iPhone 6：实实在在的“升级”

    比如，使用一款移动应用时，iPhone 6和6 Plus支持用水平划动来控制“前进”和“后退”，实现轻松导航。另外，开发者还可以在应用中加入iPhone 6 Plus处于横屏模式时即可激活的双屏界面。这种视图效果有点像你在iPad上看到的那种效果，只不过小了一些。

    “可达性”是另一个在以前历代iPhone上都没有的功能。只要轻点两下Home键（不是按下去），这个功能就会把屏幕的上半页拉到底部，这样一来，你就不用纠结于大拇指够不着屏幕最远端的图标了，这个功能是为了避免双手操作大屏的不便。虽然一开始我称它是个“噱头”，但在测试中，我渐渐开始欣赏起这个功能来，尤其是在更加大屏的iPhone 6 Plus上。

    为了示好安卓阵营的用户，苹果最新的iOS 8系统也开始在通知中心添加小部件了。iOS不支持小部件历来是安卓发烧友嘲笑果粉的谈资之一。但是凭借最新的iPhone，苹果终于在这方面追平了对手。

    iPhone 6和6 Plus还支持苹果的Apple Pay移动支付服务。可惜这个功能直到本月月底才能上线，所以我没能亲身评测它。

    那么续航时间呢？可以说iPhone 6和6 Plus的续航能力都令人满意。在测试中，我的iPhone 6撑过了一整天的重度测试，剩下的一点电量还能撑到将近第二天中午。6 Plus的待机时间甚至还要再长一两个小时。如果你经常出差的话，你对这两款iPhone的续航表现应该会比较满意——如果你租来的车的杯托放不下这款新iPhone，你可别抗议就是了。

    而这也正是我测试的最后一个项目：便携性。如果你是iPhone 5或5S的用户，那么稍大一些的iPhone 6只需要你稍微调整一下自己的着装习惯。它应该恰好能放进你的牛仔裤口袋里——至少对大多数人都是这样。

    更大屏的iPhone 6 Plus则是另一回事了。它没法完全隐藏在牛仔裤口袋里，往往会露出一截。而且如果你坐下前没把它拿出来，你会很快意识到它的存在。（对于关心“掰弯门”话题的读者，我只说一句：在我的评测过程中，并没有一部iPhone受到了损伤。）

    iPhone 6和6 Plus都能装进我的西服前胸口袋和休闲裤口袋。

    凭借两块更大的屏幕和一系列小步改良，苹果的两款新iPhone能否让转投安卓阵营的用户再次回心转意？这并非不可能，虽然这两款新iPhone似乎只是勉强拉平了与安卓的差距。

    但事实上，我有些怀疑苹果的千百万现有用户是否能被迫接受大屏iPhone。在测试这两款新iPhone的过程中，我发现要训练我的双手和大脑去适应一台大屏手机也是很不容易的。也有人对我说，时间长了就习惯了。但是如果平板手机真的是个人计算市场的未来，我至少现在无法接受。我的手掌就是hold不住它。（财富中文网）

    译者：朴成奎

    For example, the new devices allow you to swipe in from either edge of the screen for easy navigation, forward or backwards, within a mobile application. Developers can now add a two-pane view to apps, activated when you rotate the iPhone 6 Plus into landscape mode. The new view is similar to what you’d see on an iPad, only smaller.

    “Reachability” is another feature that you would not have seen on earlier, smaller iPhone models. Activated by quickly tapping (not pressing) the home button twice, the feature pulls the top half of the screen down and places the furthest on-screen buttons or icons within a thumb’s reach. The point of the feature, which I initially had pegged as a gimmick, is to eliminate the need to use two hands to manipulate the larger device. In testing, I came to appreciate it, especially on the larger iPhone 6 Plus.

    In a bid to woo those coveted Android users, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 8, incorporates widgets—the term used for miniature applications that draw on information from larger ones—in its Notification Center. The absence of widgets in iOS is something for which passionate Android users have long mocked about their iPhone-wielding peers. With the new iPhones, Apple finally evens the score.

    The new phones also come with support for Apple Pay, the company’s new mobile payments service. Unfortunately, the feature won’t go live until later this month, so I was unable to test it.

    And what of battery life, you ask? Satisfactory for both. During testing, I was able to pull the iPhone 6 through a day of heavy usage with enough juice left over to carry into the early lunch hour on day two. The 6 Plus, meanwhile, was able to power through the same amount of time with a couple of hours to spare. If you’re a frequent traveler, you’ll be pleased with the phones’ performance—just don’t cry foul when one doesn’t fit into the cup holder of your rental car.

    Which brings me to my final point: portability. If you’re an iPhone 5 or 5S user, the larger iPhone 6 requires only minor adjustment to your habits. It should slide right into the back pocket of your favorite pair of jeans, at least for most people.

    The much larger iPhone 6 Plus is a different story. It doesn’t completely disappear into a back jeans pocket, and you’ll be promptly reminded of that fact when you forget to remove it before sitting down. (And for those of you who are concerned about bent iPhones, I say only this: No iPhones were harmed in the making of this article.)

    Both models fit just fine into the breast pocket of my suit jacket as well as the front pocket on a pair of slacks.

    With larger sizes and a collection of minor improvements, can Apple’s latest iPhones woo Android users back into the fold? It’s possible, though Apple’s new devices seem to merely close the gap between the two warring factions.

    In truth, I wonder about Apple’s millions of existing customers that will be forced to upgrade to a larger phone. As I tested both devices, I found it a struggle to retrain my mind and hand to adapt to using a larger device. It’s a matter of personal preference, and I’m told it gets easier with time. But if phone-tablet hybrids truly are the future of personal computing, count me out, at least for the time being. I just can’t wrap my hand around it.