Amaya Toman We all take it for granted that Apple will launch new iPhones this fall. However, if we take into account that the speculations about the three new models are true, then a big question mark hangs over their naming. A trio of different iPhones is expected to be introduced next month – a direct successor to the iPhone X, an iPhone X Plus and a new, more affordable model. The Internet is full of speculation about the size of the displays, functions and other features of the new models. The main question, however, is what the new models will actually be called.
As far as the names of the new phones are concerned, Apple has basically backed itself into a corner this time. Last year, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus debuted together with a high-end model called the iPhone X. Although many people refer to it as the "x-ko", Apple insists on the name "iPhone ten", with the X in the name the Roman numeral 10. It also symbolizes the tenth anniversary of the existence of the iPhone. At the same time, the fact that Apple did not use a classic Arabic numeral indicates that this is a model that deviates from the normal product line.
All of Apple's reasons for the aforementioned naming make sense. But the question arises, what now after a year? The numerical designation 11 does not give the impression of connection, the form "XI" does look better and makes sense, but at the same time Apple would build an unwanted wall between high-end and "lower-end" models, which can then appear less advanced. The second generation of the iPhone X, as well as its larger sibling, should receive a designation that clearly distinguishes them from the current model. So there are names like iPhone X2 or iPhone Xs/XS, but they are also not the real deal.
The expected appearance of the upcoming iPhones (source:DetroitBORG):
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One could also work with combinations of letters, such as XA, and also on the possibility that Apple will completely or at least partially get rid of numbers in the name. As very likely, we could mark the variant where the letter X will be left only for the "plus" model and its smaller brother would bear a simple name - iPhone. Does an iPhone without any other designation seem strange to you? No one is surprised by the absence of a more precise marking on MacBooks, the numerical marking is slowly becoming less of a problem for iPads as well. The mere name "iPhone" was last used in 2007 for the first ever model.
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I would probably also write that quite logically it could be iPhone XS, XM, XL, when XS would be the cheaper option, XM would be the predecessor of today's X, and XL would be dropped from the X.