The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd (Samsung Australia) to pay AUD 14 million (about USD 9.6 million) in penalties after the company admitted misleading consumers on water resistance claims of about 3.1 million Samsung smartphones sold in the region. Water resistant claims included the following Samsung Galaxy phones: S7, S7 Edge, A5 (2017), A7 (2017), S8, S8 Plus and Note 8. Samsung Australia has acknowledged the phones' weak link on the charging port. [caption id="attachment_311506" align="alignnone" width="590"] Image/ Australia Competition and Consumer Commission | Samsung Australia[/caption] ACCC on their statement also cited receipts of the said misleading Samsung marketing ads. While this might be a slight jab for Samsung, this serves a gentle reminder to consumers to be more critical on what they see from ads, and other content. The much awaited Omnia i900 from Samsung (see specs here) was released in the Philippines yesterday. While everybody is getting frustrated with the supposed Globe iPhone 3G pricing, the Samsung Omnia will definitely be a formidable alternative to the former. The rumored new Samsung i8510 that tows in an 8-megapixel camera and a 16GB internal storage becomes official. Read more in our articles including "Samsung to pay USD 9.6 million over misleading water resistant claims" and "Samsung i900 Omnia Philippine Price".
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Sep 25, 2008The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd (Samsung Australia) to pay AUD 14 million (about USD 9.6 million) in penalties after the company admitted misleading consumers on water resistance claims of about 3.1 million Samsung smartphones sold in the region. Water resistant claims included the following Samsung Galaxy phones: S7, S7 Edge, A5 (2017), A7 (2017), S8, S8 Plus and Note 8.
Samsung Australia has acknowledged the phones' weak link on the charging port. [caption id="attachment_311506" align="alignnone" width="590"] Image/ Australia Competition and Consumer Commission | Samsung Australia[/caption] ACCC on their statement also cited receipts of the said misleading Samsung marketing ads. While this might be a slight jab for Samsung, this serves a gentle reminder to consumers to be more critical on what they see from ads, and other content.
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