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Gurman on 2018 iPhone Names: iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and Possibly iPhone Xr
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It hasn't been OS X for a couple of years now. Since Sierra, it's been macOS.
Who the hell ever says anything other than "hold up, let me grab my phone?" Or at most, "grab my iPhone?".
Just ditch the Roman Numeral "X" and use the natural (?) "10" with s and s-plus and c where appropriate. The "X" was great for last year's unofficial "Anniversary" iPhone, but, let's get back to what has always worked well.
I'll go out on a limb and say that for the majority, myself included, the device is just "iPhone" no matter the generation, any ol' way. It's rare that I've heard someone say something other than just "iPhone". That's how powerful the iPhone brand is. Like the current iPad, it's about time to drop the whole numbering scheme. Nothing else in the Apple lineup gets a new number for updates.
I'll go out on a limb and say that for the majority, myself included, the device is just "iPhone" no matter the generation, any ol' way. It's rare that I've heard someone say something other than just "iPhone". That's how powerful the iPhone brand is. Like the current iPad, it's about time to drop the whole numbering scheme. Nothing else in the Apple lineup gets a new number for updates.
Grab my exes? Grab my max?Who the hell ever says anything other than "hold up, let me grab my phone?" Or at most, "grab my iPhone?".
An SE-sized device with a X design will give us SE users a 5” display choice. 5”, 6” and 6.5” would be three great sizes to standardise on.
And for cuteness-factor I’d name the small one mini, the large chap Max, and would ditch X “ten” branding and ‘s’ labelling:
iPhone
iPhone mini
iPhone Max
Capitalisation choice deliberate for additional cuteness.
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These are terrible names. Any of the names suggested in the comments are better.
Hope A12 doesn't lag at running Fortnite like A11.
Fortnite on iPhone X A11 Supercomputer.
Galaxy Note 9 for comparison.
Fortnite on iPhone X A11 Supercomputer.
Galaxy Note 9 for comparison.
I don’t know what it is with the rumors this year with the naming scheme for the iPhone, but it’s been absolutely horrible with terms like ‘Max’ and ‘XR’, Which I think you have these leakers who are trying to grasp for media attention last minute before the keynote, when it’s likely none of the above names mentioned thus far.
‘XS’ seems to be the most logical. But anyways, less than two days to go to clear up all these misconceptions.
‘XS’ seems to be the most logical. But anyways, less than two days to go to clear up all these misconceptions.
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This is why arbitrary numbering schemes make for bad product names. Why doesn't Apple name iPhones the same way it names iMacs and Macbooks?
6.1" iPhone
5.8" iPhone X
6.5" iPhone X
Or, instead of "X" the can have some other suffix like "Pro". What it is doesn't matter, the point it they should just pick one and stick with it for a while.
Year to year, they can refer to them as the "late 2018" model or the "mid-2019 model" and such.
6.1" iPhone
5.8" iPhone X
6.5" iPhone X
Or, instead of "X" the can have some other suffix like "Pro". What it is doesn't matter, the point it they should just pick one and stick with it for a while.
Year to year, they can refer to them as the "late 2018" model or the "mid-2019 model" and such.
the only thing worth purchase at least for me is the series 4 apple watch. I already have the iPhone X, although I would like the 6.5 model it doesn't offer any real big updates being that its just the "s" model. Maybe new airpod if new features and longer battery life. Airpad that should of came out back in early 2018... I already have multiple charge pads now, don't really need another. Maybe Apple will shock us with some cool features / products... but the "s" year has always been the blah, do you really need to upgrade year.
iPad still sucks as a name! I thought it did in 2010 (no, really).
The ‘i’ prefix does seem very last decade /90s now but I guess with the iPhone it’s not gonna change given that its one of the most famous brand names on the world.
But still - it’s a phone and ... it connects to the ‘i’nternet - wow!
Well, I'll buy regardless and intend to call it a "phone" or in some circumstances an "iPhone" or a "mobile phone".
This is not what I really meant. I see no point in a display, that is larger than 4 inches. For people without vision impairment at least. My thumb won't make it around any more easily on a 5 inch display. just chop everything of the SE that we don't need.
I really sukk at graphics but this image shows what I have in mind: (maybe someone can come up with a nice 3D image)
I'm talking about the new one, and why Apple would do the c mistake again (or r)
My guess it is might be called just iPhone, ala iPad