The purple haze effect on iPhone 5 has gotten a lot of publicity ever since some unsuspecting user caught it. And while it isn’t a life or death situation, it has been blown well out of proportion, as it is with most iPhone related issues. Apple has also given an official response to the issue and have tried to assure users that the purple haze effect on iPhone 5 is pretty normal. Now to further add to this Consumer Reports did a test and found out that iPhone 5 isn’t the only phone that exhibits this issue. It’s persistent with Android smartphones as well.
Under situations where a bright source of light points towards the camera, even the old iPhone 4S had the same purple haze on the pictures. Some Android phones that were part of the test are top dogs like Samsung Galaxy S III and Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX. They claim that camera lens made for high end SLRs can also end up depicting the same effect, which is produced by scattered reflections inside the lens from a bright light source.
iPhone 5 because of its popularity might have gotten treated roughly it seems but by now Apple should be prepared for backlash on even the smallest of issues.