Samsung has been fined $15 million for reducing the performance of Galaxy smartphones during incognito games. This decision was made by South Korea's anti-monopoly regulator. The test showed that the Galaxy S21, S22 and Tab S8 tablets automatically limited the CPU and graphics accelerator power when running certain games, even if the devices did not overheat. At the same time, Samsung advertised their high gaming performance without warning buyers about the limitations. On the Galaxy S22, the maximum processor frequency in one of the games was reduced by almost 69%, and the graphics accelerator by 73%. Samsung changed the way the system works back in 2022. The amount of the fine is still preliminary; The company intends to appeal the decision.

Samsung has been fined $15 million for reducing the performance of Galaxy smartphones during incognito games. This decision was made by South Korea's anti-monopoly regulator. The test showed that the Galaxy S21, S22 and Tab S8 tablets automatically limited the CPU and graphics accelerator power when running certain games, even if the devices did not overheat. At the same time, Samsung advertised their high gaming performance without warning buyers about the limitations. On the Galaxy S22, the maximum processor frequency in one of the games was reduced by almost 69%, and the graphics accelerator by 73%. Samsung changed the way the system works back in 2022. The amount of the fine is still preliminary; The company intends to appeal the decision.