IPhone 5 scratch on camera

i have recently noticed a little scratch on my iphone's rear facing camera and is really annoying when taking photos. I don't think I have any warranty so please help!! I really don't know what to do

the lens that you see on the back of the iPhone 5 is in the back case. the "lens" is more like a window.
on the 4/4s, you can get a new lens and replace the lens. really easy on the 4/4s.
for the 5, it looks almost like the same thing where you can replace the lens or that top section. but it can be a little more complicated and more tight to get in back there.
ask the apple store if they'll do it for you. if you're still under warranty, ask apple. if not under warranty anymore, and if you don't like the repair prices that the apple store may give you, you can ask an outside repair shop, or you can try to do it yourself. note, if you get an outside repair shop to replace anything on your iphone 5, or if you do it yourself, then apple may refuse to do any other repair work on your iphone 5.
my suggestion is to first see if your iphone 5 qualifies for the free battery replacement and the free sleep/wake (power) button replacement. get that done and ask if they will replace the back lens at the same time even if you have to pay for that.

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