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Upcoming 6.5-Inch iPhone Could Be Called 'iPhone Xs Max'

Can anyone clarify what will happen to “Day 1 iPhone X” (D1iX) purchasers on the upgrade program?

My biggest concern (which I hope someone can explain) is the fact that the Keynote falls on a Wednesday, Sept 12th and when all of D1iX purchasers realize they have to pay 2 additional months to Citizens One Bank so that they can upgrade, the payment will not process till Thursday, Sept 13th and not possibly update until pre-order day, Friday, Sept 14th, leaving thousands panicking and/or pissed.

Should we just go ahead and pay our 2 months advance now?

I have another hot topic that hopefully someone can write up or research more: iPhone 7 Upgrade Program paying 14 months of payments, just to turn in the iPhone 7 to upgrade the iPhone X, and now having to pay an additional 2 months and trading in the iPhone X just to upgrade to the iPhone XS. Does that sound right to you? The Day 1 customers on the upgrade program are paying way more overall because of Apple’s own manufacturing woes. Essentially, Apple could purposely delay production for a month and collect an extra month of payment (would equal to millions for Apple), just to get our iPhone trade-in to refurbish and resell themselves.

If you look at the iPhone Upgrade Program as the leasing program it is (like a car) they essentially are giving a contracted valuation of your phone at certain times of your lease. Technically, after 12 months of payment, your phone’s value equals to 50% of the purchased price—Apple will pay off the remainder of the balance upon receiving your device in an expected condition.

I.E. With the iPhone 7 (128gb) , I made payments of $36.58 for 14 months (Sept 2016 - Oct 2017) totalling $438.96, so technically the value of my iPhone 7 on Dec 2017 was approximately $211 ($649-monthly payments) aka the payoff.

Nov 2017 I turn in my iPhone 7 to get the iPhone X (128gb), and pay $56.16 for 10 months, totalling 561.60. I now have to pay an additional $112.32, in order to preorder the iPhone XS. The value of my iPhone X is technically $674.

So in actuality, I got screwed by Apple for 2 additional months of payment for the iPhone 7 and now I have to pay an additional 2 months just to order the iPhone XS.

Ok, I just went down a deep rabbit hole, but it’s late for me so I’m not going to reread what I wrote and hopefully it makes sense to someone. I’ll reread and edit tomorrow. Unless someone can put it into better words for me. Thanks.
 

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MacRumors said:
In other related news, German site Macerkopf has shared details on potential European pricing for the 2018 lineup. Citing a pair of unnamed sources, the site says that the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone could cost 799 euros, the 5.8-inch iPhone Xs could cost 909 euros, and the iPhone Xs Max could cost 1149 euros.

These are the same prices Apple currently charges for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X, and would translate to pricing of $699, $799, and $999 in the United States.
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I think there’s a mistake in this analysis. The conversion rate is €0.86 per $1 right now. The sources’ information should translate into $929, $1057, and $1336 for the three models.
 
Plus is a terrible idea. The inch number on any product is enough indication of difference in size.

groove-agent said:
Max is such a bad idea.

If they move this nomenclature to the iPad would it be called the Max-iPad?

They need to just have a Pro, and a non Pro model of everything and only have two sizes - the larger screen size being the 'plus'.

For example:

iMac (24" iMac)
iMac Plus (27" iMac)
iMac Pro (24" iMac Pro)
iMac Pro Plus (27" iMac Pro)
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Apple's marketing team is one of the best out there, I'd be shocked if that was the actual name of the product. It sounds bad in english and even in my language. Guess we'll have to wait a few day and find out
 
MacRumors said:
"iPhone Xs Plus" is a mouthful and difficult to say, but "iPhone Xs Max" is easier to pronounce.
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No it isnt. Why would it be easier to say Max than Plus. Why not keep the Plus name, its well known and been used for 3 generations of iPhones.
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jawa12083 said:
I think there’s a mistake in this analysis. The conversion rate is €0.86 per $1 right now. The sources’ information should translate into $929, $1057, and $1336 for the three models.
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I hope not lol but i also thought its awfully cheap for the 6,5" compared to what we use to pay. (as we paid 1540 Dollar for the X when it came to europe)
 
As an atheist I am praying to god that these stupid sounding names, excess, tennis, excell, Pepsi max, etc, are just this Apple leaker trolling us for a laugh.

Whatever happened to the beauty of simplification?
 
gnasher729 said:
Calling it "TEN" they can build an "ELEVEN", "TWELVE" etc.
What would you call the version after the "EX"? "WHY" and "ZED"?
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A ton of people ca it the EX.

There’s a reason why they went to Roman numerals and didn’t stylize it as “iPhone 10”. They want people to say EX.

iPhone TEN S MAX sounds weird. It looks like iPhone Extra Small.

I mean I’d be surprised if they go with iPhone 11 next year and not just “iPhone” and Pro.
 
Xs will too frequently become “excess” rather than “10s”. Not smart

At this point just calling it “iPhone” might be better and sounds more classy.

Max just sounds super corny and not very premium. Stick with Plus or make it a Pro
 
It really doesn't matter. It's just a name. People get so hung up about such trivia.

It's getting as bad as the idiots who get really outraged about the Windows 10 build names, such as "Windows 10 Fall Creators Update". Most of us sensible people just call it Windows 10 & get on with our lives.
 
MacRumors said:
These are the same prices Apple currently charges for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X, and would translate to pricing of $699, $799, and $999 in the United States.

That's mostly in line with rumors we've heard about U.S. pricing, which have pegged the cost at $600 to $700 for the 6.1-inch iPhone, $800 to $900 for the iPhone Xs, and $900 to $1,000 for the iPhone Xs Max.
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So, we now know that $600 to $700 is code for $699.
 
iPhone X Plus Max Extra!
As much as Apple likes simplicity and things that make "sense", their naming schemes never made any sense.
 
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