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Bloomberg: Apple Considered 'iPhone Xs' Names for 2018 OLED iPhones, Weighed Dropping 'Plus' Branding
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Well, Roman numerals past X would be strange. I also don’t think Pro is likely since next year, or 2020 at the latest, OLED will be mainstreamed like FaceID was this year. At that point I think they’ll drop back to two new models per year, with size being the most obvious difference again.
Then Pro wouldn’t make any more sense than it would have in a pre-X year. iPhone 7/7 Pro would never have made sense, they’re just too similar, and there’s just a $100 price difference.
Personally I’ve always thought X.2/X.2 Plus (like MacOS: “ten point two” or “ten dot two”) makes the most sense; it lets them reset the numeral so you won’t have 11, 12, 13, etc. going forward. It would just be weird to have iPhone 21 10 years from now; at some point it had to change.
As the iPhone 8/8 Plus follow-on, iPhone 9 (or 9 Plus) makes the most sense to me for the LCD, and makes it obvious that it’s still “less than” the X models whether 3017 or 2018. If they introduce an updated LCD model next year instead of going all-OLED, it could be the 9S.
But the idea that Apple hadn’t already considered this year’s naming even before they introduced the X last year isn’t believable. They already had a roadmap in place and knew what the iPhones this year (and beyond) would be called. It is a challenge and it’ll be interesting to see what they decided.
Then Pro wouldn’t make any more sense than it would have in a pre-X year. iPhone 7/7 Pro would never have made sense, they’re just too similar, and there’s just a $100 price difference.
Personally I’ve always thought X.2/X.2 Plus (like MacOS: “ten point two” or “ten dot two”) makes the most sense; it lets them reset the numeral so you won’t have 11, 12, 13, etc. going forward. It would just be weird to have iPhone 21 10 years from now; at some point it had to change.
As the iPhone 8/8 Plus follow-on, iPhone 9 (or 9 Plus) makes the most sense to me for the LCD, and makes it obvious that it’s still “less than” the X models whether 3017 or 2018. If they introduce an updated LCD model next year instead of going all-OLED, it could be the 9S.
But the idea that Apple hadn’t already considered this year’s naming even before they introduced the X last year isn’t believable. They already had a roadmap in place and knew what the iPhones this year (and beyond) would be called. It is a challenge and it’ll be interesting to see what they decided.
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Gurman gets lots of scoops but how they turn out in a Bloomberg story is usually bad. Anyone with half a brain would know Apple isn’t going call them Xs which sounds like ‘excess’. When Apple released iPhone 8 instead of 7s I think it was pretty clear they were done with the s naming convention. And everyone knows by now that creating all new designs every year is not practical and something most smartphone OEMs don’t do. Why is this newsworthy other than Bloomberg wants to give a negative impression of this years lineup.
They definitely do have different coloured stainlesss steel - I have the Silver, which has silver stainless steel, and by boyfriend has the Space Grey, which has space grey (nearly black) stainless steel - like the SGSS Watch.
It’s not always obvious from website pictures since the shine always looks silver/white either way, but the difference can be seen in the top photo here: https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2017/10/iphone-x-available-for-pre-order-on-friday-october-27/
Will upgrade to second gen 6.5, still happy with my iPhone X. Also, with 5G coming online next year, would like to future proof my next upgrade.
I'm keeping my iPad Pro and Apple Watch as long as possible. Can't see any reason to upgrade those two for the next 3 years.
I'm keeping my iPad Pro and Apple Watch as long as possible. Can't see any reason to upgrade those two for the next 3 years.
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The 6.1 model makes no sense. Why is the cheapest phone, bigger than the midrange? They should have either made brought the oled up to 6.1 to match, or just make the lcd 5.8 to match the current oled. The fact that the more expensive phone has a smaller screen makes no sense.
Yep, that's what I've been saying. iMac pro already happened and it's a matter of time before the mac mini pro comes out. They already have macbook pro and ipad pro.
“And today we’re proud to announce... the IPhone 9 and iPhone 11” would probably not go over well with the marketing department lol. Though I would love to see a Verge article titled “How the iPhones 9/11 stack up”
I think there is a market for a mid/high range of this size. I am sure Apple has done their research and understand that. Screen size doesn't necessarily dictate price, components and features do.
Apple is gonna name the 5.8 model the iPhone 9.
“Well, we had a lot of trouble with naming these phones. But, after you think about it, it was pretty obvious. There’s really no upgrade from the iPhone X, so were considering this release a step back. Now run! Run and buy it!”
“Well, we had a lot of trouble with naming these phones. But, after you think about it, it was pretty obvious. There’s really no upgrade from the iPhone X, so were considering this release a step back. Now run! Run and buy it!”
I've never been a fan of the plus branding personally but I can't say I've got anything better to call them.
Lots of disgraceful reporting in and around this time of year.
But, that is what reporting has become in 2018.
And if they keep the same sizes on 2019 or whenever, .. you'll get the exact same name?
I say link it to the year (they release one a year), so:
2018 iPhone +Pro
2018 iPhone Pro
2018 iPhone
They could use the car industry scheme where they use next years year too i.e iPhone 2019 released in Sept 2018.
The could follow Subway's example:
https://www.theonion.com/new-subway-promotion-to-honor-subtember-11-1819575535
It’s called the „Plus Size Model“
Some options (perhaps from the Apple Engineering and Software group):
iPhone X+1
iPhone X++
(Coding humor)
