The Cupertino company would risk another class action lawsuit in the United States. At the center of the dispute is the display size of the iPhone X, iPhone Xs and Xs Max
Apple under indictment for the screen size of the X series iPhones: on Friday, a complaint was filed in California against the company in which it is alleged that Apple lied about the real size in inches of the displays and the real resolution of the iPhone X, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
The accusation is that of false advertising and is aimed at a class action against the Cupertino giant. If the action were to be successful, it would be yet another legal headache for Apple, which has been collecting class action lawsuits just about everywhere for a few years now, especially in the United States. In this case, however, the Cupertino company would be hit to the heart, seeing one of its strong points affected: the quality of its devices. Apple, at the moment, has not commented on the news.
What is the accusation against Apple and the iPhone X
In the 55 pages that make up the complaint it is stated that the iPhone X screens do not measure 5.8 inches as claimed by Apple but only 5.68 inches. The resolution declared by Apple is 2,436×1,125 pixels, with three subpixels for each pixel (red, green and blue), while but according to the prosecution the real subpixels would be only 2. The iPhone X, in practice, would have a lower quality screen than the previous iPhone 8 Plus. These are no small accusations for Apple, given that iPhones have always been considered among the smartphones with the best and most advanced screens on the market. If it turns out to be true that the X series is a step backwards, rather than forwards, in terms of display quality then it would be a bad advertisement for Apple.
Apple's other pending lawsuits
This is not the first time that the company ends up under accusation for its devices: in March, for example, 59 complaints were filed about the alleged software inserted by Apple in the operating system to deliberately slow down the old iPhones. In that case, the complaint started in late 2017 from a heated discussion on Reddit and, in the end, the company admitted that it had inserted parts of code that slowed down the devices but only to save battery. In June, on the other hand, the display of the Apple Watch and its alleged tendency to crack, shatter or even detach from the rest of the device ended up under accusation.
In the background of all this also continues another legal action in which Apple, since as far back as 2011, is accused of monopoly since owners of iPhones and other mobile devices of the company can only purchase apps on the official App Store, with a percentage of 30% of the price paid going directly to the Cupertino company. According to the accusation, this monopoly position would increase the price of apps for consumers, while according to Apple, this would protect them from fraudulent or dangerous apps, which are far fewer in the Apple Store than in Google's Play Store for Android smartphones.