Samsung under fire for its Australian advertising
The company showed people surfing with their phones, but the devices can’t go in salt water.
Samsung
is being sued by an Australian consumer watchdog over misleading claims in its advertising.
The ads showed people swimming in pools
surfing in the ocean with their Galaxy phones,
leading customers to think that they could safely swim or surf with their devices.
On the company’s website,
it says that the Galaxy S10 series can resist dust and (fresh) water for 30 minutes at depths up to 1.5 meters.
Of course, the small print on Samsung’s website did say that its Galaxy series phones are “not advised for beach or pool use.”
https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/04/samsung-lawsuit-australian-advertising/