[PConline review] Translation Machine has become a small popular product in recent years. Foreign, IBM Watson and Australian startup Lingmo launched Translate One2One, and American startup Waverley Lab launched the Pilot Translator. In China, except for iFLYTEK, companies such as Sogou and NetEase Youdao have all related products on the market.
On the one hand, iFLYTEK and other companies integrate intelligent translation functions into hardware. On the other hand, Google, Baidu and others have placed machine learning and artificial intelligence translation in their software. Currently, most translation apps are free to use, but with the advantages of professionalism, accurate sound pickup, accurate translation, fast speed and easy to use, the translators still make their own world. iFlytek Translation Machine is one of the best, iFlytek Translation Machine 2.0 accounts for the vast majority of the market share of the entire industry. Now that iFlytek Translation Machine 3.0 is on the market, what changes will it bring after the upgrade?
Unboxing: round shape, comfortable grip
This iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0 on the hand uses a gift box packaging, and the packaging contains a card pickup needle, a translator body, a leather case, and a charging combination (charger + charging cable). The logo of the official translation machine designated by the Boao Forum for Asia is quite eye-catching. The customized Italian imported leather case is quite matched with iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0, and the overall business style is very good. The length is similar to that of ordinary mobile phones. Compared with 2.0, the front panel glass has become larger, and the upper and lower proportions are more coordinated. The back panel has changed from a three-stage style to a whole piece. The appearance of 3.0 has made a softer and smoother change.
On the left is the Nano sim card slot of iFLYTEK Translation Machine. For good communication effect, the middle frame adopts an aluminum alloy nano injection molding process, and you can vaguely see the three-stage injection molding part of the middle frame. There are 6 physical keys in the translation machine. The red and blue keys on the front are dialogue keys, and the middle is the main page key. On the side are the power switch and volume adjustment buttons.
Translator has dual speakers, located below the front and above the back of the translator, respectively. A 4MIC array is used, and the 4 radio MICs are located at the four corners of the upper and lower tops. The charging interface at the bottom is Type-C, with a charging power of 10W (5V/2A). The battery capacity of iFLYTEK Translator 3.0 is 2500mAh, which is a significant increase compared to 2.0, and the battery life is longer. You don’t have to worry about insufficient battery life every day when you go out. The camera behind the
Translation machine is to support photo translation. Compared with iFLYTEK Translation machine 2.0, 3.0 version has been upgraded to enhance the photo imaging capabilities in dark light environments. In terms of hand feel, compared with 2.0, iFlytek Translation Machine 3.0 design is closer to an integrated one, and the edges and corners will be rounder, and the grip feel will be better in experience.
actual user experience and test, small and portable, quick response,
light and portable
iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0 weighs 130g, very small and easy to carry, reducing the burden of travel.
multiple networking methods
iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0 can use SIM phone card, traffic card, WIFI, mobile phone hotspot, and Bluetooth (BT4.2) to connect to the network. When using SIM card data connection, it can also act as a mobile hotspot for mobile phones. It also provides a built-in traffic store, supporting traffic purchases and use in 123 countries around the world.
Professional translation Voice natural
uses Snapdragon 8-core processor, and the system uses Android 8.1. The iFLYTEK translation machine has a very fast and accurate response speed, reaching the level of translation completion when the button is released, basically reaching the level of "instant translation". It supports instant translation between Chinese and major languages around the world, covering nearly 200 countries and regions, and its online voice translation level reaches level 8 of English majors. At the same time, in order to cope with the poor overseas network status, iFlytek pioneered offline voice translation and used iFlytek's own offline engine, and the Chinese-English translation effect is comparable to online. can also feel that the voice translation effect of iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0 is closer to natural voice conversations.
(Japanese test)
(English test)
conducted a small test for Japanese and English, and you can see that the test results are still very accurate.
No need to wait. Quick translation
You can clearly feel the advantages in translation speed when compared with mobile APP. When the button is released at the same time, the translation will be completed by releasing the button by iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0, and the translation APP is still spinning.
photo translation
and in terms of photo picture translation (Chinese and English support offline photo translation), iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0 also demonstrates very powerful recognition and translation capabilities. After the photo is completed, you only need to wait for about 2 seconds to complete the translation of the captured content (the specific time depends on the network quality and the content). The flash behind can ensure the image shooting effect in a dark environment.
dialect translation function
Home voice input tools and artificial intelligence can only adapt to Mandarin . Although learning Mandarin has been in kindergarten, it can be said that the whole people are popularizing Mandarin, many elders are still accustomed to speaking dialects, and even speaking Mandarin will have some accents. This is a problem that many translators cannot solve at present.
Considering the reasons for dialect, iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0 provides dialect translation functions, which currently supports translations in Cantonese, Sichuan dialect, Northeast dialect, and English. At the same time, it directly translates to Mandarin for particularly difficult Uyghur, Tibetan and Cantonese.
Special industries AI targeted translation
Each industry field has its own exclusive noun, and the same sentence will have unique sentence interpretations in different environments, which makes it difficult for machine translation to be accurately translated in some professional fields. For example: You have to take the appreciation of the famous picture into account. In daily use, it will be translated into: You must consider your appreciation of this famous painting. And if it is a dialogue in a financial environment: you must take the added value of this famous painting into consideration. Therefore, it is easy to cause semantic recognition errors.
But iFlytek has done it. Relying on the rapid development of AI technology, in addition to the ordinary translation function, iFlytek Translation Machine 3.0 can now achieve exclusive industry AI translation in seven major fields. Medical industry translation: overseas medical treatment; financial industry translation: investment and financing, financial management; computer industry translation: IT workers, digital Taobao; sports industry translation: sports competitions; legal industry translation: international business cooperation, immigration consulting; energy industry translation: overseas chemical industry, energy mining, Belt and Road Initiative; foreign trade industry translation: multinational business cooperation, migrant workers.
implements targeted translation of exclusive industry terms, knowledge points, etc. in different fields to ensure the accuracy of translation under special needs.
Translation record retention cloud synchronization
This function currently only supports iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0, which may not have much effect on daily ordinary translation. However, if you are talking about important matters, it can be used as a voice to text retention tool for future reference and use.
Overseas SOS function
Overseas SOS emergency help function. When the translation machine is connected to the network, click the power button three times continuously to send text messages to the emergency contact person (domestic and international text messages), and will also provide local alarm, emergency, fire alarm and consulate information.
oral learning
iFLYTEK Translation Machine 3.0 also has very interesting oral learning functions. Simulate typical conversations based on various practical application scenarios and score and evaluate oral learning, which can correct pronunciations in real time and improve personal English speaking skills.
PConline Summary
I felt a very smooth user experience during the entire process of using iFLYTEK Translator. Compared with APP, the translation machine has better hardware advantages than mobile phones: the special 4MIC is more accurate in radio, specially designed for dialogue, and other hardware optimizations. Compared with software translation products, it has better natural voice, faster and more accurate translation speed, and more translation languages. The 2500mAh power gives iFLYTEK Translator 3.0 long-lasting battery life, so you don’t have to worry about the equipment being out of power when traveling on business trips. Targeted translation functions in industries such as finance can obtain better and more accurate translations, and manual translation has made up for the last shortcomings of the translation machine. Real-time pronunciation correction by oral learning can also help improve personal oral skills. Although the overall price is not cheap, the translation machine has the characteristics of accurate radio reception, natural pronunciation, fast translation speed and high translation accuracy. In fact, after traveling abroad, you will find that the whole world really speaks English, so from the perspective of practicality, I personally think this is a very worthwhile translation machine.
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