苹果被揭发刻意将旧型号电话运作降速拖慢，引起轩然大波，最终要发出道歉声明，更承诺提供折扣降低更换电池费用。不过事情不会这样平息，在美国已有个人和团体诉诸法庭要求苹果作出赔偿。
其他电话厂商会不会这样拖慢电话运作呢？
HTC 表示他们不会做降速拖慢电话运作这种事情
designing phones to slow down their processor as their battery ages “is not something we do.”
Motorola 亦表示不会因旧电池而将 CPU 效能降速
We do not throttle CPU performance based on older batteries.
LG 亦明确表示
“Never have, never will! We care what our customers think.”
Samsung 亦表示不会透过软件更新，将 CPU 效能减慢。
Samsung Electronics Co.,LTD.: Product quality has been and will always be Samsung Mobile’s top priority. We ensure extended battery life of Samsung mobile devices through multi-layer safety measures, which include software algorithms that govern the battery charging current and charging duration. We do not reduce CPU performance through software updates over the lifecycles of the phone.