According to the latest report, Australian Court Judge Brendan Murphy ordered Samsung Electronics Australia to pay a fine of 14 million Australian dollars within 30 days, for which Samsung agreed to pay the fine. Samsung was fined for running nine ads between 2016 and 2018 that falsely advertised the water resistance of seven Galaxy phones.
These models include Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy A5 2017, Galaxy A7 2017, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus, Galaxy Note 8, and more. In the advertisement, Samsung said that the above models can be used in swimming pools or seawater, but in fact, these phones are not seawater resistant, and the charging interface may be damaged by erosion.
It is reported that hundreds of users have complained to Samsung that their mobile phones cannot be used normally due to the lack of protection against seawater. Samsung Australia said the issue only affects the seven Galaxy smartphones mentioned above, but not other models. Separately, lawyers hired by Samsung deny that the company misled consumers.
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