A Significant Number of Samsung Galaxy S7 Report That The Camera Lens Of Their Device is shattering without any actual Impact occurring , and So for Samsung Appears to be Refusing to cover Such incidents under its warranty. As for why it’s happening, nobody knows — and now a law firm is investigating the issue.
Consumerist reported on one such incident on December 28, but a search on Google returns several results as far back as March ( see here and here) , shortly after the device launched. Samsung’s own user forums have several posts from affected customers as well. But the result in each case is the same, with Samsung insisting that the lens can only break under physical stress, and charging the customer for the repair, a $70 fix.