Tech giant Samsung has been fined by an Australian court for ads promoting the suitability of some Galaxy phones for use in swimming pools and seawater. The company will pay a penalty of A$14 million ($9.8 million).
There are no problems with existing models.
In the lawsuit in question, Samsung falsely and misleadingly reported on the water resistance of seven smartphone models, including the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, A5 (2017), A7 (2017), S8, S8 Plus and Note 8, in nine advertisements placed between 2016 and 2018. He was accused of sharing information.
The problem, however, is that Samsung didn’t warn users that the charging port might break if the phones are charged after being submerged instead of being waterproof. For this reason, many users faced high repair fees for the repair of broken sockets.
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Saying that the charging port problem only affects seven models released between 2016 and 2017, Samsung said that “there is no similar problem on current Galaxy phones”.
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