蘋果（Apple）iPhone 6s電池的故障會(huì)導(dǎo)致部分手機(jī)在電池耗盡前突然關(guān)機(jī)。這種情況的波及范圍之廣，已經(jīng)超出了蘋果起初的判斷。

本周二，這家iPhone制造商宣布，他們最初認(rèn)為發(fā)生故障的手機(jī)僅限于2015年9月和10月出廠的批次，而如今看來這個(gè)故障可能也會(huì)影響其他時(shí)間生產(chǎn)的手機(jī)。

在蘋果中文支持頁面的中英文說明上，公司表示“在受影響范圍之外，也有少量顧客報(bào)稱存在意外關(guān)機(jī)情況”。

蘋果強(qiáng)調(diào)，這項(xiàng)故障并不是安全問題，原因在于某項(xiàng)電池元件被裝配之前“在受控環(huán)境空氣中暴露時(shí)間過長”。

位于北京的監(jiān)管方中國消費(fèi)者協(xié)會(huì)在11月收到了大量投訴，之后蘋果宣布，將對在2015年9月和10月購買，序列號(hào)符合某個(gè)未經(jīng)披露的范圍的iPhone 6s手機(jī)提供免費(fèi)的電池更換服務(wù)。

而在最新的聲明中，這家位于加利福尼亞的科技公司表示，為了收集信息，他們將在下周推出的iOS的軟件更新中植入額外的診斷功能。但是蘋果并未披露可能受到故障影響的手機(jī)數(shù)量。

對于智能手機(jī)廠商而言，今年是艱難的一年。早些時(shí)候，許多用戶表示Galaxy Note 7會(huì)出現(xiàn)爆炸或起火的現(xiàn)象，之后三星（Samsung）被迫召回并停止生產(chǎn)該款手機(jī)。該問題是鋰離子電池過熱所致。 （財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：嚴(yán)匡正

A bug in Apple’s AAPL 0.98% iPhone 6s battery that causes some phones to abruptly shutdown before their charge is exhausted is more widespread than the company initially thought.

On Tuesday the iPhone maker announced that the issue may affect some phones not manufactured in September or October of 2015, which it had previously determined as the only susceptible batch.

In the English translation of a message posted on the company’s Chinese support page, Apple said that a “small number of customers outside of the affected range have also reported an unexpected shutdown.”

The bug — which the company put down to a battery component being “exposed to controlled ambient air longer than it should have been” before assembly — is not a safety issue, Apple stressed.

After a wave of complaints flooded Beijing-based regulator the China Consumers Association last month, Apple announced in November that it would offer free battery replacements for iPhone 6s units purchased in September and October 2015 that fell within an undisclosed serial number range.

In its latest announcement, the California-based tech company said that, as part of an information gathering effort, it would be incorporating additional diagnostic capabilities in an iOS software update, which would be available next week. It did not disclose how many phones might be affected.

It has been a tough year for smart phone makers. Earlier this year Samsung SSNLF -12.28% was forced to recall and cancel its Galaxy Note 7 after numerous users reported their phones exploding or catching fire. That bug was down to overheating lithium-ion batteries.