IPhone camera purple dots

Just today I went to snapchat and found that there was purple dots on my screen, thought it was something stuck to the outside of the rear camera but I cleaned it and it's still there, went onto my actual camera and there is actually 2 there not just the one
I saw someone asked this before and the reply was take it to the apple store as it had happened to a few others who then got a replacement, but as my phone is out of warranty now, I don't think I'll get a replacement
What should I do as I don't really like the idea of paying about £250 for a refurbished phone but also don't want to use a camera that has noticeable purple dots

Hello Caraghxx,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
iPhone: Camera image effects
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4436
Best of luck,
Mario

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