苹果估计在上周的“让我们谈谈iPhone”发布会上送出了不少新款手机的试用品。因为周三一大早，我就看到了十几份iPhone 4S的一手评测报告。节选如下：

    • 《华尔街日报》（Wall Street Journal）的沃尔特•莫斯博格：iPhone开口说话了。新款iPhone 4S不事张扬。不过，当其与Siri、iOS 5和iCloud等功能融合在一起时，就变成了一款全新的、极具吸引力的智能手机。有些用户可能并不在意新的硬件设备，旧机型搭载新软件和云功能就能让他们心满意足。但对于购买iPhone 4S的用户而言，他们应该会感到满意。

    • 《纽约时报》（New York Times）的戴维•波格：新款iPhone暗藏魔法。用户可以向iPhone 4S下达语音指令：“在7：35叫醒我”、“把我7：35的闹钟改到8点”；还可语音查询“加里的工作电话是多少？”、“到机场怎么走？”、“附近有什么好的泰国菜馆子吗？”、“记录一下，这周末去租‘伊斯达’（Ishtar）”、“离情人节还有多少天？”、“来首披头士的歌吧。”、“亚伯拉罕•林肯是什么时候出生的？”。每个问题，Siri都会思考几秒钟，然后在屏幕上显示出漂亮的文字信息并用平静的女声播报答案。（我正在写一本有关iPhone和iOS 5的书，全面阐述这项技术，。）

    • 科技博客This is my next的约书亚•托普斯凯：iPhone 4S 测评。实际上，iPhone 4S的硬件仅仅只是产品的一半，也许甚至一半都不到。伴随iPhone 4S到来的还有iOS 5。新的操作系统带来了许多重要的功能升级，从通知功能到设备连接计算机的方式都有涉及。它还集成了iCloud以及革命性的语音“智能助理”Siri。毫不夸张地说，这是有史以来最重要的iOS升级之一。

    • 科技博客Daring Fireball的约翰•格鲁伯：iPhone 4S。Siri的感觉就像怀旧风格的苹果。有点像牛顿电脑，至少两者的精神内核是一致的……它彻底超越了原来的iOS系统。iOS是明确和可视的。用户能够在iOS上进行的所有操作必须是屏幕上看得见摸得着的东西。它的局限显而易见。Siri则不同，它给人的感觉是随心所欲。它的操作具有模糊性，这正是苹果追求的效果。用户无法判断哪些（命令）有效，哪些无效。人们必须自己去摸索。

    • 科技博客TechCrunch的MG•席格勒：iPhone 4S：更快、更能干，并且能和人对话。“S”代表什么？当我向苹果询问这个问题时，他们的回复含糊其辞。他们中的一些人说“S”代表“特别的”或是“超级的”，还有一些人认为它的意思是“速度”——这和iPhone3G的接班人iPhone 3GS类似。也有说是“存储”的意思（iPhone 4S是第一款提供64GB容量和iCloud云存储的iPhone）；也有说“斯普林特”（Sprint）（这是首款运行在美国斯普林特网络的iPhone。）；还有人说这是“语音”或“Siri”。我认为最后两个说法都能成立。总之，“S”的具体意义取决于使用设备的用户。我目前唯一可以确定的是：这是有史以来最好的iPhone。

    • 科技博格Wired.com的布莱恩•X•陈表示：极其兴奋。Siri是人们见过的最好的免费应用。双核处理器使应用程序运行更快，界面也更加流畅。摄像头也有很大提升。通话质量同样大为改善。不过Siri的功能和理解力还是有待提高。看起来和iPhone 4一模一样——这有什么关系？两年合约意味着用户可能无法获得最优惠的升级价格。

    • 彭博社（Bloomberg）的里奇•杰罗斯洛夫斯基：iPhone 4S卷土重来，来势汹汹，席卷全球。开机之前，很难描述新款苹果iPhone 4S和老款iPhone 4究竟有何差别。经过1周使用后，我发现iPhone 4S大有新意。经过一番改头换面，苹果完全可以理直气壮地把它叫做“iPhone 5”。没有人会有意见。

    译者：项航

    Apple must have handed out a lot of pre-release units at the "Let's Talk iPhone" press event last week. I counted at least a dozen hands-on reviews Wednesday morning. A sampling:

    • The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg: The iPhone Finds Its Voice. The iPhone 4S is one of Apple's less dramatic updates, but, when combined with the Siri, iOS 5 and iCloud features, it presents an attractive new offering to smartphone users. Some may be content to skip the new hardware and just enjoy the software and cloud features with older models. But those buying the phone will likely be happy with it.

    • The New York Times' David Pogue: New iPhone Conceals Sheer Magic. You can say, "Wake me up at 7:35," or "Change my 7:35 alarm to 8." You can say, "What's Gary's work number?" Or, "How do I get to the airport?" Or, "Any good Thai restaurants around here?" Or, "Make a note to rent 'Ishtar' this weekend." Or, "How many days until Valentine's Day?" Or, "Play some Beatles." Or, "When was Abraham Lincoln born?" In each case, Siri thinks for a few seconds, displays a beautifully formatted response and speaks in a calm female voice... (Full disclosure — I'm writing a book about the iPhone and iOS 5.)

    • This is my next's Joshua Topolsky. iPhone 4S Review. In reality, however, the hardware is only half the story. Maybe not even half. The introduction of the iPhone 4S marks the introduction of iOS 5 as well. The new operating system is loaded with big improvements, from notifications to how your device connects to your computer. Packed with major features like iCloud integration and an innovative, voice-activated "intelligent assistant" named Siri, it's not unfair to consider this one of the most meaningful updates to iOS we've ever seen.

    • Daring Fireball's John Gruber: iPhone 4S. Siri feels like old-school Apple. Newton-esque, at least in spirit... It's also sort of the antithesis of everything prior in iOS. iOS is explicit and visual. Everything you can do in iOS is something you can see and touch on screen. The limits are visible and obvious. Siri, on the other hand, feels limitless. It's fuzzy, and fuzzy on purpose. There's no way to tell what will work and what won't. You must explore.

    • TechCrunch's MG Siegler: The iPhone 4S: Faster, More Capable, And You Can Talk To It. What does the "S" stand for? When I ask Apple this, they're vague in their response. They note that some people say it stands for "Special" or "Super". Others say it's for "Speed" — much like the iPhone 3GS, the successor to the iPhone 3G. Or maybe it's "Storage" (this is the first iPhone with 64 GB option — and with iCloud storage). Or "Sprint" (this is the first iPhone to run on that network in the U.S.) Or perhaps it's for "Speech" or "Siri". Either of these last two would get my vote. The point is, the "S" can stand for any number of things depending on who is using the device. Here's all I know for certain: this is the best iPhone yet.

    • Wired.com's Brian X Chen: WIRED Siri is the best androgynous unpaid intern you'll ever meet. Dual-core guts make for faster apps and a smoother interface. Camera is much-improved. Call quality gets a boost. TIRED Siri is limited in what it can do and understand. Looks the same as the iPhone 4 — what's up with that? A 2-year contract means you may not be eligible for the best upgrade pricing.

    • Bloomberg's Rich Jaroslovsky: iPhone 4S Yaks Back, Shoots Fast, Goes Global. There's no way to tell the difference between Apple's (AAPL) new iPhone 4S and the previous model. Until you turn it on. In a week of using the 4S, I found so many new things under the hood that, with a few cosmetic changes, the company could legitimately have called it "iPhone 5" and no one would have blinked.