According to the decision on pre-trial settlement, Sony undertakes to compensate up to 50% of the cost of phones to their owners.

Under the action of this solution fall 24 models of smartphones - starting from Xperia Z1, released in 2013 and ending with Z5.

The essence of the class action against the company is that smart phones, which in theory are able to survive without contact with water, in fact, after such incidents, they demanded expensive repairs.

Data on how many owners can demand compensation from the company are not disclosed. Experts are at a loss to say what percentage of smartphones a smartphone is released under the pre-trial settlement decision. Also, the decision does not allow to make an unambiguous conclusion about whether the problem lies in a constructive flaw in the creation of smartphones or whether it is a production marriage.

With a complete list of models falling under the decision on compensation, you can find here.

According to the court decision, the owners of these Sony Xperia models, bought in the US, may require the company to pay cash in the amount of half of the value of their gadgets.

Owners who bought Xperia smartphones less than a year ago and have a valid warranty will receive one year of additional warranty for their devices.

In 2013, the distinguishing feature of the line of flagship smartphones Sony became waterproof. For a long time, protection from water remained a trump card Sony. Competitors took time to protect their flagships in this way.

Samsung has released a model Galaxy S5 with water protection in 2014. However, the next flagship - Galaxy S6 in 2015, was deprived of this function. It appeared again in 2016 in the model Galaxy S7. In the fall of 2016, Apple introduced the iPhone 7, also having protection from water.