Product review (3 stars): NOT the same as OEM -- does not filter out most contaminants
These filters are NSF certified 42, which is JUST for taste and particulates. From the NSF site:Water filters with a Standard 42 (aesthetic effects) certification are designed to minimize non-health related contaminants such as chlorine, taste and odor, and particulates. Besides tasting better,  your ice maker may last longer if the sediment in your water is filtered out, but to say these work as well as the OEM Samsung is just not true. Samsung filters are NSF certified 42 AND 53, which is for benzene, lead, cysts, nitrates, etc.

That being said, if your water supply does not contain those contaminants and just tastes bad, these filters will be just fine.