Man Sues Apple Over iPhone Battery
"Unknown to the Plaintiff, and undisclosed to the public, prior to purchase, the iPhone is a sealed unit with its battery soldered on the inside of the device so that it cannot be changed by the owner... The battery enclosed in the iPhone can only be charged approximately 300 times before it will be in need of replacement, necessitating a new battery annually for owners of the iPhone."
While we can't argue the claim that it was "unknown to the plaintiff," the assertion that Apple never disclosed to the public that the battery was not user-replaceable is simply hogwash. It was one of the many widely publicized deficiencies that critics and supporters latched onto.
Also, the iPhone battery will continue to hold 80% of its capacity after 400 charges, a far cry from the 300 charges before needing to be replaced that the suit claims.
From Tech Crunch
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