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【原文标题】China’s Xiaomi challenges iPhone 6 Plus with new flagship Mi Note 【中文标题】小米新旗舰——小米Note向iPhone 6发起挑战 【文章来源】Paul Carsten，路透社 【文章链接】http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/15/us-xiaomi-launch-idUSKBN0KO0KR20150115
(Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL] staked its claim to Apple Inc's crown on Thursday as the world's third-biggest smartphone maker and most valuable tech start-up unveiled the flagship Mi Note, its challenger to Apple's iPhone 6 Plus. 周四，小米公司发布了新旗舰手机小米 Note，成为了iPhone 6 Plus的有力竞争者。作为世界第三大智能手机厂商、全球最有价值的 科技创业企业，小米公司也向苹果公司发出了挑战。
Chief Executive Lei Jun introduced the Mi Note in Beijing with a breakdown of the large-screen phone's technical features, with multiple comparisons to Apple's equivalent. At 2299 yuan ($371) for a model with 16 gigabytes of memory, the Mi Note will retail for almost two-thirds less than the iPhone 6 Plus. 在北京举行的小米新品发布会上，公司首席执行官雷军介绍了这款大屏智能手机的各类功能，并与苹果手机进行了多项比较。16GB内存的小米Note 售价2299元（371美元），价钱几乎比iPhone 6 Plus少了三分之二。
Just three years after Xiaomi sold its first smartphone, a $1.1 billion round of fundraising announced in December valued the firm at $45 billion. The privately held company has risen to become the world's No. 3 smartphone maker and is challenging Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as well as domestic rivals such as Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL]. 3年前，小米卖了第一款手机，当年12月融资11亿美元，估价450亿美元。这家私营公司一举荣登世界第三大智能手机制造者，向世界品牌苹果和三星以及国内品牌华为发起了强劲挑战。
Xiaomi takes efforts to play down comparisons with Cupertino, California-based Apple, though it is commonly called the 'Apple of China'. 小米通常被称作“中国的苹果”，但其自身努力淡化与苹果公司的比较。
"The Mi Note is shorter, thinner and lighter than the iPhone," Lei told his audience of thousands gathered in the north of China's capital. 雷军在发布会上称，小米Note 比iPhone更短、更薄、更轻。
Lei wore a light-blue shirt, eschewing his previously favoured black top, jeans and sneakers, reminiscent of Apple founder Steve Jobs' trademark black turtleneck and jeans. 雷军以前习惯穿黑衣搭牛仔裤和运动鞋，但这次穿了一件浅蓝衬衣，避免让人想起苹果前CEO史蒂夫·乔布斯上身黑色圆领衫、下身牛仔裤、脚踩运动鞋的标志性打扮。
"Xiaomi is an innovative start-up company, with a short history," said Lei. The company has been frequently criticised for allegedly copying other tech companies, most notably Apple. "In 10 years we will have tens of thousands of patents." 雷军表示：“小米是一家年轻的科技创新型创业企业。10年后，我们将会永辉成千上万的专利。”小米公司一直以来由于涉嫌抄袭，尤其是模仿苹果公司的设计而饱受批评。
Lei also laid out Xiaomi's strategy to connect its smartphones with Xiaomi-branded home appliances, allowing phone users to remotely control washing machines, air purifiers and surveillance cameras. 雷军同时指出，通过小米手机来连接与小米相关的智能家电，小米手机用户就可以遥控洗衣机、空气净化器和监控摄像头。
"In five to 10 years all devices will become smart devices," he said. "If every smart device and every device at home can be seamlessly connected to the cloud, what could our life be like? It would be beautiful and easy." 他称“在5到10年内所有的设备都会变成智能设备。如果每一样智能设备和每一样家用电器都可以无缝隙地连接云端，我们的生活将会变成怎样？——它将变得美好而便捷。”
Xiaomi weathered a decline in overall smartphone sales in China last year to see revenue more than double to 74.3 billion yuan ($11.99 billion) from 2013. . 去年，小米避免了中国智能手机市场销量总体下滑的影响，销售额超2013年的两倍，达到了743亿元（119.9美元）。
The company sold more than 61 million handsets in 2014, up 227 percent from a year earlier. In China, the world's biggest smartphone market, overall sales fell 8 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. 小米在2014年出货6100万台手机，较2013年上涨227%。据工信部介绍，中国智能手机销量总体下降8%。
On Monday, Reuters exclusively reported that Lei and Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed a potential investment by Facebook in China's top smartphone maker ahead of last month's fundraising, but a deal never materialised. 据路透社周一独家报道，在去年12月的融资之前，小米公司的雷军和Facebook公司的马克·扎克伯格共同商讨了Facebook投资小米的可能，但恐怕这次协商终无果。
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