New Nexus 7

2013-08-12 15:13 Web Editor: yaolan

谷歌新款Nexus7 平价平板之王

Gǔgē xīnkuǎn Nexus7 píngjià píngbǎn zhī wáng

New Nexus 7

尺寸仍然重要吗？就在一年前,谷歌推出了Nexus 7.这款售价为199美元的迷你平板电脑,对苹果公司屏幕更大、价格更高的iPad构成了真正的威胁.三个月后,苹果推出了小型平板电脑iPad Mini予以还击,虽然329美元的价格对于很多人来说并不"迷你".

Does size still matter? Just a year ago, Google introduced its Nexus 7, a mini tablet for $199 that posed a real challenge to Apple's bigger, pricier iPad. Three months later, Apple retaliated with its own small tablet, the iPad Mini, though its $329 price wasn't, well, mini enough for some.

如今,第一代Nexus 7推出一年之后,谷歌发布了它的新版本.这款平板配备了更强大的功能,价格小幅上涨至229美元.这款全新的Nexus 7从7月30日开始登录各大销售平台,包括百思买、沃尔玛和亚马逊.

Now, a year after the introduction of the first Nexus 7, Google has unveiled a revamped version of its mini tablet with better features and a slightly bigger $229 price tag. Starting July 30, this new Nexus 7 is available in a dozen retail outlets including Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Amazon.

新款Nexus 7和iPad Mini最大的差别在于屏幕：新款Nexus的分辨率高达1920 x 1200,每英寸323像素；而iPad Mini的屏幕分辨率仅为1024 x 768,每英寸163像素.并且Nexus 7也更为轻便.

The most notable difference between this new Nexus 7 and the iPad Mini is screen quality: The Nexus has a resolution of 1920 x 1200 with 323 pixels per inch, and the iPad Mini's screen resolution is just 1024 x 768 and 163 pixels per inch. It is also slightly lighter than its Apple rival.

那么新款Nexus 7有什么劣势呢？首先,七英寸的屏幕相比iPad Mini接近八英寸的屏幕要小一些.尽管一英寸的差异并不显著,不过很多智能手机的屏幕都已经超过五英寸了,这就让Nexus 7看起来更像一部手机而不是平板电脑.

So what's not to like about the new Nexus 7? For one thing, its 7-inch screen isn't as big as the nearly 8-inch iPad Mini's. While an inch of difference isn't remarkable, smartphone screens are growing to over 5 inches, making the Nexus 7 look more like one of those than a tablet.

其次,新款Nexus 7电池的续航能力比较平庸.在相同的测试条件下,iPad Mini的电量可以维持10小时27分钟,第一代Nexus 7为10小时44分钟,而新款Nexus 7的续航时间仅有六个小时.谷歌声称其新款Nexus 7的电池可以维持超过九个小时,但它们的测试是在飞行模式（没有网络连接）、屏幕亮度44%的设置下播放视频.

Another drawback: the new Nexus 7's battery life was underwhelming. Compared with the same battery test of the iPad Mini and first Nexus 7, it fell short at just six hours; the others clocked in at 10 hours and 27 minutes and 7 hours and 44 minutes, respectively. Google claims the battery life can last over nine hours, but the company tests it in Airplane mode (Internet connection off), with screen brightness set to 44% while playing video.

这款全新迷你平板电脑有两种版本可�.�16G的价格229美元,32G的售价269美元,均为Wi-Fi版本.与之相比,苹果的iPad Mini有Wi-Fi和LTE两种型号,根据内存（16G、32G和64 G）的不同,价格从329美元至659美元不等.

This new mini tablet comes in two sizes that are Wi-Fi-only: a $229 16-gigabyte model and a $269 32-gigabyte model. Meanwhile, Apple's iPad Mini is available in three flavors each of Wi-Fi-only and LTE: 16-, 32- and 64-gigabyte models ranging in price from $329 to $659.

Nexus 7摄像功能和iPad Mini相当：它的上一代只有前置摄像头,而新款则配备了一枚后置摄像头.像素也和iPad Mini相同：500万像素后置摄像头和120万像素的前置摄像头.两种设备都没有内置闪光灯.

The Nexus 7 also caught up to the iPad Mini in cameras: It now has a built-in rear-facing camera, unlike its predecessor, which only had a front-facing one. Both iPad Mini and new Nexus 7 cameras have the same megapixel counts: 5 megapixels on the rear-facing camera and 1.2 megapixels on the front-facing one. Neither device has a built-in flash.

这款平板仅重0.64磅（约合0.29千克）,因此即使长时间手持这款平板电脑,胳膊也不会觉得酸痛.由于它背面以及四周的钝面设计,把它架在厨房台面或者咖啡桌上也很方便.

At only 0.64 of a pound, this tablet was lightweight enough to hold for long periods without causing one's arm to ache. It is easy to prop up on kitchen counters and coffee tables because its back and sides aren't slippery.

如果你想入手一台兼具诸多功能的小型平板,谷歌全新的Nexus 7能满足你的需求.可如果你用惯了大屏幕的平板电脑,可能就会不习惯Nexus 7的七英寸屏幕.但对于许多人来说,Nexus 7仍然能为游戏、观看视频以及阅读提供一个舒适便捷的体验.

Google's new Nexus 7 has a lot to offer, if you're looking for a tiny tablet that packs a punch. If you're used to a larger tablet screen, its 7-inch screen size might bug you. But for many people, it will make on-the-go gaming, video watching and reading a delightfully portable experience.

词语解释

版本（bǎnběn） version

分辨率（fèn biàn lǜ） resolution

像素（xiàngsù） pixel

内置（nèizhì） built-in

闪光灯（shǎnguāngdēng） flash

(Source: myechinese.com)