3 iPhone Models Lack ‘Advertised’ Resolutions, Screen Sizes, Consumers Say in Apple Suit
The iPhone X, XS and XS Max smartphones lack “advertised” screen resolutions and screen sizes in violation of consumer protection laws in all states and the District of Columbia, alleged a complaint (in Pacer) Friday in U.S. District Court in…
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San Jose that seeks class-action status. Apple's "nominal screen pixel resolution counts misleadingly count false pixels as if they were true pixels," said two consumers. The screens have rounded-off corners with "notches" at the top containing no pixels, yet Apple "calculates the screen size" by including "non-screen areas such as the corners and the cut-out notch," they alleged. California's Christian Sponchiado paid $1,149 for his X at an AT&T store in San Francisco, and co-plaintiff Brooklynite Courtney Davis bought her XS Max for $1,099 from Apple online. The company didn’t comment.