“The iPhone has only been out for a month, yet there’s already a class-action lawsuit against it over its battery life,” Ed Oswald reports for BetaNews.
“Jose Trujillo filed the suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Among other things, he claims that the battery can only be charged for 300 cycles before needing to be replaced, and that he wasn’t made aware that the battery was soldered inside of the unit,” Oswald reports.
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MacDailyNews Note: Apple.com’s iPhone tech specs have stated “built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery” since its preview introduction in January 2007. In addition, Apple.com’s iPhone batteries page – which went live before iPhone went on sale – states, “A properly maintained iPhone battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 400 full charge and discharge cycles.” In additon, Apple.com states (and has stated before iPhone went on sale) that iPhone “offers up to 8 hours of talk time 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback, or 24 hours of audio playback on a full charge at original capacity. In addition, iPhone features up to 250 hours of standby time.”
Apple’s iPhone box clearly states on the label, “Battery has limited recharge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by Apple service provider. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings. See www.apple.com/batteries.
Apple iPhone’s one-year warranty includes replacement coverage for a defective battery. You can extend your coverage to two years from the date of your iPhone purchase with the AppleCare Protection Plan for iPhone. During the plan’s coverage period, Apple will replace the battery if it drops below 50% of its original capacity. If it is out of warranty, Apple offers a battery replacement for $79, plus $6.95 shipping, subject to local tax. Apple offers AppleCare Service iPhones for us for up to 5 days while iPhones undergo battery replacement. The service fee for the AppleCare Service iPhone is $29. iPhone owners just drop their iPhone’s SIM card into the loaner iPhone while the battery is being replaced.
Any judge or lawyer has already long since stopped reading due to fits of uncontrollable, shaking laughter. If you are still able to read this far, it’s likely that your name is either Jose or you are an ambulance chaser with a client named Jose. Either way, you seem to have absolutely no idea how the U.S. legal system works, but at least you have an ample supply of frivolity.