Apple faces $19 million fine for selling iPhones without a charger

October 17, 2022 By Jozeph P

(Image Credit Google)

Apple is in hot water in Brazil once again over iPhone chargers. A Brazilian court penalized Apple 100 million reais ($19 million) for failing to include a charger with iPhones sold in Brazil, according to Reuters. While Apple claims that shipping iPhones without chargers are to reduce carbon emissions, the Brazilian court claims that the company "imposes on the consumer a required buy of charger adaptors that were previously supplied with the product." According to the court's decision, Apple must also include chargers with new iPhones sold in Brazil, though Apple has stated that it will appeal the decision. selling iPhones without a charger

A Brazilian court mandated Apple to stop iPhone sales in the country in September for the same reason and imposed a $2.3 million fine. According to 9to5Mac, Apple's iPhone 14 and 14 Pro, which went on pre-order in Brazil last week, will ship without a charger for the time being. This entire situation could have been avoided if Apple had switched to USB-C on its iPhones (rather than the proprietary Lightning port), which Brazil and the European Union (among other regions) have been advocating for some time. It hasn't happened with the iPhone 14 line of devices, but reports suggest that Apple is at least thinking about doing so in time for the iPhone 15 launch next year.

By Jozeph P

Journalism explorer, tech Enthusiast. Love to read and write.

Apple faces $19 million fine for selling iPhones without a charger

Walmart's GenAI Search Engine: Challenging Google's Dominance in Retail Search

Introducing the MSI Claw Handheld: Your Ultimate Gaming Companion

Uber Increases In-App Ads, Prompting Mixed Reactions from Customers

Apple's iOS 18: A Leap into the AI Era

Google's Regular Pixel 8 Won't Get Gemini Nano AI

MacBook Air M3 Makes Amends for M2's Storage Blunder

Samsung Unveils the Galaxy M15 5G

Elon Musk's xAI to Open-Source Chatbot Grok

Contra: Operation Galuga - A Modern Run-and-Gun Classic

Musk Confirms X's TV App Arrives This Week

Apple Halts Sales of Latest Watches in U.S. Amidst Oxygen Sensor Dispute

Get 3 Months of Free Spotify Premium – Limited Time Offer for New & Returning Users!

iPhone Users with Google Fi May Now Access 5G

Samsung Galaxy users receives an early Valentine's Day gift

Huawei loses its export license: USA has barred Huawei from accessing the chip supply

What to Expect at Samsung's Unpacked event in February