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South Korean court fines Samsung over Galaxy gaming claims
A South Korean court fined Samsung over marketing of several Galaxy devices, including the Galaxy S21 and S22 series and Galaxy Tab S8.
Samsung promoted the devices as offering an “ultimate mobile gaming experience” but did not disclose that its Game Optimizing Service could limit performance.
The service reduced CPU and GPU performance during demanding games, which could cause freezes, lag and lower graphics quality.
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission said hiding the preset limits was deceptive, while Samsung said the feature helped keep gameplay stable during long sessions.
Samsung later released an update that lets users remove the limits imposed by the service.
Samsung plans to appeal the fine, saying it did nothing wrong.
A South Korean court fined Samsung over marketing claims about gaming performance on some Galaxy devices.
The case concerned claims that the devices offered “the ultimate mobile gaming experience” without disclosing performance limits imposed by Samsung’s Game Optimizing Service.
The service automatically throttled CPU and GPU performance during demanding games, which users said led to freezes, lag and lower graphics quality.
Samsung said the limits were a safety feature intended to keep gameplay stable during long sessions.
Samsung plans to appeal and said it had released an update addressing the issue in March 2022.
- Who
- Samsung and the Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC).
- What
- A court fined Samsung over marketing claims about gaming performance on Galaxy devices.
- When
- Not stated. The article was published on 2026-10-28.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The FTC said Samsung failed to disclose that its Game Optimizing Service throttled device performance during demanding games.
Korean Fair Trade Commission
Samsung
Marketing claims
Korean Fair Trade Commission
The FTC said Samsung deceptively marketed the devices by hiding preset performance limits.
Samsung
Samsung argued the throttling was a safety feature that ensured stable gameplay during long gaming sessions.
Samsung pushed an update that addressed the issue and allowed users to remove the limits imposed by GOS.
GSMArena reported that a South Korean court had decided to fine Samsung.
- Devices
- Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy S22 series and Galaxy Tab S8 series
- Service
- Game Optimizing Service (GOS)
- Performance limits
- GOS automatically throttled CPU and GPU performance during demanding games
- Update
- Samsung said it pushed an update in March 2022
- Appeal
- Samsung said it would appeal the decision
What people are saying
the ultimate mobile gaming experience