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What do you think the next-gen iPhone will be named?
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Well i guess if they just call iPhone it could be marketed as a reboot of the whole product line, like they do with movies. 
I like the whole.. "numbers" thing. 3G,3GS,4,4S, etc
But they may just do "the new iPhone", since the iPad did that.
We will see.
But they may just do "the new iPhone", since the iPad did that.
We will see.
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It doesn't matter what they call it. I think they should give it a name rather than calling it "the new iPhone" but I don't really care what they call it. I know for certain they won't call it "6" but I really don't care what they decide to call it.
Um when they market the iPhone they are going to call it the new iPhone, that is exactly what they did when the iPad came out.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad
The third generation iPad isn't called "The new iPad" at all. It's called "iPad" (just like I point out in my point). The "new"-part is simply there because the product just launched, and thus it is new. "new" isn't in the name at all.
As I said, if they stop with "iPhone (something)" than it's going to be called "iPhone". Not "The new iPhone". They might refer to it as the new "iPhone", but "new" isn't part of the name.
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Obviously iPhone 6, because it's the sixth iPhone on the list.
Probably for this iteration the "New IPhone", then on after I guarantee it will just be IPhone. My thinking is that they will go the way of the Mac. When a new Mac comes out do they give it a special name, no. Another example would be the car business. When BMW makes a new M3 they don't give it a special name its just the 2012 M3.
That's the thing though. If they are to be selling multiple generations (we are up to three currently on the market) of the iPhone, I think that will be MORE confusing to consumers.
Seeing that some have opted '4S something', i would like to know what exactly were they thinking? iPhone 4SII ???
One of 2;
Iphone 5
The new iPhone (iPhone - Late 2012)
It won't be the iPhone 6, whoever thinks it will be are morons
Iphone 5
The new iPhone (iPhone - Late 2012)
It won't be the iPhone 6, whoever thinks it will be are morons
As apple don't release different models every couple of months like most of the other manufacturers the title "iPhone" would be in my opinion enough.
Just 'iPhone'. Please, enough of the stupid names already.
It's clear that the iPhone and iPad will become like other Apple products and not go through major redesigns too often, becoming more familiar devices and differentiating with software.
Imagine we were calling the current iMac the iMac 12?
It's clear that the iPhone and iPad will become like other Apple products and not go through major redesigns too often, becoming more familiar devices and differentiating with software.
Imagine we were calling the current iMac the iMac 12?
I'd be totally fine with that. Don't see any reason not to. Makes it a lot simpler than just calling it "the new iPhone".
Which is great, except we don't have 4G/LTE here in the UK.
So definitely not iPhone 4G, as that would make no sense.
Apple made that mistake with the latest iPad and they won't want to repeat it.
I suspect Tim Cook will refer to it as the new iPhone, but I have no idea what's its "official" name will be (nor do I care if the truth be told).