It’s 100% normal because these reflections are a part of iPhones’ camera systems as they don’t have strong lens coatings to prevent these reflections. It’s nothing to worry about because this issue is in almost every iPhone. If you want to prevent this, just don’t point your camera directly at a light source to avoid the weird reflection.
@Lex
Thank you very much for the reply. I kindly ask you one last thing: I tried to compare my phone with a friend’s iPhone 15, and compared to mine, the reflections appear a little less evident and are closer to blue instead of the green color that I notice with my phone (by pointing the camera of his phone at the same light source I used).
@Dakota
You just need to clean the camera with a microfiber cloth.
Zaren said:
@Dakota
You just need to clean the camera with a microfiber cloth.
I have 100% clean lenses and I have the same issue. It’s just bad Apple engineering.
Zaren said:
@Dakota
You just need to clean the camera with a microfiber cloth.
I have 100% clean lenses and I have the same issue. It’s just bad Apple engineering.
Send a picture. Normally, when I get this, I can literally just wipe the lens with my shirt and it disappears.
Zaren said:
@Dakota
You just need to clean the camera with a microfiber cloth.
Or t-shirt.
@Dakota
That is to be expected, as the camera systems are different. Lenses can have different coatings between both devices, resulting in such smaller differences. Even different manufacturers and production lots can cause this.
Reflections happen when you try to push crazy camera hardware into a small space. So, in other words, pretty much normal for a phone camera.
Arlen said:
Reflections happen when you try to push crazy camera hardware into a small space. So, in other words, pretty much normal for a phone camera.
Thank you very much for the reply. I kindly ask you one last thing: I tried to compare my phone with a friend’s iPhone 15, and compared to mine, the reflections appear a little less evident and are closer to blue instead of green (by pointing the camera of his phone at the same light source I used).
@Dakota
iPhone 15 has different camera hardware (sensor and lens), so the reflections appear differently.
Arlen said:
Reflections happen when you try to push crazy camera hardware into a small space. So, in other words, pretty much normal for a phone camera.
It’s not normal for most phones though. iPhones have awful reflection handling and are the worst of modern phones.
Skip ahead to 4:11 here to see how the iPhone has a ton of reflections but the Vivo does not.
4:50 here shows the 15 vs the OnePlus Open
iPhones just aren’t good with light handling.
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Normal lens flares; also, your lens is a little dirty/smudged.
I use a 16 Pro, and I don’t have that green reflection. It’s probably a hardware problem if it’s constantly there. If not, try resetting the iPhone. If that doesn’t fix it, try contacting Apple Support through the app and see if you can get a replacement.
@Harlow
The green reflection only appears when I point the phone at this specific light in my house; it is not constant. I have already done the settings reset.
Lens flare free upgrade. 
They’re normal. It’s totally fine to have those, especially when you’re close to a light source.
If you have a separate camera protector, that’s it. Take them off; they fog up easily.