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The next iPhone will be called...

mcdj said:
Dunno if you are kidding, but I think it would actually be very Apple like to go back to just calling it iPhone.
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I agree. But that means we will continue to argue about what to call it in technical circles for years to come. The majority will probably continue to call it a 4G.

No matter what they name it, I expect it will simply say 'iPhone" on the back, just like every other iPhone.
 
rkswat said:
No one knows, so why make yet ANOTHER post about it?
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Maybe because I couldn't find ALL THE OTHER posts about it. Why don't you show me where they are? I look forward to your list of links.

Oh, and it's a RUMOR site if you hadn't noticed. Since you only joined this month, perhaps that hasn't sunk in. We talk about stuff like WHAT IF, and make SPECULATIONS. Maybe you should head over to MacFacts.com. Seems like you'd be more comfortable there.
 
My speculations: iPhone HD should be the name of the device. This is because it has a much higher resolution display which is designed for (not HD video like everyone believes. In fact, 680x420 is about the maximum your eye would notice for video on a 3.2") but instead, the display will help render smaller text better, making it crisper. It's all about text, aka reading iBooks. iPhone HD does have a higher quality camera in it. They've managed a way to put a great camera in the device without compromising the other areas of the phone. 16 GB is no longer an option. 32/64 GB's is the new standard.

I mean.. that sounds Appl-ish, right?
 
I wish they would come up with a more imaginative name than 3Gs or 4G or even 4HD. After all, it's Apple and they are famous for innovation, things which work and work well, and are aesthetically pleasing. I don't think they should get at cutesy as Android (FroYo...oh, so twee), but there are billions of good names out there.
 
Apple doesn't pull these names out of the air. They like to reflect their product's new features in the name. If it had a HD camera and HD screen, then they'd call it iPhone HD. If it had video chatting capabilities, then I wouldn't be surprised if they called it iPhone AV. :D
 
Nermal said:
Right, makes sense :)

Personally I think that "HD" is most likely. I think that "3GS" is a bad name; we don't want to end up with those "serial number names" like the Philips 32PFL3504D/F7.

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I don't think it's too confusing. It shows that it's an extension of the 3G and it's not likely to get longer. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they did it again.

I like the sound of "iPhone HD" And I could imagine the 2011 model being "iPhone HDX" Or something.
 
Introducing the all new "iPhone 4.0" or "iPhone 4" ...that, or it will simply be called the "iPhone HD." I can't see Apple revert back to calling it just the "iPhone" although it would be nice for simplicity's sake ;)
 
.........a thing of beauty!!

And how I shall laugh at all the folk at my work that have been going on and on and on about their 3GS's.

:p
 
Not iPhone 4G since it will be mistaken for running on 4G network.

Not iPhone HD because 960 x 640 resolution doesn't seem very high def to me, but what do I know.

Not just iPhone since, well...that's just stupid.

So, I haven't got a clue...

...but if I'd had to choose, it would be iPhone HD.
 
mcdj said:
I think A4 might appeal to like 20 people on a Mac forum, but to the average millions, it won't make a bit of sense.
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Until the iPhone 3G, most consumers had no idea what '3G' was... they probably still don't, but it's been pushed to become a hot marketing buzzword.

A lot of companies have also been pushing HD, (HTC, Microsoft, Apple's 'HD' iPad apps...) so I think this is a very real possibility. The higher resolution screen and rumored 720p video recording are evidence of this as well.
 
iPhone 4 or just iPhone would be good to me.

Im getting tired of 3G 3Gs i mean somthing simplistic would be nice.

iPhone HD seems to zune like lol
 
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