The LED should be expected to outlast the rest of the phone by a large margin. That said, given enough units out there, it's statistically inevitable to get a couple with some issue that die earlier.
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If phone manufacturers cheap out, they can fail to handle the heat from continued LED use (e.g. as a flashlight) which can cause premature failure
No but I did have a flashlight fail me while I was exploring a long abandoned power plant and in a dark room with evidence that someone may have been living in the facility. I only shit my pants a little
I think it only fails on horror movies other than that i have never seen one fail IRL.
I once got a βrefurbishedβ phone from a third party shop where it was not working. But I guess it was a defect from the refurbishment itself. They repaired it though.
Other than that, no. And I donβt think the LED would fail, maybe the plug would rattle loose.
Now I'm curious as well. I use it often, but not for that long each time. I know it gets hot after a while and it drains the battery.
How long is it supposed to last?
No, at least not independently of other hardware failures.
No
Yes. Samsung S6 edge I think? Before flashlight was an intentional functionality. I had an app or a ROM that gave me a flashlight button but if I used it too long it would stop working for a while. It would come back eventually but made me nervous so I avoided using it for more than a few seconds.
If you mean the screen, then yes.
Fail as in did not provide enough light to walk through the woods, then yes. I have flashlight in my EDC.
Why is it whenever I see someone say they have an EDC, I imagine fingerless gloves?
no but I have often thought that it would be a good thing if it did because I hate light