BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — Google is facing a class action lawsuit alleging its Pixel 6 smartphones are falsely marketed as having faster charging speeds.
Esther King, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a complaint Feb. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against Google North America Inc., alleging violation of New York General Business Law and state consumer fraud acts and other claims.
According to King's class action, Google's Pixel 6 smartphones do not have faster charging speeds as marketed and are misleading to consumers. Specifically, King claims Google fails to disclose that the phones require a $25 Google 30W USB-C charger and that independent laboratory testing shows the phones do not charge at the speeds "anywhere close to the 30W charging."
She further claims the phone's fast charging uses more power at the beginning of the battery's current phase, reaches 50% power in 30 minutes but the next 50% takes "three times as long" because the power is gradually reduced to 2.5W not 30W. King alleges Google sells the product at a premium of $549.99 based on misleading representations.
King and the class seek monetary relief, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. They are represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates PC in Great Neck, New York.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Brooklyn Division case number 1:23-CV-01316