雷軍曝小米4參數 外形更像iPhone

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi Inc. emerged three years ago from nowhere to become one of the top-selling brands in China's competitive smartphone market on the strength of its top-shelf specs and cheap prices. As of this year's first quarter, Xiaomi had 11% of China's smartphone market share, on par with Lenovo Group and trailing only Samsung Eelctronics, which commands some 18% of the market, according to data from research firm Canalys.

三年前白手起家的中國手機制造商小米公司(Xiaomi Inc)如今已經成爲中國競爭激烈的智能手機市場上最暢銷的品牌之一，它制勝的關鍵是高配置與低價格。研究公司Canalys的數據顯示，截至今年第一季度，小米手機在中國智能手機市場的佔有率已經達到11%，與聯想集團(Lenovo Group)不相上下，僅僅落後於三星電子(Samsung Eelctronics)，後者在中國市場的佔有率大約爲18%。

But along the way the company's products got a reputation for feeling a , cheap. More than one reviewer has cited a flimsy, plastic feel to earlier models, though other features have gained praise.

不過，小米產品一直以來給人的感覺是不夠高貴。儘管小米手機的不少特點獲得了稱讚，但不止一名評論人士認爲之前幾代小米手機塑料感強，不夠結實。

Xiaomi Chairman Lei Jun appears to have been reading his reviews. On Tuesday he unveiled the latest version of his flagship smartphone, the Xiaomi 4, at a typically raucous presentation before fans. While he touted its more powerful battery and faster Qualcomm processor, he lingered particularly on the fact that the new phone's housing contains much more metal than earlier models, giving it a higher-quality feel.

小米公司董事長雷軍似乎一直在閱讀對小米手機的評論。週二他以一貫熱鬧的方式向粉絲推出了最新的旗艦智能手機小米4。在強調更加強大的續航能力和更快速的高通(Qualcomm)處理器的同時，他特別提及新小米手機的外殼比之前的型號包含更多金屬材質，顯得更有質感。

The phone's frame is made of stainless steel, he said, joking that it should be called the 'kitchen knife.'

雷軍稱，小米4的邊框是不鏽鋼材質，他還調侃稱，應該稱之爲“菜刀”。

Mr. Lei said Xiaomi went to the same companies that made the metallic-framed Apple iPhone to see what they could do for him. During his presentation, he showed his audience a video of the phone's frames getting bent, smoothed, washed and tested before emerging as a finished product. He also showed the raw components themselves, holding a phone frame into the air.

雷軍表示，小米去了爲蘋果(Apple)的iPhone生產金屬邊框的幾家公司，詢問能給小米生產出什麼樣的邊框。雷軍在介紹小米4時向觀衆展示了這款手機的邊框在成爲成品前變彎曲和平整以及水洗和測試的視頻。他還手拿小米4的金屬邊框，展示原材料本身。

Specwise, the phone looks aimed at the same market as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy line and HTC Corp.'s One line. The five-inch phone features a high-definition screen, a 2.5-gigahertz Qualcomm processor and a battery that Mr. Lei said was bigger than the models offered by rivals. The new phone will cost 1,999 yuan ($258) for a basic model with 16 gigabytes of memory and will be available later this month. A 4G version for China Mobile will be available in September.

從參數來看，小米4似乎要和蘋果公司的iPhone、三星電子的Galaxy系列以及宏達國際電子股份有限公司(HTC Co., , 簡稱：宏達國際)的One系列手機搶奪市場。這款大小爲5英寸的手機配備高分辨率的屏幕、2.5GHz高通處理器以及據雷軍稱超過競爭對手機型的續航能力。16G版小米4的售價爲人民幣1,999元（合258美元），將在本月晚些時候上市。中國移動(China Mobile) 4G版要到9月份才能推出。

Other draws for potential users include a new function that maps out the branches of endless recorded customer-service phone trees, allowing a user to quickly tap the place he or she wants to go when calling companies that cooperate with Xiaomi on the service. And in an Apple-inspired 'one more thing' moment -- punctuated with an image of the English phrase appearing on a screen behind Mr. Lei -- the company also unveiled a 79 yuan bracelet that can connect to the phone and offer features such as a vibration function that can also act as an alarm clock.

小米4還有一項能吸引潛在用戶的新功能，即在撥打運營商客服電話時，可以將語音菜單翻譯爲文字，用戶通過觸屏操作選擇服務內容，可迅速接入自己所要選擇的那項服務。受蘋果公司“最後時刻意外驚喜”橋段的啓發，小米公司在週二的發佈會上還推出了售價爲人民幣79元的小米手環，這款設備能連接到小米4，而且具備震動等功能，可當鬧鐘用。