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Other Ok, why the name iPhone 11?

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Zwhaler

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Serious question. Apple skipped the iPhone 9, and waited 2 years past the iPhone 10 to release the 11. We're on the 12th year of iPhones since the first (12 years since 2007), and we're on the 13th generation of iPhones starting with 2007 as the first. The "S" convention is out of balance since the iPhone 8 (really a 7S or 6SSS, names which Apple opted not to use). This is especially the case given that Apple is recycling designs 3 or 4 years (iPhone X 3 years, iPhone 6-8 4 years) instead of 2 like with the iPhone 3GS, 4S, 5S, and 6S. Hopefully the iPhone 11 gets a fresh design next year, but that's a separate conversation.

So, can someone enlighten me as to how there may or may not be a single logical justification for the name iPhone 11?
 
It’s for marketing reasons. So most people think they have the latest iPhone.
 
Apple still needs to sell old models at the same time.

They need a generation number. A model "year" quickly devalues the product.
 
They should name it simpler:

Iphone Pro
Iphone Pro Max

They are the first Pros, so count from here...2, 3, 4
 
T'hain Esh Kelch said:
iPhone 2019. Would make things SO much easier for everyone!
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That dates it, I think. Not that it’s important, but for some odd reason, Microsoft skipped over 9 to race to the magical number 10 too. But hey, it’s just a name. If that’s your biggest beef, then Apple is doing ok.
 
Better than using Roman numerals, which can get confusing. I know a lot of people who call the iPhone X the "iPhone eks", especially those from a non-English background.
 
Zwhaler said:
Serious question. Apple skipped the iPhone 9, and waited 2 years past the iPhone 10 to release the 11. We're on the 12th year of iPhones since the first (12 years since 2007), and we're on the 13th generation of iPhones starting with 2007 as the first. The "S" convention is out of balance since the iPhone 8 (really a 7S or 6SSS, names which Apple opted not to use). This is especially the case given that Apple is recycling designs 3 or 4 years (iPhone X 3 years, iPhone 6-8 4 years) instead of 2 like with the iPhone 3GS, 4S, 5S, and 6S. Hopefully the iPhone 11 gets a fresh design next year, but that's a separate conversation.

So, can someone enlighten me as to how there may or may not be a single logical justification for the name iPhone 11?
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According to Sesame Street 11 comes after 10.
 
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