Samsung fined more than Rs 100 crore in Australia, this is the reason

Tech giant Samsung has been fined $14 million (approximately over Rs 100 crore) for misleading claims made about its Galaxy smartphones. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken this action. The fine pertains to an investigation of the year 2019. The company released several advertisements for its Galaxy smartphones that year. The emphasis on these advertisements was that the phone is water-register even for 30 minutes after being in water. In its advertisements, Samsung depicted Galaxy phones being submerged in a swimming pool and splashed on them by the sea.

of media reports according, the company has agreed to pay a $14 million fine to ACCC for these misleading claims. The company has also made software and hardware changes to its phones to make the water resistant claims more realistic. ACCC says that this fine is a reminder to all businesses. The watchdog says that it will continue its action against such erring businesses.

According to the information, these ads were broadcast on National TV of Australia. Consumer Watchdog monitored some of these ads. Samsung has been said to have created a false impression about the water resistance of its Galaxy models. The truth was that smartphones only registered in clean water. The feature was not effective in sea or chlorine mixed water. In that situation, there was a possibility of corrosion in the charging point of the phone.

Talking about the company’s latest smartphones, Samsung Galaxy F13 has been launched in India. This phone is equipped with triple rear camera and 15W fast charging support. It has 128GB storage and octa core Exynos 850 SoC processor. Overall, the Samsung Galaxy F13 is very similar to the Galaxy M13, which was introduced in May. The Galaxy F13 has a 6,000mAh battery and the Galaxy M13 has a 5,000mAh battery.

Its 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant costs Rs 11,999. The price of 4GB RAM + 128GB storage variant is Rs 12,999. It is available in Nightsky Green, Sunrise Copper and Waterfall Blue colors and will be available from June 29 on Flipkart, Samsung.com and select retail stores.

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