Apple slapped with another class-action suit

Apple is being slapped with another class-action lawsuit over the battery in its iPhone, this time by a Northern California resident who is echoing claims of a similar suit filed in the state of Illinois. Sydney Leung is accusing both Apple and AT&T of fraud because the companies neglected to inform potential iPhone buyers of the costs related to maintaining a working battery for the device over the course of the iPhone's lifespan, according to AppleInsider.

Leung's suit claims that Apple's iPhone battery only lasts 300 complete charges before becoming completely depleted, and says that the battery will need replacing every year which can only be accomplished by Apple technicians without voiding the warranty.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of hundreds of thousands of users who purchased iPhones during the initial launch, before Apple and AT&T announced their battery replacement details. The suit claims that Leung and others who bought iPhones during the product's introductory weekend were uninformed of the time as well as money needed to maintain the phone's battery until after they had signed a two-year contract with AT&T. Leung is seeking the cost of replacing batteries and punitive damages for misleading initial iPhone customers.

Apple has yet to respond publicly to the suit but contradicts claims about the iPhone's battery life, maintaining that the battery offers full charging potential for between 300-400 cycles and will likely hold most of its charge for an extended period afterward.

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