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

[Xenomorph]

"iPhone Xs Plus" is a mouthful and difficult to say, but "iPhone Xs Max" is easier to pronounce.

What the heck does this even mean?

Plus
Max

In what native language is one harder to say than the other?

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

I guess Eddy is also in charge of the iPhone marketing department now.

 

[lsutigerfan1976]

“Buy the XS Max for XMAS! Xoxo”

Currently on backorder, available to everyone 12-25-2019!

 

[pika2000]

Xiaomi called and wanted their Max branding back (The Mi Max model is currently on its 3rd iteration).

 

[yaxomoxay]

Seriously, the naming scheme has really gone crazy if this is true. It could have been so simple.

• iPhone (6.1” LCD)
• iPhone Pro 5.8” (OLED)
• iPhone Pro 6.5” (OLED)

Done. Super simple and nicely mirrors the iPad line with both an entry level and a “Pro” level that comes in multiple screen sizes.

Just do like cars and use the year of release.

• 2018 iPhone
• 2018 iPhone Pro
• 2018 iPhone Pro 6.5”

 

[44267547]

Don't believe they'll call it that.

I don’t believe so either. I think will it will be the Xs for both models and the larger phone will simply be ‘6.5 Xs.’

 

[cube]

What does this mean? The smallest? The biggest extra small one?

 

[wilef]

Macs or MAX?

 

[Ilikechainrestaurants]

"iPhone Xs Plus" is a mouthful and difficult to say, but "iPhone Xs Max" is easier to pronounce.

This isn't a thing

 

[rpat701]

Makes me think of Max Power. "He's the man with name you want to touch, but you mustn't touch! He's name sounds good in your ear, but when you say it, you mustn't fear, 'cause his name can be said by anyone."

 

[tdar]

Just do like cars and use the year of release.

• 2018 iPhone
• 2018 iPhone Pro
• 2018 iPhone Pro 6.5”

Good.
But how about 2018 iPhone Pro+ ?

 

[bluespider]

Who ever came up with the marketing idea of calling a product XS as in excess or excessive should be fired! My wife already thinks what I'm paying for these damn phones and products is crazy, come on Apple get some creativity !!!!

 

[eroslws]

Seriously, the naming scheme has really gone crazy if this is true. It could have been so simple.

• iPhone (6.1” LCD)
• iPhone Pro 5.8” (OLED)
• iPhone Pro 6.5” (OLED)

Done. Super simple and nicely mirrors the iPad line with both an entry level and a “Pro” level that comes in multiple screen sizes.

This. Come on, it doesn’t take a genius. iPad and MacBook follow this convention, just do it.

 

[Squeak825]

Skipping 9 just like Windows, eh?

I miss when the naming scheme was more simple Apple's product line is getting as convoluted as HP's. (Slight exaggeration).

iPhone 9 will be the new 6.1" LCD

 

[roland.g]

The MacBook Pro comes in a 13" and a 15". But it is still a MacBook Pro. Same with the iMac.

Just call it the 2018 iPhone X. Comes in two sizes. Why does each size have to have its own name!

 

[stailey]

Why do we have to have different names for the different sizes?

 

[christo747]

Hopefully they call it the “X max plus s large extra extra +”.

 

[ChrisMoBro]

iPhone extra small max.

EXACTLY!!! That’s how 90% of people will read it

 

[ramallite]

"iPhone Xs Plus" is a mouthful and difficult to say, but "iPhone Xs Max" is easier to pronounce.

I'd like to see the data on this.

 

[Ilikechainrestaurants]

Who ever came up with the marketing idea of calling a product XS as in excess or excessive should be fired! My wife already thinks what I'm paying for these damn phones and products is crazy, come on Apple get some creativity !!!!

I'm sure it's premised on Apple pretending that people will actually call it "the ten s" (hint: they won't)

 

[MacDevil7334]

Just do like cars and use the year of release.

• 2018 iPhone
• 2018 iPhone Pro
• 2018 iPhone Pro 6.5”

Yeah I had it in my head that the model year would be included like they do for iPads and Macs. But it didn’t make it to the page for some reason!

 

[unobtainium]

Gee, I hope they don't call it that.

Too 1990s X-Treme for my tastes.

Hey there’s an idea. “iPhone X-Treme”. They might as well go full 90s.

 

[xraydoc]

God please no.
Sounds like some cheap Android "Droid XS Maxx Plus".
If someone actually got this past the executives at Apple, they all deserve to be fired. Time for the board of directors to intervene.

 

[newyorksole]

I'm going to buy it, but damn that sounds bad.

 

[tdar]

I'm sure it's premised on Apple pretending that people will actually call it "the ten s" (hint: they won't)

You hint is correct. I have owned an X since launch day. I am amazed how many people call it an "X".