Walt Mossberg 有许多人称之为“莫博士”
科技界最受人尊敬的评论家之一 从事科技评论超过20年
为华尔街日报旗下网站 AllthingsD 的主编
也是每年 AllthingsD 大会主持人
Walt Mossberg 在HTC ONE M8发表后也难得出了M8评测
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Is the New HTC One the One for You?
一家在走下坡路的智慧型手机厂商，要如何在三星和苹果双头垄断的市场重新
引起消费者的注意呢？也许是让手机增加一个镜头。HTC希望借由这一创新吸
引人们购买2014年新款HTC One旗舰机。
去年，第一代HTC One获得广泛的好评。我本人也建议人们考虑购买它而非三
星的Galaxy S4。不过，这家台湾手机厂商的行销实力远远比不上苹果和三星，
在美国市场也未能像两大巨头那样让四大电信商同时贩卖自己的旗舰机。
今年2014年，HTC希望卷土重来，推出了重新设计的HTC One（官方名称为HTC
One M8）。该新产品拥有更大的5寸萤幕和背后弧形的全金属机身，背面两个
镜头带来更多新功能，前置镜头变得更好更方便自拍。它还内建新的软件功能，
可以在休眠下，以滑动萤幕开启特定功能的手势操作。
这一次，HTC表示，M8开卖后将马上在美国三大电信商接受网上购买，第二波
的T-Mobile则很快在4月跟进。该手机也将于4月登陆电信商们的店面。两年绑
约价将在199美元至240美元之间，空机价格则为649美元。HTC还计划加大并改
善产品的行销推广工作。
How can a fading smartphone maker regain consumers’ attention in a
market dominated by Samsung and Apple? Maybe by adding a third camera.
That’s one new feature that HTC hopes will make people want to buy
the 2014 edition of its flagship phone, the HTC One.
Last year, the first HTC One was much praised by reviewers. I myself
advised people to consider it instead of Samsung’s Galaxy S4. But the
Taiwan-based phone maker lacked the marketing muscle of the Big Two and,
in the U.S., wasn’t able to get all four major carriers to release the
One roughly simultaneously, as Samsung and Apple can.
So, for 2014, HTC is back with a redesigned One, officially called the
HTC One (M8) — and with higher hopes. It has a slightly bigger, five-inch
screen; a curved, all-metal body; that third camera, on the rear; a better
front camera, for better selfies; and new software features, like
“launch motions,” that let you swipe on the screen when it’s off to
launch certain things.
And this time, HTC says, the One will be available immediately online
at the three biggest U.S. carriers, and in April at T-Mobile. The phone
will also be in carrier stores in April. Subsidized prices will range
from $199 to $249 with a two-year contract, with an unsubsidized, no-contract
price of $649. HTC is also planning more and better marketing.
M8甚至有一个很酷的、选购的50美元“Dot View”洞洞装镂空保护套配件，轻
敲两次可显示大字体的通知提醒，以及在盖著洞洞装下接听电话。
我一直在对2014新版HTC One进行测试。尽管它显然只是渐进性升级，而非革
命性升级，我还是将它推荐给想要获得一流水准手机的Android使用者，或者
是希望使用做工精良大萤幕高档手机的iPhone用户。M8外观精美，电池续航力
出色，屏幕显示质量上乘，拍照和通话的品质都很不错。
不过它也存在一些不足。它明显要重于去年的机型，大约重了12%，而且机身
更长。我更喜欢上代HTC One的手持感觉，换我的话，我不会为了将萤幕尺寸
从4.7寸小幅提升到5寸以及增加外壳金属百分比，而牺牲了重量。
另外，虽然HTC避免了像三星那样在手机中内建了大量功能重复的花哨软件，
但我测试的Verizon版M8至少内建了12款来自该电信商的预装app，其中包括一
款与其外app功能重叠的短信应用。
It even has a cool, optional $50 “Dot View” case, whose perforated,
flip-open cover lets you see notifications in large type, and even
accept and conduct calls.
I’ve been testing the 2014 version of the HTC One, and while it’s
clearly evolutionary, not revolutionary, I can recommend it to Android
fans looking for a first-rate phone, or to iPhone owners looking for a
well-built, high-end phone with a bigger screen. It’s a handsome, solid
product with very good battery life, a beautiful display, fine photo
quality and great call quality.
But there are some downsides. It’s noticeably heavier than last year’s
model — about 12 percent heavier. And it’s longer. I preferred the
feel in the hand of the original HTC One, and wouldn’t have traded
that for the slightly bigger screen — up from 4.7 inches — or the
added metal in the case.
Also, while HTC avoided most of the duplicative, gimmicky software
Samsung has loaded onto its phones, the Verizon model I tested included
at least a dozen preloaded apps from that carrier, including a texting
app that was one of three preloaded texting programs.
硬件
新版HTC One提供深铁灰、金色和银色3种颜色选择。美版内建存储空间将为
32GB，另外有最高可支援至128GB的存储卡槽。
M8最突出的硬件特性是背部主镜头上方额外增加了一个镜头。新增的镜头本
身不能用于拍照，其功用在于收集照片的景深讯息，便于主后置镜头可以拍
下照片后，再进行对焦。HTC将它们称之为“Duo camera”。
跟去年的HTC One一样，M8的主后置镜头并没有很高的像素，而是采用更大的
“Ultrapixels”超像素，可提高进光量。从我的测试来看，不管是在室内还
是室外，它的拍照和录像品质都很不错。
M8还有全新的广角前置镜头，它的分辨率高达500万像素，让用户可以拍到更
好的自拍照。
上代HTC One最大的特色就是有很棒的正面双扬声器，而2014版在音效品质上
甚至更上一层楼。以我试听音乐的测试来说，听起来棒极了。
我没有进行正规的电池续航测试，但在中等及重度使用的情况下，M8可以续
航达29小时和18小时，不过这些数据有包括到夜间等闲置时间。
Hardware
The new HTC One is a metal phone that comes in gray, gold or silver.
In the U.S., it will have 32 gigabytes of internal memory, plus a
memory card slot that can expand that amount by up to 128GB.
Its most unusual hardware feature is that added camera, which sits
above the main rear camera. This third camera doesn’t take pictures
by itself, but gathers depth information on the subject of a photo to
allow things like refocusing a shot after it has been taken by the
main rear camera. HTC calls the two rear cameras, together, the Duo
camera.
As in last year’s One phone, the main rear camera doesn’t boast a
megapixel rating, but uses larger pixels called “Ultrapixels” to let
in more light. In my tests, it took brilliant pictures and videos both
outdoors and indoors.
There’s also a new wide-angle front camera, with an unusually high
five-megapixel resolution for taking better selfies. It, too, worked
well.
One of the strongest features of the original model was dual front-mounted
speakers, and the 2014 version has improved even further on the phone’s
excellent sound. Music sounded terrific in my tests.
While I didn’t run a formal battery test, the new HTC One lasted 29
hours for me, in light to moderate use, and about 18 hours in heavier
use. But those figures were achieved using a setting that turns off
all connectivity during long periods of inactivity, such as at night.
软件
M8采用HTC的Sense客制化Android系统的全新版本，新版带有新的相机app，
以及多项手势功能。用户可以滑动萤幕迅速执行特定的操作。
新相机app提供六个不同的拍摄模式选项，其中包括自拍，双重拍摄（将小小
的自拍照插入大照片中），以及去年推出的用于拍短片的“Zoe camera”。
你还可以依据自己的偏好设置建立和储存客制化拍摄模式。
使用另一款叫做Gallery（不要跟Android的标准照片app Gallery搞混）的app
时，M8会用到双镜头的景深数据。对于主镜头拍下的照片，你可以改变焦点
或者创造视差效果柔化背景。但令我失望的是，这些编辑功能并不能用于有
使用滤镜的照片以及高速摄影模式下拍摄的照片。
HTC还强化了BlinkFeed功能的易读性和可定制性。那是针对新闻消息和社交
媒体的全萤幕阅读器。我很开心可以在上面为波士顿红袜队设立一个专门的
内容专区。
手势启动的功能很好用。在萤幕休眠下，往左滑动可以打开标准的Android
主画面。往右滑也会马上显示BlinkFeed。从上往下滑动，还可以用语音指令
打电话。
Sense系统还内建一款电视遥控器app，该app十分适用于我旧旧的电浆电视和TiVo
设备。
Software
There’s also a new version of HTC’s Sense software, the company’s
take on Android, that features a new camera app and launch motions that
allow users to quickly perform certain actions by swiping the screen
when it’s dark.
The camera app allows you to select among six different cameras,including
a selfie camera, a dual-capture camera that inserts a small selfie
into a larger picture, and what HTC calls a “Zoe camera,” which
makes short videos, and debuted on last year’s model.
You can also create and save custom cameras that reflect whatever
manual settings you prefer.
Using another app called Gallery (not to be confused with the standard
Android photo Gallery), HTC puts the Duo camera’s depth data to use.
On photos taken with the standard camera, you can change the point
of focus or create a parallax effect. But I was frustrated that these
kinds of edits weren’t available for photos using filters, or those
taken with the high-speed burst mode.
HTC has also included a more readable, more customizable, version of
its BlinkFeed feature. This is a full-screen reader for news feeds and
social media. I was able to set up a feed for the Boston Red Sox.
The launch motions worked nicely. From a blank screen, if you swipe
from right to left, the standard Android home screen appears. Swipe
in the opposite direction, and BlinkFeed appears. Swiping from top
to bottom lets you make a phone call via voice command.
There’s also a TV remote control app, which worked perfectly with my
aging Pioneer plasma TV and my TiVo.
全新的2014年HTC One可谓HTC的又一力作，要是它没有增重就更好了。
The new, 2014-model HTC One is another strong offering by HTC. I just
wish it hadn’t gained weight.
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http://recode.net/2014/03/25/a-phone-with-three-cameras-many-gestures/
结论居然是嫌M8太重...