I vote iPhone 2012 or even iPhone 2013 for the next iPhone.....of maybe just iPhone 5.
Whoever said the numbering would go 3, 4, 6, 8 must have dropped out of school in the second grade.
Refer to my post above.
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iPhone --> 3g --> 3gs --> 4 --> 4s --> 5 --> 5s --> etc....
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Refer to my post above.
Who gives a flying hoot what they call it. Goodness sakes, get over the next name for the iPhone will ya....
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4S or 5, It's only appropriate it be called the 4S since it's identically designed as the 4.
Slightly off track here, but I actually really like the design and thinness of the 4/4S. I think it would've been cool if they made a 4" with the exact same design. I would've upgraded both of my phones, but when It was unveiled that the 4S was the same design as the 4, I figured I'd upgrade only one phone and wait to upgrade the other phone when the 5 comes out next year, that way I can upgrade every year from here on.
Slightly off track here, but I actually really like the design and thinness of the 4/4S. I think it would've been cool if they made a 4" with the exact same design. I would've upgraded both of my phones, but when It was unveiled that the 4S was the same design as the 4, I figured I'd upgrade only one phone and wait to upgrade the other phone when the 5 comes out next year, that way I can upgrade every year from here on.
I hope some of these people are still subscribed to this thread.
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This thread is funny, I admit it. But has anyone notice that there was never an iPhone 2? Or the iPhone 3G was actually the iPhone 2 and the iPhone 3GS was the iPhone 3? This is confusing
Jeez, how hard is this???
Original iPhone: called the "iPhone"
2nd iPhone: called the "iPhone 3G" because it incorporated 3G technology and the original iPhone was edge speed only.
3rd iPhone: called the "iPhone 3GS" because it was a faster version of the iPhone 3G. The "S" stood for "speed".
4th iPhone: called the "iPhone 4" for obvious reasons.
5th iPhone: called the "iPhone 4S" because, once again, it was a faster version of the iPhone 4. Maybe the "S" once again stood for "speed" or maybe it was "Siri". Who knows and who cares?
6th iPhone: called the "iPhone 5" because its the natural progression of the already established naming system.
At this point, you can draw the conclusion that Apple has settled on the 4->4S, 5->5S, etc. naming scheme.
It makes perfect sense to me. I can't understand why others have so much trouble with it.
Exactly!!! it's a very simple concept. They didn't know what the next 5 years of phones would be called when they made the first one. Once they got to the 3GS, seems like that established the naming system.
-Steve
This is where I disagree. Your post shows there really isn't any established system. Firs iPhone was just iPhone, easy enough. Second one was named after its cell technology. 3rd one got an S because it's faster. 4th one is named after a generation. 5th one got an S for either Siri or Speed. 6th one is 5 because 5 comes after 4.
They never consistently used a single convention. A part of me feels like the 7th one may have to be a major upgrade simply because I don't know if the market will bear an upgrade that is even more incremental than the current release
No doubt! Can we all agree that we're lucky they didn't call it "the new iPhone" and just get along?
iphone 5s comes out this fall. Just sayin...
You felt the need to bump this post after 6 months to say that?
All I said in the quoted post was that Apple did not have a consistent naming strategy. I agree the next one will likely be a 5S (though I'm really hoping for a "5+" with a proper screen). But until that happens, there is no real pattern.
Either way, unless they add a larger screen and some cool features, I'm jumping ship.
