As I said in another thread, the only mess in Apple's product lineup is their (in my opinion) somewhat OBSOLETE and inconsistent naming conventions. The issue is marketing, NOT product lineup.
Apple could clear all of it up by having an SE, Base (i.e. iPhone, Mac, MacBook, iPad, Pencil, Watch), and Pro designations for the THREE product categories that they have been putting products out for years now.
So:
iPad Pro 11 & 12.9
iPad 8.3, 10.9, & 12.9
iPad SE 10.9 & 10.2
MacBook Pro 16 & 14
Macbook 15 & 13
MacBook SE 13 (old Air)
Pencil Pro (the Pencil 2)
Pencil (the new USB-C one)
Pencil SE (the original)
Mac Pro
Mac (Mac Studio)
Mac SE 24" & Mac SE (Mini)
Watch Pro (the ultra-WHY when Pro was right there?)
Watch
Watch SE
AirPods Pro
AirPods (the 3rd gen)
AirPods SE (the 2nd Gen)
AirPods Max (or Ultra--WHY NOT when you're using it for the Watch?)
iPhone 15 Pro 6.1 & 6.7 (I'm OK with Max here)
iPhone 15 6.1 & 6.7 (Why not Max instead of Plus??)
iPhone SE