Millionaire fined Samsung for not warning users of minor glitch after submerging some of its smartphones in water

The situation for Samsung Electronics has become more complicated after the condemnation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The commission is seeking almost 10 million euros for misleading claims that 3.1 million smartphones are waterproof.

In particular, these smartphones to which he refers are Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, A5, A7, S8, S8 Plus and Note 8. The company claimed that they all survived a brief drop in their tests and presentations, and you could even see bubbles coming out of them.

Well, apparently this is true, but Samsung forgot to show a little warning: if phones were charged after being submerged in water, there was a real possibility that the charging port might corrode and stop working.

“We have reviewed hundreds of complaints from consumers who have claimed to have had issues with their Galaxy phones after being exposed to water, and in many cases have reported that their Galaxy phones have completely stopped working.”This was stated by ACCC President Gina Kass-Gottlieb.

These stamps false advertising to a smartphone brand, no less, as it claims they promoted terminals at pools and beaches, emphasizing the Australian outdoor lifestyle, emphasizing above all its impenetrability.

And this is what we are from ComputerHoy, and just as an example of one of the accused terminals, we share the water resistance of Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. In the following article, you can watch a YouTube user’s video in which he comments on this great feature while immersing the terminal.

It should be noted that this is apparently not the first time Samsung has faced a fine from the ACCC. The commission claims that the company has already faced a much higher bill for misleading advertising.