Google is facing a class-action lawsuit over defects to its Pixel smartphones. The plaintiffs allege that Google knowingly sold defective Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, which suffered from problems with the microphones that prevented them from being used for calling or voice assistant functionality. “It promoted the Pixel phones as premium products and priced them from $649 to $869. “Instead of fixing the defective Pixel phones, providing refunds, or replacing the devices with non-defective phones, Google has replaced defective phones with other defective phones, resulting in many consumers repeatedly experiencing the microphone defect,” the plaintiffs claim. The Pixel smartphones were released in October 2016 and marked the first time Google had produced a truly own-brand smartphone.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2018 11:48 UTC