Other 2018 iPhone naming scheme

[The Rebel Alliance]

Two points:
One: It wouldn’t be unprecedented for Apple to skip 9. There never was an iPhone 2.

Two: going forward from 10 to 10S or 11 let’s Apple get out of sync, at least for now, with Samsung’s numbers. As an average consumer, when you have to choose between a Galaxy S9 or an iPhone 11, there is something about the higher number that seems better.

 

[Krayzkat]

If it's called iPhone 11 i will eat a tin of my cats food. You can quote me on that

 

[The Rebel Alliance]

If it's called iPhone 11 i will eat a tin of my cats food. You can quote me on that

Deal.

 

[44267547]

I feel like SE 2 is definitely not the name of the 6.1" phone. That would just cause serious confusion for people who currently have an SE or know the SE is the 4" phone, regardless of what SE stands for.

Side Note:

You Bring up an interesting point about what the ‘SE’ actually stands for, and it stands for ‘Special Edition’, Which was confirmed by Phil Schiller. Many actually thought it represented ‘Steve Edition’, which was supposed to be a heritage to him, but that was not true at all.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

If it's called iPhone 11 i will eat a tin of my cats food. You can quote me on that

Only if you upload a video to YouTube.

 

[craigio85]

I’m not sure what to vote for but I definitely rule out ‘Pro’. There was a lot of talk on the forums last year in the run up to the X that it would be the iPhone Pro. Didn’t buy it then and don’t buy it now. Pro implies “higher spec than the average consumer will ever need” which is fine with laptops and iPads, but when it comes to phones there will be many consumers wavering between the X and the 6.1”. If I was Apple, I wouldn’t want to stick a name on the premium devices that might push people to the bottom tier who might have bought top tier.

I also can’t see iPhone Xs Plus happening. A name like that would deservedly attract ridicule.

Personally, I think it would simpler to just have:
iPhone
iPhone Plus
iPhone (whatever you want to call the entry level model)

Then next year, these become known as iPhone 2018. Being realistic, we’re not likely to see anything other than minor refreshes for the next four or five years, so it’s not like each new device needs to have a unique name.

Although, the drawback of that is that it draws attention to the age of the device when it’s still on sale in three years’ time.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Personally, I think it would simpler to just have:
iPhone
iPhone Plus
iPhone (whatever you want to call the entry level model)

Then next year, these become known as iPhone 2018. Being realistic, we’re not likely to see anything other than minor refreshes for the next four or five years, so it’s not like each new device needs to have a unique name.

That would be similar to how the MacBooks are.

 

[Raist3001]

Personally, I think it would simpler to just have:
iPhone
iPhone Plus
iPhone (whatever you want to call the entry level model)

Then next year, these become known as iPhone 2018.

Agreed. Drop all this numbering of phones. Give people credit that they will understand what the new iPhone is each year. I don't see lines of people utterly confused over what the new iPad is, or what a refreshed Mac lineup looks like.

 

[Izauze]

The new:

• iPhone
• iPhone X
• iPhone X Plus

 

[MF878]

Nothing Apple offers in their iPhone lineup is ‘budget’ related. If you mean ‘affordable’ entry level, that would be different.

Also, I don’t really think the differences between LCD and OLED is justifying making the iPhone to have ‘Pro’ behind it. Especially being that they’re all allegedly to share face ID, and a similar form factor.

I didn’t mean budget as in entry level, I meant in the same way the 5c was perceived as “budget” compared to the 5s even though it was only $100 cheaper (if you remember the jokes about ‘c’ meaning “cheap”). In that instance, the 5s was positioned as the traditional option and the 5c as a more affordable alternative, whereas I think Apple is more likely to position the 2018 models as the LCD being the standard option and the OLED models being more exclusive/above standard. I don’t think they’ll want to give the LCD model a moniker that carries the connotations that 5c did.

Also, “Pro” doesn’t really mean anything. Is the 13” MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar really that Pro? Especially now that the 13” Touch Bar models have quad-core processors. The original 13” MacBook Pro in 2009 only had a metal design, some more ports, and slightly better specs (including a processor from the same line) compared to the white MacBook. All “Pro” really means is “better”, and how much better has always varied.

 

[Anthony T]

6.1" LCD model - iPhone SE2
5.8" OLED model - iPhone Classic
6.5" OLED model - iPhone Pro

 

[dontwalkhand]

Whatever it is, I know it wouldn't be X2 like some people here on this forum and other Apple forums tried to say it was. It would not be the iPhone "Ten Two"

I personally hope they just give up on the numbers entirely. You don't have numbers on the Mac.

 

[Izauze]

With all 3 being full-screen devices, they'll label them as different versions of the same lineup. So they'll all get some variation of the "iPhone X" name - distinguished by the addition of something like S/C/Plus etc.

 

[gadgetfreaky]

Why do we care what they call them???

I suppose it's interesting if they call the low end model something just like "iPhone" which is my bet.

 

[Icaras]

iPhone
iPhone X and X Plus

Why are people actually thinking it will be called 11? “X” is not a model number or version number. It’s Apple’s new branding scheme for their high end iPhone line (the iPhone “Pro”, if you will). The fact that the 8 was concurrently released aside the X corroborates this branding.

i.e: OS X, QuickTime X (previously QT 7), Final Cut Pro X (previously FCP 7), Logic Pro X, etc

 

[Jerry Noah]

I guess it will be iPhone Xs.

 

[Selcher]

X1
X1+
iPhone 9

 

[44267547]

Also, “Pro” doesn’t really mean anything. Is the 13” MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar really that Pro? Especially now that the 13” Touch Bar models have quad-core processors. The original 13” MacBook Pro in 2009 only had a metal design, some more ports, and slightly better specs (including a processor from the same line) compared to the white MacBook. All “Pro” really means is “better”, and how much better has always varied.

If the term ‘Pro’ really doesn’t mean anything as you’re saying in comparison to the MacBook Pro, then why would Apple ever use the term Pro for an iPhone? They won’t. You’re suggesting that the iPhone should be named ‘Pro’, but you don’t believe that the MacBook Pro really is a Professional device yourself, then the iPhone certainly shouldn’t be named Pro, as it’s a smart phone, not a computer in the sense of a device for productivity. I’m not following your logic. In relation, In my opinion on the MacBook Pro, I really do believe it is for the professional and how it benefits their workload.

 

[MF878]

If the term ‘Pro’ really doesn’t mean anything as you’re saying in comparison to the MacBook Pro, then why would Apple ever use the term Pro for an iPhone? They won’t. You’re suggesting that the iPhone should be named ‘Pro’, but you don’t believe that the MacBook Pro really is a Professional device yourself, then the iPhone certainly shouldn’t be named Pro, as it’s a smart phone, not a computer in the sense of a device for productivity. I’m not following your logic. In relation, In my opinion on the MacBook Pro, I really do believe it is for the professional and how it benefits their workload.

Not really sure what's confusing to you about my point? Also, could your argument that "Pro" isn't befitting of an iPhone not also apply to the iPad? My point is simply that "Pro" is relative, and that any argument about what deserves to be called "Pro" is subjective.

 

[Dino F]

iPhone
iPhone XI
iPhone XI+

...hmm, what exactly would Apple call these though? Would they call the iPhone XI, "......the iPhone 11" (which would make more sense when they then call the iPhone XI+, ".....the iPhone 11+")?

Or, call it, "....the iPhone X I" (pronounced, iPhone " EX" "I"), which would then sound ridiculous when they call the iPhone XI+, "...the iPhone EX I PLUS"!!!!!

iPhone 9
iPhone Xs
IPhone Xs+

I think this is more likely.

 

[44267547]

Not really sure what's confusing to you about my point? Also, could your argument that "Pro" isn't befitting of an iPhone not also apply to the iPad?.

I never said your post was confusing, I said I don’t “understand your logic”, which I still don’t. The iPad is a productivity tool, the iPhone is a communication device, comparing two different things are not mutually exclusive. That doesn’t make an iPhone Pro simply because it means it’s a ‘better’ device. The iPhone is never going to be named Pro for reasons as such, it’s just a term, but that doesn’t apply to every single product Apple has.

My point is simply that "Pro" is relative, and that any argument about what deserves to be called "Pro" is subjective.

The difference being, the iPad and the MacBook are *computers*, the iPhone is not that type of computer that is meant for tools for editing and productivity, spreadsheets, ect in the work field. You’re comparing two different types of products, regardless of the word “Pro.”

 

[MF878]

I never said your post was confusing, I said I don’t “understand your logic”, which I still don’t. The iPad is a productivity tool, the iPhone is a communication device, comparing two different things are not mutually exclusive. That doesn’t make an iPhone Pro simply because it means it’s a ‘better’ device. The iPhone is never going to be named Pro for reasons as such, it’s just a term, but that doesn’t apply to every single product Apple has.



The difference being, the iPad and the MacBook are *computers*, the iPhone is not that type of computer that is meant for tools for editing and productivity, spreadsheets, ect in the work field. You’re comparing two different types of products, regardless of the word “Pro.”

The iPhone and iPad run the same apps on the same OS on similar hardware, but the iPad is a computer and the iPhone is not?

Besides, there are content creation use cases for the iPhone, eg. photography (the camera is one of the differentiating factors between the models).

 

[44267547]

The iPhone and iPad run the same apps on the same OS on similar hardware, but the iPad is a computer and the iPhone is not?

You’re taking your own thread off topic. To stay on topic, quite simply, there’s nothing “Pro” about a smart phone, it’s a commodity and a communication device. Apple will likely never use the term “Pro” for a Phone, Thats my point and I think you want to argue something you already know the answer to.

 

[MF878]

You’re taking your own thread off topic. To stay on topic, quite simply, there’s nothing “Pro” about a smart phone, it’s a commodity and a communication device. Apple will likely never use the term “Pro” for a Phone, Thats my point and I think you want to argue something you already know the answer to.

Hardly, I was directly addressing a point you made. I'm not saying that you're wrong, because I don't know what they're gonna be called any more than you do. I'm just trying to point out that you're saying Apple will "never" do something based on logic that I would say is largely subjective that you're framing as conclusive. I don't believe Apple will call the LCD model "11c", and I have my reasons for that, but I'm not going to tell a poster that Apple will "never" do that based on my subjective reasoning.

 

[44267547]

I'm not saying that you're wrong, because I don't know what they're gonna be called any more than you do.

Except you never made a clear argument why you believe the phone should be called “Pro”, only to conflate and bring the topic of the MacBook Pro and iPad why those are no better or Pro devices because ‘better’ is a subjective term. That’s literally what you have said in your argument, but somehow you’re trying to cross conflate that being applied to the iPhone? Again, I don’t follow your logic and it doesn’t make sense. Every year the iPhone Pro term comes up and it never happens. I don’t why this year makes it any different that you’re under their belief that Pro should be what the next iPhone is going to be called simply because What exactly? I don’t think you have an understanding of Apples naming scheme or the importance of the numbering system either, even though _nothing_ suggests that the next iPhone should be called Pro.