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Apple and Samsung users could be due share of £480m payout
A UK consumer group alleges Qualcomm overcharged Apple and Samsung for smartphone chips, potentially awarding £480 million in compensation to nearly 29 million users if successful.
- Around 29 million people in the UK who bought an Apple or Samsung smartphone between 2015 and 2024 may be entitled to about £17 if the consumer group Which? wins a class action suit against Qualcomm.
- The case alleges Qualcomm breached UK competition law by taking advantage of its dominance in the patent-licensing and chipset markets to charge inflated fees to manufacturers, passed on to consumers.
- The trial will run for five weeks to determine if Qualcomm held market power and abused its dominant position, with a potential second trial on damages suffered by consumers if the first is successful.
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