Alleged China Mobile Leak Names 'iPhone XC' and 'iPhone XS Plus' in Apple's 2018 iPhone Lineup

[coachgq]

The "X" was nuts pricy! I paid $1,300.00 for my X with Applecare+ OMG!

And I paid $120 for a used iPhone se 64 GB when I came to my senses and thought why the hell am I paying over a $1,000 for a cell phone. So much happier with my current phone situation.

 

[Firebrand]

my guess is C=color

Used to be C for cheap ;-)

 

[The Game 161]

And I paid $120 for a used iPhone se 64 GB when I came to my senses and thought why the hell am I paying over a $1,000 for a cell phone. So much happier with my current phone situation.

I imagine the 512GB Xs plus will be £1,300

 

[riverfreak]

You know the "X" is just the roman numeral for 10 right? It's not a new naming scheme. They were just trying to be "cool".

Yeah. Because there’s no precedent in anything Apple has ever put out before that uses Roman numerals. Nothing that I can think of at least.

 

[x-evil-x]

But where do they go from here? XsssPlussss?

Xl , Xl+
Xls , Xls+
Xll , Xll+
Xlls , Xlls+

 

[Baymowe335]

And I paid $120 for a used iPhone se 64 GB when I came to my senses and thought why the hell am I paying over a $1,000 for a cell phone. So much happier with my current phone situation.

Because it’s not nearly just a cell phone and some people have disposable income?

 

[44267547]

This is probably the most interesting time of the year, right before the keynote, as I’m curious to see if there be anything else that might be leaked ‘accidentally or intentionally’ before Wednesday. I think we all have a good grasp of what to expect, but the iPhone titles were definitely confusing and not exactly sure where it would lead. But the term ‘Max’ definitely was nothing more than horrible nomenclature.

 

[Westside guy]

My experience with the red-headed stepchild known as the iPhone 5C would make me very leery about purchasing another Apple phone bearing the “C” moniker.

 

[loveandhavefun]

I'm with you.
Yesterday I had a look at the tons of apps on my iPhone and — I use about 5 altogether… the rest are just gathering the electronic equivalent of dust.

if you don't mind saying, which 5 apps do you use most?

 

[pratikindia]

The "X" was nuts pricy! I paid $1,300.00 for my X with Applecare+ OMG!

I paid close to $1500 without AppleCare.
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Yeah. Because there’s no precedent in anything Apple has ever put out before that uses Roman numerals. Nothing that I can think of at least.

Mac OS X

 

[Mosey Potter]

You are misinformed, I know and I am not even a U.S. citizen nor live there.

Edit: Does insider knowledge rings a bell, that's all I say about it.

How so, Perry? And what difference does citizenship make? Just curious.
Cheers, Mosey

 

[Bawstun]

My experience with the red-headed stepchild known as the iPhone 5C would make me very leery about ourchasing another Apple phone bearing the “C” moniker.

Still love when I see the occasional 5C in the wild. I saw a green one being used last week, and a white one the month before that. Great phones...just should have been colored glass instead. Releasing plastic at a time when the “flagship” was glass and aluminum really just didn’t make much sense. Too many egos saying the plastic looked and felt cheap.

 

[gadget123]

Not impressed C and lots of colours makes it like a 5C and not a more upmarket brand like IPhone 8 was.

Are the doing this to push iPhone 8 owners onto the XS?

 

[mrzz]

whats the c stand for? cheap

crippled

 

[Detektiv-Pinky]

That would move the 8 to $599 and 8 Plus to $699. If the price of the XC is to be $699, then some folks have a choice to make. Guess we'll find out on Wed what will happen to the 8's but having two phones at $699 doesn't seem right. It could be that the 8 Plus gets dropped to avoid this situation, given that the XC would have a large enough screen to essentially replace the 8 Plus (albeit at a different aspect ratio and with a notch).

Move the 8 to $599, and the 7 down to $499?
Hopefully the 8 will not be dropped. I know somebody that would feel truly sorry.

 

[Eli_m]

Is all hope lost for a reasonably sized phone? (4.7" or smaller)

An iPhone 5 body work and iPhone X screen and specks would be ideal.

 

[Zwhaler]

These names I am much more likely to believe. I didn't believe in the Max thing... but who knows, maybe they'll surprise.

edit: it's called Max!

 

[nitramluap]

‘Exxy’ in Australia is slang for ‘expensive’. The ‘xc’...

So there is the iPhone Expensive and the iPhone Excess. Despite Apple’s insistence, people in the real world don’t call it the iPhone ‘ten’, they call it the iPhone ‘ex’. Trying to be clever with Roman numerals was a mistake.

This was a good opportunity for Apple to simplify he naming and drop all numbers (iPhone, iPhone Pro) and they appear to have messed it up.

The other option for the iPhone Xs (ten ess) is that people will call it the iPhone Tennis. Ugh.

Let’s hope these rumors are false. There is still a chance.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the skipping of iPhone 7s and calling it iPhone 8 was a marketing ploy to sell more to certain superstitious group of people who love that number....

 

[Mac 128]

Yeah. Because there’s no precedent in anything Apple has ever put out before that uses Roman numerals. Nothing that I can think of at least.

You're kidding right?

Apple I, II, III. Mac II, Mac LC II & III, Mac Classic II ... one could also argue that the Mac II "x" line was also inspired by roman numerals (e.g. IIcx, IIci, IIvx, etc.).

 

[Eli_m]

I’m surprised you don’t see how silly your naming scheme is. Yes this iPhone 26c, 34 plus
The x lineup is a fresh start.

I’m surprised you don’t realize that when the number 9 and the number 11 are put together, it brings up horrible memories for all of us.

 

[Bustycat]

As most of people here cannot read Chinese, I have to point out that the slide says “the names are expected to be iPhone XS Plus, iPhone XS, and iPhone XC... Colors and spaces are unknown.”

 

[sw1tcher]

whats the c stand for? cheap

X = 10
C = 100

iPhone XC = iPhone 90

or would that be iPhone 10100?

 

[neuropsychguy]

The "X" was nuts pricy! I paid $1,300.00 for my X with Applecare+ OMG!

So who's nuts? Apple for setting the price or you for buying it? ;-)

 

[CarlJ]

Yes I'll take one of the iPhone XS Plus Pro Mini Micro Mega Max please.

You want the regular version of that or the Limited-Edition Crystal Deluxe version?

 

[neuropsychguy]

Okay but really, why does everybody care about the naming? They are guesses every year and no one can tell for sure how are the going to be called.

Were you around for the change from PowerBook to MacBook? That was a controversial time. A lot of people hated the MacBook name when it was announced. I haven't heard any complaints about the name in many years though. People like to complain and then move on.
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This is Apple we're talking about. Add a 0.

Easy.

$999.0
$899.0
$699.0