双语:iPhone5S因指纹传感器原因推迟发布

2013年04月23日11:11  中国网    
iPhone 5S新配备的指纹识别传感器将用来通过指纹触摸方式解锁设备,取代传统的密码解锁。iPhone 5S新配备的指纹识别传感器将用来通过指纹触摸方式解锁设备,取代传统的密码解锁。

  苹果公司原本预计今年6月份推出的iPhone 5S可能会推迟发布。英国《每日邮报》网站22日援引路透社的消息称,iPhone 5S中使用的涂层材料与指纹识别传感器互相干扰是导致发布推迟的原因。

  来自日本和台湾的供应商消息人士表示,他们最初预计iPhone 5S将于今年6月投入大规模生产。不过由于新一代iPhone将配备指纹识别传感器,而现在的涂层材料会干扰传感器的功能,因此影响了发布时间。

  传感器将用来通过指纹触摸方式解锁设备,取代传统的密码解锁。

  苹果公司仍然在尝试寻找一种不干扰指纹识别传感器的材料。

  另外,供应商还透露,苹果公司正在开发一种廉价iPhone,这款设备将于5月份开始小规模试生产,6月份进入大规模量产阶段。

  廉价iPhone同样会装配4寸屏幕,但将使用成本更低的塑料外壳,而且不配备指纹识别传感器。

  Production of the iPhone 5S 'set to be delayed beyondJune because of its fingerprint sensor'

  Apple's next iPhone could be delayed because of problems with afingerprint sensor, it has been claimed。

  Supplier sources in Japanand Taiwan,home to dozens of Apple suppliers, said they initially expected mass-productionof the next iPhone to begin in June。

  That date may have begun to slip beyond June, the sources told Reuters。

  Touch to unlock: It is believed Apple's new iPhone could include afingerprint sensor instead of requesting passwords - but sources claim Apple isstruggling with manufacturing the device

  The phone, widely referred to as the iPhone 5S, is expected to include newfeatures such as a fingerprint sensor。

  However, a supply chain source in Taiwan today told Reuters thatApple was trying to find a coating material that did not interfere with thefingerprint sensor, and this may be causing a delay。

  In addition to the 5S, suppliers say Apple is also developing a cheapermodel, which can appeal to lower-income buyers in growth markets such as China and India。

  A supplier source in Japantold Reuters small-scale production of display panels will begin in May,ramping up to mass production in June。

  Both phones will use the same 4-inch screen, but the cheaper version willprobably not include the new fingerprint technology and sport a cheaper plasticcasing, the sources said。

  Sources at several Asian suppliers, which for years basked in the glow ofApple's success and enjoyed stock gains even on rumors they might be among theselect group of companies to sell components to Apple, told Reuters this weekabout ever-moving deadlines and said they were trying to reduce their relianceon the company。

  An Apple supply chain source in Japan said those in the industryoften jokingly refer to the company as 'Poison Apple' because of itshard-to-meet high standards and low price expectations。

  Is this the budget iPhone? The rear casing of a supposed cheaper model hasbeen leaked by website Tactus

  "Apple can do no wrong" can only work until Apple does wrong,' saidRoger Kay, president of researcher and consultancy Endpoint TechnologiesAssociates。

  It's like the rubber band effect. The more you stretch it, the more snapyou get coming back.'

  Apple reports quarterly results on Tuesday and declined to comment forthis story。

  It has consistently said it focuses on making the best products - itsiPhones remain the industry gold standard - and avoids discussing product strategy。

  CEO Tim Cook stressed on the last quarterly earnings conference call thatit's difficult to paint a complete picture of its production process from 'afew data points.'

  On Tuesday, Apple is expected to report a mere 8 percent increase inrevenue in its fiscal second quarter, among the weakest showings in years,according to average analysts' estimates。

  And net earnings are expected to inch up just 2 percent as theintensifying competition compresses its margins。

  (英文部分来源:dailymail.co.uk)

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