Apple in October last year announced that the
Brazilian consumer protection regulator Procon-SP has now fined Apple for not including a charger.
In November, the agency said that the iPhone maker "didn't demonstrate environmental gain," reports 9to5 Mac.
According to Procon-SP, the problems with is "misleading advertising as iPhone 11 Pro consumers reported that Apple didn't repair their phones after problems with water".
The agency also cited "iOS update problems," and "unfair terms" as other issues as "Apple exempts itself from all legal and implicit guarantees and against hidden or not apparent defects".
"Apple needs to understand that in
Apple was yet to comment on Procon-SP charges.
While the iPhone 12 mini costs $729 in the US, in Brazil the same phone is around $1,200.
Apple introduced the iPhone 12 series in October and announced that the phone would only have a charging cable inside the box, without a power adapter and headphones.
According to the company, it will reduce 2 million metric tonnes of carbon, which is equal to removing 450,000 cars in one year.
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