iPhone 8/Plus Should the iPhone 8 be called the 7S?

[scottcampbell]

Should the iPhone 8 be called the 7S?

Most people thought Apple would follow the naming convention they had used for years, announcing the iPhone 7S along with whatever the 10th anniversary phone would end up being.

However, what accompanied the X was named the iPhone 8. And Apple fans seemed to go along with it fairly painlessly.

Personally, I think it was a subtle effort by Apple to make people with a 6 or 7 phone feel like their model was even older, putting on the subconscious pressure to upgrade to a new design. So I'm voting yes, it should be called iPhone 7S.

The 8 isn't hugely different than the 7, adding wireless charging and a new chip. Sounds like an "S" upgrade to me.

 

[AustinIllini]

I mean, it's been out for over a year. So, no. It's the iPhone 8 now. No way around it.

 

[timeconsumer]

I mean, it's been out for over a year. So, no. It's the iPhone 8 now. No way around it.

I agree. At this point just keep it the iPhone 8. When it released, perhaps it should have been 7s instead.

 

[chabig]

Should the iPhone 8 be called the 7S?

Is it 2017 all over again? Who cares? Call your phone whatever you want.

 

[MEJHarrison]

You yourself called it a "naming convention", not "naming rules". They could have called it Orange Zebra if they really felt like it. There's no rules here. They called it what they called it and it really doesn't make a lick of difference. They decided to name it "8", so they did. They could have also called it a 7S and named the next phone the 7S-2. It really doesn't change the device one way or the other.

Really, this is kind of like telling someone they named their baby wrong.

 

[JPack]

Much of the supply chain in 2017 called it the iPhone 7s. It wasn't until close to release it was renamed iPhone 8. I think it's pretty clear marketing tried make up for the lack of new features.

 

[now i see it]

The more important question is: Should they have called the Max the Max?

 

[scottcampbell]

I mean, it's been out for over a year. So, no. It's the iPhone 8 now. No way around it.

I agree. At this point just keep it the iPhone 8. When it released, perhaps it should have been 7s instead.

Sure my topic isn't the most "timely".

But you know it's okay to revisit a topic after a little bit of distance, and look at it with some hindsight?

I'm obviously not suggesting it actually be changed at this point. But Apple skipped a step in their naming convention and I think it's interesting to discuss.

 

[Seanm87]

It should have been but wasn’t for marketing reasons. Technically it should be called the 6sss.

 

[EM2013]

When I opened the thread I thought it was going to be from Sep. 2017

 

[alex.houston]

iPhone X (ten) was the reason for the naming of iPhone 8. The 9 is still missing, but that's because 7 ate 9.

 

[Juicy Box]

Another question could be is why the iPhone 7 not named the iPhone 6s².

Then maybe the iPhone 8 could have been called the iPhone 6s³.

They are all basically from the iPhone 6 design.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

It doesn’t really bother me what my iPhone is called to be honest. The iPhone 8 or whatever you wish to call it is a great phone and popular too regardless of name.

 

[44267547]

When Apple uses an iPhone moniker with like iPhone 6/6S, consumers may not see that as a ‘huge’ upgrade when they see the same number, regardless if it has an ‘S’ in front of it. The Next highest number in the iPhone lineup obviously denotes the ‘newest’ device, I think that’s why Apple likely uses the iPhone 8 versus the ‘iPhone 7s’. Apple wants consumer to see the iPhone 8 as an all new device, because using the same number two years in a row may give the impression that consumers aren’t really receiving a major upgrade.

[Side note:

Apple uses marketing to the best of their advantage, most times they’re really good at it, but I don’t agree with the term ‘Max’, it just seems generic, even though it’s just an iPhone title.]

 

[Lucas284]

I think they wanted it to be 8 so they can be one step ahead of Samsung

 

[ericwn]

The more important question is: Should they have called the Max the Max?

How is that important?

I hardly could care less about what made up name the phone in my pocket has. Functionality is important to me. Design to a degree. Names- who cares.

 

[TheSkywalker77]

When I opened the thread I thought it was going to be from Sep. 2017

Haha, same. Guess some people still can't accept that what's done is done.

 

[Falhófnir]

Yeah at the time I thought it seemed like it would usually have been branded as 7S - I guess 8 sounded better alongside X (10).

 

[I7guy]

Yeah at the time I thought it seemed like it would usually have been branded as 7S - I guess 8 sounded better alongside X (10).

True. Architecturally it’s closer to a 7s than an 8. Apple skipped a few numbers in order to get to iPhone X.