I bought a UK HTC Hero around a month ago and on taking it out the box I noticed something on the top left of the screen that looked a little like a sensor. On official photos of the Hero you cant see this sensor or whatever it is. I took a photo of my Hero with the aforementioned sensor marked out. Sorry about the rubbish picture quality (a photogropher I am not )

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My question is, is this a sensor? If not does anyone know what it is exactly? At first I thought it was an air bubble or something since I put a screen protector on the phone the day I got it but on closer inspection I doubt it.


Ashman

 

Im pretty sure I have the light sensor on the left hand side of the ear speaker as well, it looks just like an LED. This might be something else then?

 

I was thinking it could even be a front camera?

 

You probably cant see it in the picture but its a perfect circle in shape and looks like it was purposefully put there.

 

Unfortunately u can't take a better picture, atleast not at night. I just thought thwarting someone else might have this as well. I'll just assume it to be a air bubble or something. Was hoping it was a sensor or something cool that only my hero had?

 

I guess I'm just special

 

Yeah I pu a screen protector on it he day I go the phone so guessing its just an air bubble then

 

Im just submitting to the fact that most people think its an air bubble, personally I still think its something else (Manufacturing defect?), At first I thought it to be a sensor that might have been added to the latest batch of HTC Hero phones as I had just received my phone recently but after the feedback from this thread I doubt this now.

I posted thinking that if this was a new sensor addition to the Hero someone else would be able to confirm this for me. The only way for me to check for sure is to take the protective screen off but Id rather not do that since I dont have a spare. The photo shown above doesnt really show up well especially as it was taken in the evening. I just havent had much time during the week to take a photo in the day time due to work/other things.

Ashman