高通发布新款芯片骁龙835

Thinner smartphones or more space for larger batteries are on the way this year, thanks to a big reduction in the size of the latest mobile processors that power them.

今年智能手机的趋势是机身更薄、或者留给电池的空间更大，这多亏了最新的移动处理器(为智能手机提供计算能力)大幅缩减尺寸。

Qualcomm, the leading mobile chipmaker, said on Tuesday that the new version of its flagship processor — the Snapdragon 835 — would take up about 35 per cent less space than last year’s model and consume roughly 25 per cent less power.

美国领先的手机芯片制造商高通(Qualcomm)周二表示，其旗舰处理器骁龙835(Snapdragon 835)的新版本比去年的版本体积减少约35%，耗电量减少约25%。

Battery life has become mobile users’ biggest pain point, as people make ever greater demands of their smartphones.

随着人们对智能手机的期望越来越高，电池的续航能力已经成为了手机用户最大的痛点。

The latest Qualcomm chip, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, has made an unusually big leap in energy efficiency, Keith Kressin, senior vice-president of product management for Snapdragon, told the FT in an interview — using about half the power of similar processors just a few years ago.

高通负责骁龙产品管理的高级副总裁基思•克赖申(Keith Kressin)在接受英国《金融时报》(Financial Times)采访时表示，在拉斯维加斯的消费电子展(CES)上发布的高通最新款芯片，在能源效率上实现了巨大飞跃，耗电量约为几年前类似处理器的一半。

“It’s really hard to do that level of jump year in, year out,” he said. “This is a big one.”

“年复一年地实现这种水平的飞跃，真的很难，”他表示，“这是一次巨大飞跃。”

Handset makers are looking for new ways to differentiate themselves, to attract customers back to a slowing smartphone market. Qualcomm’s customers, which include Samsung, LG and Xiaomi, tend to employ its latest Snapdragon chips in their flagship devices. The first smartphones to take advantage of the new capabilities are expected to launch in the first half of 2017.

手机制造商正在寻找实现差异化的新方式，以吸引消费者回到日益放缓的智能手机市场。高通的客户(包括三星(Samsung)、LG和小米(Xiaomi))往往在旗舰产品中采用最新的骁龙芯片。首款利用上新款骁龙芯片强劲性能的智能手机，预计将于2017年上半年面世。