1. That is normal, all lens even high end DSLR will have that issue if you shoot directly into the light

2. Yes

3. 1 Utama

4. No

Look for Mac City, 2nd floor, new wing

Yes, but service centre is in One U. Most likely branch need to send there too

If it's obvious you can see the dead pixel then it should be covered.

There are various reasons for the flare.
1) Your friend's lens have better coating to reduce the flare (I think this would be the more unlikely than other reasons)

coating? you mean the manufacturing process coating? if yes then its purely luck then...as i googled many have this lens flare issue but definitely not the other ip6 i tried on. its like perfect, even i point it directly at a spotlight, no lens flare!

2) What same light source? If it's the sun, the intensity of the glare each hour/day is different. Clouds movement/shade affects as well.

i pointed it near a spot light. candle light produce lens flare too. but it does not happen to fluorescent light though. the light must be intense.

3) A slight variance in angle can also affect/produce/reduce the flare

same camera angle was used

4) Camera settings/white balance/exposure/focal length/etc is different?


i've ensured the same settings was used as well 

nevertheless, i'll try to send this in to apple and see.. 

how you all check any dead pixels??