降频门苹果要赔五亿美元？

IPhone owners could get $25 from Apple after the company agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims over intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve older batteries.

苹果为了保护电池而给旧版手机降频，为了解决这一诉讼苹果答应赔偿五亿美元，此后，iPhone用户们可以得到25美元的赔偿。

Apple and lawyers representing iPhone consumers agreed to a deal stemming from Apple's 2017 admission that it was slowing down phone performance in older models to avoid unexpected shutdowns related to battery fatigue.

苹果和代表iPhone的律师达成了协议，而这一诉讼源于2017年时苹果曾承认，为了避免因为旧电池老化导致黑屏，他们故意降低了旧版iPhone手机的频率。

That admission led to Apple offering discounted battery replacements at $29, but many people claimed they had already spent hundreds of dollars to buy new phones because Apple didn't reveal the cause of the problem.

当年这一声明发出后，苹果曾提供29美元的优惠价格进行电池更换，但很多人称，因为苹果公司没有说清楚问题的根源，他们已经花了好几百美元来买新版的手机。

If they had known they could just buy new batteries, they might not have bought new phones, some consumers in the case said.

要是他们知道了买新电池就行的话，他们可能就不会买新手机了，该案件的有些客户说道。

Apple did not admit wrongdoing.

苹果公司并没有承认自己的过失。

As part of the settlement, the company will pay $310 million to $500 million, including about $93 million to lawyers representing consumers.

在解决协议中，苹果公司会支付3.1到5亿美元的赔偿，其中有93,000,000是支付给代表消费者的律师。

IPhone users who were named in the class-action lawsuit will get up to $3,500 each.

参与了这次集体诉讼的iPhone用户们可以每人得到3500美元的赔偿。

The rest of the settlement money will be distributed to owners of iPhone 6, 6S, 7 and SE models who meet eligibility requirements related to the operating system they had running.

剩余的赔偿金会分配给那些iPhone 6，6S ，7和SE等使用的相关操作系统，且满足赔偿条件的用户。

They must file claims to get the award.

他们必须填写诉讼表才能够得到赔偿。

If too many people file, the $25 amount could shrink.

如果填表的人太多的话，最后平摊下来可能就不到25美元。

A federal judge in San Jose, California, still needs to approve the settlement.

该赔偿协议仍需经过加利福尼亚州圣荷西市的联邦法官的最终裁决通过。

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