey all,
Just a quick question (No, I won't ***** about RMAing ****s left and right)
Do N5 camera lenses make small rattle-like noise when you type with touch vibration on?
I've seen somewhere that due to its OIS system, it will make some noise in certain condition
Just wanted to confirm
Thanks in advance

sprp85 said:
Hey all,
Just a quick question (No, I won't ***** about RMAing ****s left and right)
Do N5 camera lenses make small rattle-like noise when you type with touch vibration on?
I've seen somewhere that due to its OIS system, it will make some noise in certain condition
Just wanted to confirm
Thanks in advance
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Yes, mine makes a rattle sound, but I don't think it's coming from the camera. I always thought that it was from the volume keys rattling.
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It can also be the vibrator motor.
If you hold the buttons, they can't rattle. Probably best not to shake the device though
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Yeah I can confirm that there is some other parts also rattling than buttons. This rattle appears when shaking phone to certain direction or tapping top of the phone (if you know what I mean). It seems to be camera lens or atleast the rattling seems to come from somewhere near camera.
Edit: the noise is indeed the lens. Just tried to tap it when using camera and there is no rattle cause I guess camera somehow "locks" the lens. Anyways, these devices are not made for unnecessary shaking and searching for rattling sounds. Just interesting to know the source of that little "rattle".

RMA RMA RMA.... Lol I kid.
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Something loose inside pixel's body?

Hi, I have found something curious. When I start shacking my phone I can hear noise coming from the top part of it, it sounds like a loose screw or something like that do you also have it? Is it a camera stabilization or my device is broken and I should replace it?

joloxx9joloxx9 said:
Hi, I have found something curious. When I start shacking my phone I can hear noise coming from the top part of it, it sounds like a loose screw or something like that do you also have it? Is it a camera stabilization or my device is broken and I should replace it?
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Likely the camera OIS module, I find just about any phone makes some sort of loose item noise if you shake it hard enough. My Pixel 2 also has a rattle though it's pretty muted compared to other phones I've had.

I find just about any phone makes some sort of loose item noise if you shake it hard enough.
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I just now picked up my Nexus 5x and shook it, and it seems you are correct - it makes a rattling sound also (as if something is loose). It's not surprising though, considering how many times I've dropped/tossed it, both accidentally and purposefully. I wonder if it made that noise when I first got it...

Stop shaking your phone!
Seriously though, just the ois module. Your phone is fine. lol

giant22000 said:
Stop shaking your phone!
Seriously though, just the ois module. Your phone is fine. lol
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Yes, replacement is same

I noticed a loose sounding noise if I tap the top of the phone on the left or right edge or behind the earpiece. At first I also thought it might be the OIS. But then I notice I get a similar sound from the speaker at the bottom, if I tap the phone on the bottom edge.
Then I checked on my old Nexus 4, which does not have OIS, and it makes exactly the same type of slight rattling sound if I tap the phone on the top edge by the earpiece.
So I think there is some sort of moving part in cell phone speakers (after all something has to move to create sound waves) that rattles a little if you tap or shake the phone in the right way.

cb474 said:
I noticed a loose sounding noise if I tap the top of the phone on the left or right edge or behind the earpiece. At first I also thought it might be the OIS. But then I notice I get a similar sound from the speaker at the bottom, if I tap the phone on the bottom edge.
Then I checked on my old Nexus 4, which does not have OIS, and it makes exactly the same type of slight rattling sound if I tap the phone on the top edge by the earpiece.
So I think there is some sort of moving part in cell phone speakers (after all something has to move to create sound waves) that rattles a little if you tap or shake the phone in the right way.
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Haptic feedback
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Tidbits said:
Haptic feedback.
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Are you joking? Because that makes no sense. I hear this type of rattling coming from the top speaker. And I hear it separately coming from the bottom speaker. There is only one haptic feedback engine in the phone so it could not produce a rattling noise in two different places in the phone. (Also from Jerry Rig's teardown, we know the haptic feedback engine is in the bottom of the phone, so it can't explain a rattling noise coming from the top of the phone.)

cb474 said:
Are you joking? Because that makes no sense. I hear this type of rattling coming from the top speaker. And I hear it separately coming from the bottom speaker. There is only one haptic feedback engine in the phone so it could not produce a rattling noise in two different places in the phone. (Also from Jerry Rig's teardown, we know the haptic feedback engine is in the bottom of the phone, so it can't explain a rattling noise coming from the top of the phone.)
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I assumed it was that.
You said the top which could be the camera the. You mention a second one at the bottom and why u said haptic feedback. [emoji3]
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Tidbits said:
I assumed it was that.
You said the top which could be the camera the. You mention a second one at the bottom and why u said haptic feedback. [emoji3]
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I didn't say haptic feedback, you said haptic feedback.
I also clearly said that it was the same type of noise coming from both the top and bottom of the phone, which means it would have to be the speakers, since that's the only thing there are two of, one in each of those positions. And I said that I had the same type of noise coming from the earpiece on my Nexus 4. So the whole point of my first post was that I was ruling out OIS, which others had suggested, and felt pretty confident the sound comes from the speakers. I wasn't looking for suggestions. I was explaining my reasoning for why it seems like it's the speakers that make the sound.

guysalami said:
Likely the camera OIS module, I find just about any phone makes some sort of loose item noise if you shake it hard enough. My Pixel 2 also has a rattle though it's pretty muted compared to other phones I've had.
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My LG K4 2017 ($100 smart phone with headphone jack) phone doesn't. Galaxy S6 doesn't. Galaxy S8 doesn't. Lol, so no, not all phones do it. Only google specifically ones (that are defective) which make these noise lol.
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giant22000 said:
Stop shaking your phone!
Seriously though, just the ois module. Your phone is fine. lol
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Why are you saying its fine when its not? lol... other phones with OIS don't make the noise.. Stop justifying for google's manufacturing defects.

LimitsX said:
My LG K4 2017 ($100 smart phone with headphone jack) phone doesn't. Galaxy S6 doesn't. Galaxy S8 doesn't. Lol, so no, not all phones do it. Only google specifically ones (that are defective) which make these noise lol.
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As I explain in my posts, I think the slight rattling noise actually comes from the speakers, not the OIS. I think the OIS guess is wrong. I've explain my reasons in more detail above.
However, in order to get the sound you have to tap the edge of the phone in just the right place and just the right way. It's easy to shake or tap the phone and not get the sound at all. So I'm pretty sure I could get this sound on all of the phones you mentioned. In fact, next time I'm in a carrier store I'll try the S8. I think it's just something speakers do. I've tried several different model phones and they all do it.

[Q] Light Rattling Sound...?

Has anyone noticed a very slight rattling sound when you shake the phone very hard coming from the top of the phone...?
Could it be the Cameras or the Speaker possibly?
I am being a bit paranoid as I dropped the phone face flat on the floor but had ZERO damage, dent, scratch or anything.
Am I being overly paranoid????

That's interesting. I've also got a rattle. I've dropped the phone a couple of times, but not onto hard surfaces. Everything is working, so I assume it's probably nothing to worry about!
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Beta_Tester666 said:
That's interesting. I've also got a rattle. I've dropped the phone a couple of times, but not onto hard surfaces. Everything is working, so I assume it's probably nothing to worry about!
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Beta_Tester666:
Everything works for me as well, its just bizarre. I think it is either the main speaker, or possibly of the cameras......

Beta_Tester666 said:
That's interesting. I've also got a rattle. I've dropped the phone a couple of times, but not onto hard surfaces. Everything is working, so I assume it's probably nothing to worry about!
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mariosaraylian said:
Beta_Tester666:
Everything works for me as well, its just bizarre. I think it is either the main speaker, or possibly of the cameras......
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That's just the OIS in the camera lens. Every phone that have OIS do that. The lens needs to move to compensate the hand shaking. If you search for "JerryRigEverything teardown" on youtube he usually test the camera and you can see the movement of the lens. For example with this p40 pro teardown
another video explaining
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtP0UnxDnSw

dioggo92 said:
That's just the OIS in the camera lens. Every phone that have OIS do that. The lens needs to move to compensate the hand shaking. If you search for "JerryRigEverything teardown" on youtube he usually test the camera and you can see the movement of the lens. For example with this p40 pro teardown
another video explaining
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtP0UnxDnSw
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dioggo92:
Thanks for the info!
Now I can sleep at night as my OCD is satisfied!
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Rattling?

Today accidentally discovered that the phone has a rattle to it. Never dropped or anything. First, I thought it was the S-Pen, but even with the pen out, there is still a rattle that seems to be coming from the camera module. Anyone else's phone does that? Is it normal or should I try swapping the unit?

Its just the camera lens don't worry my last 3 Notes have done it

Thanks. Found the videos talking about the same issue on S20+. Guess it's normal. Never noticed it before on any of my Sammies. Must be a "new phone paranoia". ?

odesskiy said:
Thanks. Found the videos talking about the same issue on S20+. Guess it's normal. Never noticed it before on any of my Sammies. Must be a "new phone paranoia". ?
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Larger the camera the more it floats until you turn on the camera. Hence more noise. I would also suggest it's more sensitive while the camera is on to a hard hit /damage.

odesskiy said:
Today accidentally discovered that the phone has a rattle to it. Never dropped or anything. First, I thought it was the S-Pen, but even with the pen out, there is still a rattle that seems to be coming from the camera module. Anyone else's phone does that? Is it normal or should I try swapping the unit?
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I am experiencing that same rattle too. It seems to go away when i turn on the camera, so this is definitely due to the much talked about rattle that the camera module had with the S20 Ultra as well..
I must say that the rattle is rather annoying and random and especially annoying when i have the phone in my pocket while jogging..At least it is good to know that it is not a faulty unit but rather a feature of the lens system.

I am getting a faint clicking noise whenever I exit the camera app. I can feel it on the device too. Is this normal?

drdino said:
I am getting a faint clicking noise whenever I exit the camera app. I can feel it on the device too. Is this normal?
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Yes, it's the optical image stabilization kicking in

TonyGzl92 said:
Yes, it's the optical image stabilization kicking in
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Thanks, I suppose this is due to the different camera setup. I'm coming from a Note 9, which had OIS and is completely silent, but then again it doesn't have the new sensors.

Also remember when camera has stabilisation in it that could cause the rattle noise from camera since camera itself moves when you shake the phone.
I hardly hear rattle in mine but when I face screen down I can hear a loud click from camera area and then when I face it back up with screen up I hear the click again.
So yeah camera is basically moving or it's lenses.
This is normal as long you don't see any defect in camera when using it.
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Yeah I read about the rattling when shaking the device, but nothing about noise when the camera app exits...

I had the same issue. I had battery and overheating issues as well so i requested an exchange device. The old device had the rattle however i noticed the new one doesn't. Really think Samsung messed up QC with this device.

Interesting... Samsung doesn't have any stock of my device to exchange at the moment, otherwise I'd have probably asked for one. I'll see how it pans out over the next few days...

Without the camera app open when uou hold the device flat then tilt it up 90 degrees you'll hear it click every time, it doesn't matter if it's in landscape or portrait view. With the camera app open you don't hear it. One of the lens uses electromagnets for stabilization, without the camera app open the lens is moving around since there is no power going to the magnets.

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Without the camera app open when uou hold the device flat then tilt it up 90 degrees you'll hear it click every time, it doesn't matter if it's in landscape or portrait view. With the camera app open you don't hear it. One of the lens uses electromagnets for stabilization, without the camera app open the lens is moving around since there is no power going to the magnets.
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Spot on.
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They all rattle, anyone says otherwise is trolling.
The snapdragons have better rattling. ??

I have had my Note 20 ultra for 2 days and only this afternoon have I noticed this very loud rattle. I swear 100% that it wasn't there before. It also happens that this afternoon was the first time I tried wirelessly charging my phone. Is it possible that the wireless charger has somehow messed with the magnets that control the lens module?! I'm really annoyed and might send it back.

99tollap said:
I have had my Note 20 ultra for 2 days and only this afternoon have I noticed this very loud rattle. I swear 100% that it wasn't there before. It also happens that this afternoon was the first time I tried wirelessly charging my phone. Is it possible that the wireless charger has somehow messed with the magnets that control the lens module?! I'm really annoyed and might send it back.
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They all have the rattle.

99tollap said:
I have had my Note 20 ultra for 2 days and only this afternoon have I noticed this very loud rattle. I swear 100% that it wasn't there before. It also happens that this afternoon was the first time I tried wirelessly charging my phone. Is it possible that the wireless charger has somehow messed with the magnets that control the lens module?! I'm really annoyed and might send it back.
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It's totally unacceptable for a 1399 device. Return it until you get a good one. By which time the note 21 ultra will be out. ?? Because they are all like that. I've had three different regional variants of the Note 20 Ultras, all same.
Buyers remorse has many faces.

Limeybastard said:
It's totally unacceptable for a 1399 device. Return it until you get a good one. By which time the note 21 ultra will be out. ??
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They all rattle, it's the lens when the camera app isn't open and powering the electromagnets. There's no point in exchanging it, they all do it.

airmaxx23 said:
They all rattle, it's the lens when the camera app isn't open and powering the electromagnets. There's no point in exchanging it, they all do it.
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You obviously missed my sarcasm in that post. American?

Rattle Noise from inside the Phone/Camera

Hey guys,
I own a Oppo Find X2 Pro since June. So far everything was fine with the phone.
But two weeks ago the phone started to have a clearly audible rattling from inside (seems to be somewhere near the camera-unit).
I read that some phones with OIS seem to have the problem with a "moving" Lens or sth similar.
My problem is that the rattling just started 2 weeks ago and in the months before there wasn't any sound. Also there seems to be no sound when I'm inside the camera app & at 5x zoom.
I sent the phone to the local repair service (in Germany) and they just sent it back with the comment "The housing tolerances you complain about (gap dimensions, play or slight rattling of the mechanical parts, functions that are too smooth-running/sluggish etc.) correspond to the manufacturer's specifications and therefore do not constitute a defect."
So now the question is, is somebody else facing the same problem? If yes, did you have contact to Oppo/the customer service & what was their response? Because in my opinion the rattle is way to loud and there shouldn't occur such things with a 1000+€ phone.

müller_25 said:
Hey guys,
I own a Oppo Find X2 Pro since June. So far everything was fine with the phone.
But two weeks ago the phone started to have a clearly audible rattling from inside (seems to be somewhere near the camera-unit).
I read that some phones with OIS seem to have the problem with a "moving" Lens or sth similar.
My problem is that the rattling just started 2 weeks ago and in the months before there wasn't any sound. Also there seems to be no sound when I'm inside the camera app & at 5x zoom.
I sent the phone to the local repair service (in Germany) and they just sent it back with the comment "The housing tolerances you complain about (gap dimensions, play or slight rattling of the mechanical parts, functions that are too smooth-running/sluggish etc.) correspond to the manufacturer's specifications and therefore do not constitute a defect."
So now the question is, is somebody else facing the same problem? If yes, did you have contact to Oppo/the customer service & what was their response? Because in my opinion the rattle is way to loud and there shouldn't occur such things with a 1000+€ phone.
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Mines is very rattly when I shake it slow to, I just think that's normal because the lens moves, if it was firm then the ois would be **** I would say
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Autofocus lens.
Switch on camera, and test again. With and without zoom, switch off camera and test again.
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Most stablised cameras will do this these days. Its because they are suspended on a mechanism that isolates them from the phone chassis. Very similar to springs and shocks in your car.

Ok thanks for the answers guys.
When I open the camera app there is still a rattle without zoom. When I turn it into 5x zoom the rattle stops and doesn't come back again even when I go back to 1x (in this situation you can hear a very slight rattle only if you listen carefully in a silent enviroment).
But when I close the camera app or switch for example to the front camera and back to the rear, the loud rattle starts again.
What is worrying me is that there wasn't any rattle in the first months of usage and it only started a few weeks ago.
Even if the rattle is normal I don't think it should be that loud.

Mine rattles upon shaking no sound when simply opening the camera.

müller_25 said:
Ok thanks for the answers guys.
When I open the camera app there is still a rattle without zoom. When I turn it into 5x zoom the rattle stops and doesn't come back again even when I go back to 1x (in this situation you can hear a very slight rattle only if you listen carefully in a silent enviroment).
But when I close the camera app or switch for example to the front camera and back to the rear, the loud rattle starts again.
What is worrying me is that there wasn't any rattle in the first months of usage and it only started a few weeks ago.
Even if the rattle is normal I don't think it should be that loud.
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Was from the first day when you buy your phone. It's autofocus lens witch is all the time without power, when is needed then coils are powered, even with 5x zoom when you start shaking you can hear how this optic system tried making stable photo. In short explanation.
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BaGRoS said:
Was from the first day when you buy your phone. It's autofocus lens witch is all the time without power, when is needed then coils are powered, even with 5x zoom when you start shaking you can hear how this optic system tried making stable photo. In short explanation.
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Yeah, but I mean the camera works the way I want it to work, I'm not really fussed about a sound it makes, as long as the camera works and video it's fine, btw the s20 range makes these sounds to
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müller_25 said:
Hey guys,
I own a Oppo Find X2 Pro since June. So far everything was fine with the phone.
But two weeks ago the phone started to have a clearly audible rattling from inside (seems to be somewhere near the camera-unit).
I read that some phones with OIS seem to have the problem with a "moving" Lens or sth similar.
My problem is that the rattling just started 2 weeks ago and in the months before there wasn't any sound. Also there seems to be no sound when I'm inside the camera app & at 5x zoom.
I sent the phone to the local repair service (in Germany) and they just sent it back with the comment "The housing tolerances you complain about (gap dimensions, play or slight rattling of the mechanical parts, functions that are too smooth-running/sluggish etc.) correspond to the manufacturer's specifications and therefore do not constitute a defect."
So now the question is, is somebody else facing the same problem? If yes, did you have contact to Oppo/the customer service & what was their response? Because in my opinion the rattle is way to loud and there shouldn't occur such things with a 1000+€ phone.
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i also have a question my find x2 pros ultra wide angle camera is not perfectly in the center

I found this thread as I have this same issue with my magic 4 pro. I emailed support and they claimed its normal.....
The reason the little sound is in there is due to safety measures made for the water resistance feature. We can assure you that is nothing wrong with your device and it is often found at Honor Magic4 Pro because of its spec.