iPhone 8 Plus horrible lens flare and reflections

A few days after I got my brand new iphone 8, I noticed this issue in a night time video I took in the country, where sources of light were scarce. So then I started doing tests everywhere, and sadly, realized it happens ALL THE TIME. Very ticked off. Not acceptable Apple! I wish I had read these posts before I upgraded. I would have been better off with my old iphone6. If I hadn't upgraded the day before leaving the country for a month (I even did so for sake of having a better camera for my travels), I would have taken the phone back and returned it.

I'm including examples where it's very clear that it's not a lens flare. One can see clearly that the "dirt" takes on the shape of the source of light. It's a reflection, not a flare.

I have the same issues lol but I’m happy because its normal

To follow some steps, like force restart, reset etc.. but it’s very frustrating, I didn’t notice at the beginning but last night it was obvious in the pictures. They should do something with lens in the future.

I have the same issue and it annoys me a lot. It didn't happen with my old iPhone 5s, nor on my friends iPhone 6 nor 7. Every time I take a picture or a video by night I have some horrible green reflection spots on them. I understand that it might be a ''normal'' phenomenon in lenses but how comes I haven't seen it in any previous iPhone model? The iPhone prices have been rising and I find it unacceptable in a phone for $800. I am going to the Apple Store to see what could be done with it.

OMG!! I just got this stupid phone and it takes terrible pictures!! I had a 6plus and now have the 8plus. The pictures taken with my 6plus were sooo much better. I don’t care if I was pointing the phone right at a light source I NEVER had these little sparkle things on my pictures!! Plus when I zoom in the pictures look grainy not clear at. Sooo frustrated right now!! I’m taking it back tomorrow and getting my iPhone 6 back. The only reason I replaced it was because I didn’t have enough memory. I’m beginning to think I need to join the Apple Haters Club!!

I don’t happen to have this issue. However the quality of the camera is not that very good!!! It looks like if I’m taking a photo with an acient iPod with the little dots all over the photo blurred effect

Yes. I know this is not "talking" to Apple...it's more like venting to an accepting audience. I already went to the genius bar at the Apple Store in Taipei. The guy basically tried to school me in photography and said that's how shooting photos is via a smartphone. I will wait until I get back to the US, as I will have less language limitations. I'm hoping I got a lemon. I can't imagine all iphone 8's producing images like this!

Last night I used my camera for the first time at a concert. Everyone around me were getting great photos and video and all I was getting were blobs of white light. I feel I can not use my camera for any of the reasons that I need it. Not in sunlight, not with anything that gives a reflection including my family when they wear glasses and certainly not when I get to see The Eagles live. I hope they get this corrected. My memories are being erased because I can no longer use my phone to capture them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_flare

Here is an article on lens flare because it's obvious you are not paying attention to what I am telling you.

Same here bro, thanks for the test.

I have exact same issue as yours with my iPhone 8 Plus, in fact I can see these reflection even on a video

I am attaching few pictures for refer

Do you really think your problem is horrible? see this picture, I can not believe it