The warranty on smartphones in South Korea will be doubled to two years starting next year.<br />Following changes to the Fair Trade Commission's standard for consumer dispute guidelines, …the warranty period for devices sold from 2020 will be raised from the current one year.<br />The one-year warranty on smartphone batteries will stay the same as they are consumable parts.<br />While the guidelines will not be legally enforced, …the industry has promised to comply…and the corporate watchdog has reportedly finished negotiations with Apple.<br />The new regulations have also set a standard on the warranty period for tablet PCs for the first time.<br />They will be covered under warranty for one year, …with parts in stock for four years. <br /><br />
