iPhone五年測評文章全回顧

As the iPhone turns five years old today, here's a look back at WSJ columnist Walt Mossberg's reviews of each iPhone over the years. Click on the links for the full reviews:

在iPhone跨過五週歲生日之際，我們來回顧一下《華爾街日報》專欄作家莫博士(Walt Mossberg)這些年對每一款iPhone的測評。

Our verdict is that, despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer. Its software, especially, sets a new bar for the smart-phone industry, and its clever finger-touch interface, which dispenses with a stylus and most buttons, works well, though it sometimes adds steps to common functions.
我們的結論是，儘管功能存在一些瑕疵和欠缺，但總體而言，iPhone是一款外觀亮麗、技術上有突破的掌上電腦。特別是它的軟件，為智能手機行業定義了新的參照系。其觸摸界面靈活方便，不需要手寫筆，也不需要大部分的按鍵，不過有時一些普通功能的操作步驟要多一些。

If you've been waiting to buy an iPhone until it dropped in price, or ran on faster cell networks, you might want to take the plunge, if you can live with the higher service costs and the weaker battery life. The same goes for those with existing iPhones who love the device but crave faster cellular data speeds. But if you already own an iPhone, and can usually use Wi-Fi for data, you probably should hold off and get the free software upgrade before deciding whether it's worth getting the new hardware.
如果你一直持幣等待iPhone降價或升級到更快的網絡，那你可能會對iPhone 3G感興趣，只要你可以接受更高的服務費與較弱的電池能力。那些已經擁有第一代iPhone，但想要更快的手機上網速度的人，可能也會有購買興趣。但如果你已經有了iPhone，一般使用Wi-Fi網絡上網，那你可能應該先免費升級手中的iPhone，再決定是否值得購買iPhone 3G。

In my tests, both the new phone and the new operating system performed well, with a few small exceptions. I believe the two strengthen the iPhone platform, make it likely the iPhone will continue to attract scads of apps, and are good for consumers. But I also regard these changes as more evolutionary than revolutionary, and I don't think this latest iPhone is as compelling an upgrade for the average user as the 3G model was last year for owners of the original 2007 iPhone.
在我的測試中，新版iPhone和新操作系統的表現都可圈可點，只有一些小問題。我相信這兩個產品增強了iPhone這個平台，可以讓iPhone繼續吸引更多的應用程序，這對消費者也是件好事。不過，我認為，這些變化更像是正常的發展進步，而不是革命性的升級。另外，對於普通用户來説，我認為新版iPhone不會讓人們感覺到自己非升級換代不可，就像去年iPhone 3G上市時取代2007年最早的iPhone時那樣。

In both hardware and software, it is a major leap over its already-excellent predecessor, the iPhone 3GS. It has some downsides and limitations-most important, the overwhelmed network in the U.S., which, in my tests, the new phone handled sometimes better and, unfortunately, sometimes worse than its predecessor＃, overall, Apple has delivered a big, well-designed update that, in my view, keeps it in the lead in the smartphone wars.
在軟硬件方面，它都較已經非常出色的前身iPhone 3GS實現了重大飛躍。它也存在一些不足和侷限性──最重要的是美國電話電報公司(AT&T)在美國的網絡已經不堪負荷。在我的測試中，新款iPhone 4對網絡連接的處理有時比iPhone 3GS好，但不幸的是，有時做的欠佳。下面我會詳細介紹……不過，總體來看，蘋果確實推出了一款有很大改進、設計精良的手機，我認為它在智能手機大戰中遙遙領先。

Despite Siri, the iPhone 4S isn't a dramatic game-changer like some previous iPhones. Some new features are catch-ups to competitors. I sense Apple chose to focus more on software and cloud service than on hardware. But, in my tests, the iPhone 4S performed very well. It's a better iPhone for the same $199 entry price, at a time when some competitors are pricing their flagship smartphones starting at $299.
儘管配備了Siri，但iPhone 4S還算不上是全新改版。一些新功能只是對競爭對手的跟進。我覺得相比硬件，蘋果公司更注重軟件和雲服務。不過在我的測試過程中，iPhone 4S運行得非常好。同樣是199美元的入門價格，這款iPhone的性能更好，何況現在有一些競爭對手的旗艦智能手機入門價格仍在299美元這個價位。