Apple iPad Air 2 Review: It’s Better, but Is It Better Enough?
iPad Air2评测: iPad Air2更好了 但它够吸引人吗?
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I am a tablet lover and, more specifically, an iPad lover. I use my iPad
and iPad mini every day for a variety of things, including productivity
tasks, and that has meant that I rely on my laptop a lot less than I once
did. I even wrote a recent essay defending tablets, in the face of falling
sales.
我喜欢平板电脑，准确来说喜欢iPad。我每天都用我的iPad和iPad mini做各种
各样的事情，包括文书等生产力工作。这意味着我比以往少使用笔记本电脑了。
我还曾为了平板市场的下滑而撰文为平板辩护。
So when Apple brought out new iPads last week, and I had a chance to test
them over the past four days, you might think I’d be pretty excited about
them — but I’m not. They are, in most respects, the best iPads ever made.
But for average users, they represent only a modest evolutionary improvement
over last year’s models, not the kind of big change that the first iPad Air
or the Retina display iPad mini did last year.
苹果上周发布新一代iPad air2。我获得了机会在过去4天对它们进行测试，你可能
会觉得我肯定为它们而感到非常兴奋——事实上我没有。从很多方面来看，它们是
迄今为止最好的iPad。但对于普通用户来说，它们相比去年的机型多了新科技的升
级，而不是去年推出的第一代iPad Air或者视网膜屏iPad mini的那种重大升级。
This year, the mini (called the iPad mini 3) offers hardly any changes. The
full-sized iPad Air 2, which Apple is touting much more, is a little thinner,
and a little lighter, than the original Air, which will remain on the market
at a reduced price. It has a faster processor. And it (and the new mini)
boasts Touch ID, the easy-to-use fingerprint reader introduced on the iPhone,
which makes security better and is needed to use the new Apple Pay service
for buying things without using a credit card or typing in a credit card
number.
今年，iPad mini3基本上没什么变化。苹果更着重介绍于全尺寸的iPad Air2，相比
第一代iPad Air薄了一点，轻了一点。它拥有更加快速的处理器。它（以及iPad mini
3）配有iPhone上相当易用的指纹识别器Touch ID，该特性旨在强化安全性，以及需要
用于支持新推出的Apple Pay移动支付服务，让用户不必输入信用卡号码即可完成支付。
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前方为iPad air2，相比后方的iPad air的厚度
Oh, and it has a better rear camera, for those who take a lot of pictures
and videos with 10-inch tablets. And it’s available in an optional gold
color.
为了喜欢用10英寸平板电脑拍照录像的人，iPad Air2配备了更好的后镜头。它还增
加了金色版本。
Here’s what the iPad Air 2 doesn’t have: A higher-resolution screen, a
bigger screen, a changed height or width, longer battery life, a snap-on
keyboard, or a lower base price. Also, while it does work with Apple Pay,
it does so only when making in-app purchases online, not in stores. (Waving
a large tablet over a payment terminal isn’t a great idea, anyway.)
iPad Air 2缺少的升级包括：分辨率更高的屏幕，更大的屏幕，高度或宽度变化，
更长的电池续航时间，较低的起价。另外，虽然它兼容Apple Pay，但仅适用于线
上的app内购买，并不适用于实体店内的消费。（对着支付终端挥动体积较大的平
板电脑支付，倒不是什么好主意。）
In fact, in one key metric, battery life, the Air 2 actually regressed from
the original Air. In my tough battery test*, it lasted 10 hours and 37
minutes, exceeding Apple’s 10-hour claim. That’s quite good, better than
most other tablets. But in 2013, the original iPad Air turned in the best
tablet battery life I’ve ever seen on my test: 12 hours and 13 minutes —
about 90 minutes longer. And earlier this year, Samsung’s latest similar-
sized slate, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, lasted 11 hours and 14 minutes in the
same test.
事实上，iPad Air2有一项指标比起去年出现了少许倒退。它就是电池续航能力。
在我的严格电池测试中，它可使用10个小时37分钟，超过苹果所说的10个小时。
那算是很不错的表现，胜过大多数其它的平板电脑。但去年，第一代iPad Air在
我的相同测试中得到了我见到过的最长续航时间：12小时13分钟，比iPad Air 2
多出90分钟左右。今年早些时候，三星尺寸相仿的平板电脑Galaxy Tab S 10.5在
相同的测试中可使用11个小时14分钟。
The Air 2 has the familiar $499 iPad starting price, for a 16 gigabyte,
Wi-Fi only model. Prices rise all the way to $829 for a 128GB model with
both Wi-Fi and cellular. The new mini starts at $399 and goes up to $729.
iPad Air2起价还是499美元，16GB WiFi版。最高级的128GB，WiFi和LTE版本售价
829美元。iPad mini3起价399美元，最高价为729美元。
Essentially, the iPad Air 2 is a thinner and lighter version of the original
Air with a faster processor, one that has gained some of the latest iPhone
technology, like the better rear camera, support for faster Wi-Fi and
cellular networks (where available), and the fingerprint sensor.
总的来说，iPad Air2相比去年更加轻薄，处理器更快，增加了一些最新的iPhone
技术，如更好的后镜头，支持更快的WiFi和LTE，以及指纹识别器。
In terms of software, the year-old iPad Air supports all the same features
of Apple’s newest iOS 8.1 as the Air 2 does, except for some camera
features, like burst photos and slo-mo video. And, as far as I know, it
runs all of the same 675,000 tablet-optimized apps in Apple’s app store,
which in my view are a key reason why the iPad is the best tablet available.
App方面，去年的iPad Air一样可以用苹果最新的iOS 8.1系统所有的功能，除了诸如
连续快拍和慢动作影片的部分拍摄功能以外。据我所知，它同样可以运行苹果App
Store app商店中所有的67.5万款iPad专用的app。我个人认为，强大的app库支援是
iPad是能买得到的最好的平板的主因。
Both new iPads also offer a new kind of cellular SIM card that makes it
easier to close and switch carriers, for the minority of iPad users who
choose the cellular models. And the Air 2’s screen was less reflective
in my tests, though it still showed reflectivity.
两款新iPad还提供一种新型的SIM卡，方便用户切换电信商服务。在我的测试中，
iPad Air 2的屏幕反光比有改善，但还是有反光。
Overall, the new model reinforces my view that the iPad is the best full-sized
tablet, but this latest iteration isn’t much of a leap.
总的来说，新机型强化了我有关iPad是最好的全尺寸平板的看法，但这个更新并不
算飞跃性升级。
In my tests, the iPad Air 2 was a sleek, fluid device. It ran all my apps
well, took very nice photos and videos, registered fast Wi-Fi and LTE
cellular speeds, and felt good in the hand.
测试期间，iPad Air2的运行非常顺畅。它运行我的各款app时的表现都很好，能够
拍出出色的照片和影片，在WiFi和LTE网络下均运行快速，手握感觉也很好。
The latest iPad also was able to handle the new “continuity” features in
Apple’s just-hatched operating systems. It made and received phone calls
relayed by my iPhone 6 when they were on the same Wi-Fi network. And it
was able to use Handoff, the feature that lets you complete certain actions,
like viewing a Web page or writing an email started on a Mac, and vice versa.
It also was able to receive and return standard SMS messages from my Android
phone.
新产品也能够处理苹果新操作系统新推出的“Continuity”（连续性）功能。在相同
的WiFi网络下，它能够拨打和接听我的iPhone 6中继的电话。它支持Handoff功能，
即你可以接着完成你原来在Mac等其它设备上的操作，如浏览网页和编写邮件，反之
亦然。它也能够接收和回复来自Android手机的标准SMS信息。
The problem was this: I couldn’t tell the difference between the Air and
Air 2 while doing these things. The new model didn’t seem faster or smoother
while running all my apps, perhaps because — like most people — I don’t
use my iPad for the most demanding video-editing apps or high-end games.
It registered pretty much the same network speeds as my Air.
但问题是：我在做这些事情的时候看不出iPad Air 2与第一代iPad Air之间有什么
区别。新机型在运行各款app时的差别并没有到让人觉得更加快速，更加流畅，也许
是因为我（跟很多人一样）没有用iPad运行性能要求很高的影片编辑app或者高端游
戏。它的网络速度速度给人的感觉也跟去年的iPad Air基本一样快速。
The Air 2 didn’t allow me to hold or carry the tablet longer and more
comfortably than the Air. Its weight of 0.96 pounds isn’t discernibly
lighter than the Air’s weight of one pound. And its thickness of 0.24
inches is a barely noticeable reduction from the Air’s 0.29 inches.
比前一代，iPad Air2并没能让我手持更长时间，也没让我觉得更加舒服。它重0.96磅
(437g)，相比第一代的1磅(469g)没轻多少。它的厚度为0.24英寸(6.1mm)，比0.29英
寸(7.5mm)厚的第一代也没薄很多。
So I don’t recommend that average iPad Air owners upgrade to the Air 2.
But what about the vast majority of iPad owners who own older models?
That’s a different story.
因此，我不建议现有的iPad Air用户升级到iPad Air2。那其他大多数的更旧版iPad
用户呢？要另当别论。
If you have an iPad 2, 3 or 4, the new Air 2 will make a big difference.
Its thinness and lightness will be a dramatic change, and it will be faster
and more fluid.
However, here’s the catch: Upgrading to last year’s iPad Air would have
pretty much the same effect, and that model is now, suddenly, $100 cheaper,
starting at $399.
(And for those who don’t have an iPad and want one, you can now have one
for $249, though it’s the original iPad mini from 2012.)
相对iPad 2、3或者4，iPad Air2有很大的变化，轻了很多，也薄了很多，且更加快速
更加顺畅。但要注意的是：升级到去年的iPad Air其实也基本能够享受到同样的体验，
而且它要便宜100美元，现在的起价为399美元。
(如果还没拥有iPad的用户，2012推出的iPad mini1更只要249镁)
That leaves future-proofing as the main reason to get an iPad Air 2. Its
faster processing and graphics capability are likely to make it better
than the original Air, as more apps are built that try to bring advanced
gaming, or heavy-duty video editing, to the tablet.
If those things don’t matter to you, neither may the iPad Air2.
iPad air2拥有更快的cpu，更快的GPU，以及带来一些专门打造的高端游戏，强大的
影片剪辑app。但，如果这些吸引不了你，那也没理由升级到iPad air2了。
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蛮认同Walt Mossberg评测所说的东西
iPad自初代以来也有5,6年了
基本上操作方式还是没有什么改变
可以很方便的在沙发上 躺在床上 可以上上网 看看youtube或影片 看漫画
但 其实旧的机种做这些事 已经做的够好了
如果要扩展更多的市场 卖更多的平板
应该要想想新的操作方式 或是新的杀手级应用