A benefit that was 6 years late, Apple still gave it to users.
According to China Economic Weekly, on January 7, Apple has begun to pay compensation to the "victims" of the batterygate incident.
According to the news released by foreign netizens on social platforms, some people have been paid by Apple one after another, and the amount of compensation for each copy is 92.17 US dollars, which is 658 yuan when converted into RMB. Among them, some people get a compensation bonus of $1,000 because they have multiple Apple mobile phones, which is basically compensation for a new mobile phone.
Which iPhone users can get compensation?
据悉,机型涵盖了iPhone 6、iPhone 6 Plus、iPhone 6s、iPhone 6s Plus、iPhone 7、iPhone 7 Plus、iPhone SE。
However, Apple's compensation is all for American users, and it has nothing to do with domestic users.
This incident actually dates back to December 2017. At that time, a large number of American users collectively filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing Apple of deliberately degrading the performance of older iPhones. Apple is Xi with inertia and mud, saying that older iPhones will use a power management system when necessary to limit the performance of some iPhone models, so as to avoid accidental shutdown of the phone when the battery is aging.
In short, Apple deliberately makes the battery of an older phone age in order to get you to buy its new product. But Apple won't admit it, and it's adamant that there's wrongdoing in the collective accusations of users. However, Apple compromised with users in March 2020 and agreed to pay a $500 million settlement, of which $310 million was used to compensate users.
Until October 2020, all U.S. users can file for compensation, and each iPhone can file one claim for $92.17. After three and a half years of Apple's procrastination, the money finally reached the user.
In fact, not only American users, but also South Korean users have been looking at Apple for a long time.
At the beginning of December 2023, the Seoul High Court in South Korea ruled that the Apple battery gate incident must compensate 70,000 won each of the seven Korean iPhone users, which is 380 yuan when converted into RMB.
Regarding this matter, domestic netizens also have some discussions, saying that the battery of the iPhone 14 Pro should also be compensated, and it has become 92% in less than 1 year. Some netizens also said that the iPhone 14 Pro has not been used for a year, and the battery capacity has dropped to 89%.
One of the most liked comments, "Domestic users are really used to Apple!"
Why are there no domestic users to compensate? Because Chinese users have not sued Apple at all, there is no lawsuit, there is no judgment, where is the compensation?
In fact, this matter is worth reflecting on.
For more than a decade, Chinese users have almost blindly trusted Apple and the iPhone brand, and the vast majority of users believe that Apple's products are the best and the best. If something goes wrong with Apple's products, there will be many people who think that it is a water army of domestic smartphone manufacturers.
Interestingly, Chinese users are different about the Samsung brand. In 2016, Samsung's Note7 series mobile phones exploded in many markets around the world, so Samsung quickly recalled all mobile phones, except for those in the Chinese market.
On September 18, 2016, the second Samsung Note7 explosion in China occurred. In the face of the recall request of Chinese users, Samsung ignored it, and this move directly caused Samsung to lose the Chinese market.
Also in 2016, Apple's iPhone 6 actually exploded, but Chinese users were unmoved. Even on Zhihu, some netizens also said, "Let's wait for two more bombs to see Apple's reaction, the first one is blown up now, and it still belongs to the scope of individual cases."
It can be seen that Chinese users do really love iPhone, and they love it blindly. Imagine, if a domestic smartphone explodes, will users still be so blind?
Another netizen said, "Apple is a god in China, how can it sue it?", "Chinese fruit fans only need that label, and it doesn't matter if everything else".
When will the apple be pulled down?