While not an official Samsung design, the company sells the UV sterilizer through a partnership with ITFIT, a Samsung sub-brand that appears to apply to remanufactured accessories. In the FCC listing for the device, documentation includes a “Designed for Samsung” seal. Other ITFIT products made for Samsung include headphones and selfie sticks.
UV wireless chargers are not new, but they have seen a huge surge in popularity after the coronavirus outbreak. Samsung does not explicitly state that its UV sterilizer successfully eradicates SARS-CoV-2, but a recent research study suggests that UVC lamps are capable of killing “more than 99.9 percent of coronaviruses in the air.”
The ITFIT UV sterilizer is currently only sold in Thailand for 1,590 baht (around $ 51), although it is also listed (but not available) in Hong Kong. It is unknown if it will go on sale in the United States, but big-name accessory brands like Mophie and InvisibleShield (both owned by Zagg) are already on the case.
