The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has dismissed a lawsuit against Apple for falsely advertising the screen sizes and panel resolutions of the iPhone X, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max . The plaintiffs allege that the manufacturer is misrepresenting the screen sizes, a claim Apple has so far declined to comment on.
The screen size of the new iPhone
According to those involved in the dispute, Apple markets the iPhone X as having a 5,8-inch screen; however, the plaintiffs prove in a 58-page document that the screen only measures 5,6875 inches. Furthermore, in addition to the size discrepancy, the document also alleges a misrepresentation of the pixel resolution, claiming that the stated 2.436 x 1.125 pixels are not accurate.
The reason would be that the iPhone X supposedly has two subpixels within each pixel, something that, according to our sources, would make the iPhone X screen worse than the iPhone 8's , which has 1.920 x 1.080 pixels but three subpixels per pixel. This is actually due to the diamond-shaped pixel arrangement that the screen debuted, a placement of subpixels that allows for controlling light pollution between pixels.
A lawsuit with a taste of revenge
With a total of 58 pages, the document reviews each of the commercial actions that Apple uses to sell its phones, some techniques that, according to the lawsuit, erroneously focus the prominence on the iPhone X, placing it as the best technically speaking option for its customers. younger brothers. Among other causes cited, they argue that the useful surface of the screen is reduced by the top status bar and the notch, in addition to feeling that Apple is trying to deceive consumers by showing images of the new iPhone XS with a wallpaper. black in color that does not reveal the existence of the notch.
In the absence of knowing if these complaints will come to fruition, many of them do not seem to have much foundation, since either they do not make much sense or they could be easily corrected without generating too much collateral damage. We'll see how far these complaints go and if they will cause the slightest inconvenience for Apple to launch a statement clarifying what happened.