Do you know how confused the average consumer would be by that. iPhone 4, iPhone 4s...then iPhone 4g.
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Do you know how confused the average consumer would be by that. iPhone 4, iPhone 4s...then iPhone 4g.
Okay now so here is the explanation to the numbering scheme that Apple has been using for their iPhones, the way I understand it. Since the first gen was the original of course there was no need to number it and since the iPhone was still a fairly new product the second gen was named after it's most desired feature which was it's 3G capability (3rd generation network connectivity). So with the 3rd Generation being that it was the same exact design as the 2nd generation only with more S-peed, they decided that 3GS would be a more appropriate name for it rather than calling it iPhone 3 like a completely new series of iPhone which it wasn't, at least from a design perspective it was not innovative enough to give it a new number, unlike with the iPhone 4 which was a whole new phone inside and out, the name was fitting not only because it was an entirely new design but because it was actually the 4th Generation iPhone. Which leads us to the iPhone 4S, (the real iPhone 5) again, had we seen an entirely new design, we probably would have called it by its generation; iPhone 5 with iOS 5 but since it looked exactly like the 4 just like the 3GS looked exactly like the 3G...we suddenly began to see Apple was developing a pattern and a rhyme to their reason. Which brings us to the 6th generation iPhone that we've all been waiting for, it seems that popular consensus has caused us to call this iPhone the iPhone 5 because everyone was expecting it right after the 4 but in turn they got a 4S, well let's remember that the 4 was the first iPhone that was actually numbered in relation to its generation so people quickly jumped onto that idea expecting the next number on the scale. So if apple does it the way they have been doing it so far, they will skip the number 5 just like they did with 1,2 and 3 and use the same logic they did when they numbered the iPhone 4. The all new iPhone 6 for a 6th generation iPhone running iOS 6 would be the only name that makes sense in my opinion. Calling it the 5 would be a decision made only to appease the general public and to succumb to popular consensus which in my opinion is not the Apple that I know. (Steve might be turning in his grave) Calling it the iPhone 4G would actually make MORE sense than calling it the 5 requiring it comes with LTE but I think from a marketing perspective it would be a big mistake to keep the number 4 for three generations.
Since you obviously missed it, allow me to highlight it for you. Do you see the green numeral "5" in the pic below?
Thank you for your graphic illustration and contribution. I'll never understand why people care what the phone is called.
One.
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Six.
Five.
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Nine.
Ten.
Damn, I'm wrong aren't I????? :-@
wat? LOL
Anyways, who cares what it's called? Honestly. They can call it the iPhone 8s-uper-awesome-fantasmo-cappuccino and everyone will flip out and buy one. The name may be unfriendly and strange at first, but everyone and their mothers will continue to buy the iPhone 8s-afc (s-uper awesome fantasmo cappuccino) just as they always have been.
I'll be buying the iPhone 8s-afc sometime later when I feel it is the right time...could care less what it's called.
Besides, it sure beats Android powered devices. Razr Maxx HD M 4G LTE? Although Nexus sounds pretty cool.
But no. the iPhone 8s-afc has the words "super", "awesome", "fantasmo", and "cappuccino" in it...what a unique and interesting name!
Note: I realize the iPhone 8s-afc will not be out for some time...my point is trying to figure out/guess/argue the naming scheme is pointless. Whatever it is many people will love and buy it! Cheers
Im so confused how people can still belive the new phone will be called the iPhone 6. People need to understand that 99% of people buying the new iPhone are not Apple Internet Nerds (Guilty as charged ) and have absolutly no idea whatsoever which generation this iPhone is (they dont count them). They will naturaly belive that there was and iPhone 4 then a iPhone 4s which is a speed/spec bump (but looked identical). To just skip the title iPhone 5 woudl just lead to a bunch of people who dont care what its called to aske what heppened to the iPhone 5.
I think people need to really get over this whole generation number thing. Of the 5 iPhones previous only 1 has been numbered after its generation and that was because it made sence to follow the 3G/ 3GS monikers with a number 4. if there has for some strange reason been an aditional version of the 3 style design (say 3GSX for arguments sake) The next iphone would still have been the iPhone 4 as it makes sense to the normal masses to follow a design with a 3 the name with a 4
Its clear to most people now that Apple will now fall into a rythem of updating thje Model number every 2 years with an (S) version inbetween 5, 5S, 6, 6S, 7 etc.. (This will only be different if the assume the "New iPhone tag liek the iPad)
if you follow the generation logic it gets very confusing in a few years time lol
iPhone4, 4th Gen
iPhone 4S, 5th Gen
iPhone 6, 6th Gen
iPhone 6S, 7th Gen
iPhone 8, 8th Gen
iPhone 8S, 9th Gen
iPhone 10, 10th Gen
Maybe all these iphone 6 people are just trolling us all, but for some reason this does wind me up haha
) and have absolutly no idea whatsoever which generation this iPhone is (they dont count them). They will naturaly belive that there was and iPhone 4 then a iPhone 4s which is a speed/spec bump (but looked identical). To just skip the title iPhone 5 woudl just lead to a bunch of people who dont care what its called to aske what heppened to the iPhone 5. I think people need to really get over this whole generation number thing. Of the 5 iPhones previous only 1 has been numbered after its generation and that was because it made sence to follow the 3G/ 3GS monikers with a number 4. if there has for some strange reason been an aditional version of the 3 style design (say 3GSX for arguments sake) The next iphone would still have been the iPhone 4 as it makes sense to the normal masses to follow a design with a 3 the name with a 4
Its clear to most people now that Apple will now fall into a rythem of updating thje Model number every 2 years with an (S) version inbetween 5, 5S, 6, 6S, 7 etc.. (This will only be different if the assume the "New iPhone tag liek the iPad)
if you follow the generation logic it gets very confusing in a few years time lol
iPhone4, 4th Gen
iPhone 4S, 5th Gen
iPhone 6, 6th Gen
iPhone 6S, 7th Gen
iPhone 8, 8th Gen
iPhone 8S, 9th Gen
iPhone 10, 10th Gen
Maybe all these iphone 6 people are just trolling us all, but for some reason this does wind me up haha
I realize the iPhone 8s-afc will not be out for some time...my point is trying to figure out/guess/argue the naming scheme is pointless. Whatever it is many people will love and buy it! Cheers
Right. But just like last year, even if a new device delivers everything they wanted/expected; there will still be people who kick and scream like a 3 year old in the toy aisle at Walmart over the naming convention.
Use the paragraph effectively
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"The paragraph is one of the main building blocks of writing. Its effective use is key to good writing. If it is used badly - if paragraphs are either very long, or short, one sentence ones, or if there is a sudden break in sense between paragraphs - then the meaning is obsured. So, what is a paragraph?......."
I'm still laughing at all the nut jobs that seem to be freaking out and arguing about a numbering system that Apple uses, as if it means anything in the world.
Lets say they call it 5. Now what?
Lets say they call it 12. Then what?
Now lets say they call it The New. Beuller? Any one?
Yeah....my point exactly.
There are more important things in life.
Lets say they call it 5. Now what?
Lets say they call it 12. Then what?
Now lets say they call it The New. Beuller? Any one?
Yeah....my point exactly.
There are more important things in life.
Not this again. I thought ur thread was a joke.
Look at the list u created. U answered ur own question.
Unless you've been under a rock, there is no way you could have missed this stupid naming argument in just about every thread pertaining to the iPhone. And then there are the 20 threads dedicated soley to this argument.
I cannot wait until this nonsense goes away.
The OP was from October 2011. I'm sure the majority of the useless posts/threads about the iPhone naming convention happened after this was originally posted.
It could be possible. The "5" on the Sept 12 invitation could be 5 different new Apple products (say 1 new iPhone, 1 new iPod, 1 mini Ipad and 2 new Mac books).
Nobody really knows until the day comes.
LJRS 560
Please, please do not come back here, and post, "Since the new iphone has been named iPhone 5, the next one should be called iphone 7", since now it will be the 7th generation, and Apple decided to skip over naming it iphone 6.
Don't do this....
I bet someone will.