Until a few days ago, Samsung was right in front of Apple with the launch of Galaxy S8 and the Notes 8. But with the arrival of the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and the iPhone X, it seems that the game eventually changed.
When Apple announced the iPhone X (pronounced “ten”, not “ex”) without the button home, may also be subtly preparing us for a major change, as Apple phones will be named from now on.
If Apple followed the pattern that has accustomed us since the iPhone 3GS in 2009, this time we would have iPhone 7S and 7S Plus. In even years, a major update; in odd years, a lighter update, followed by the suffix “S”.
If the company was stuck with this plan, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus would have lit the scene in 2018, not now in 2017.
When calling it iPhone X, the iPhone 9 are thus outdated.
So what comes next? Is it possible for the company to adopt a completely new naming convention? These issues only time and Apple will be able to answer us.
É It is also important to note that, Microsoft did a similar trick for the name of Windows 10. The software giant ignored Windows 9 and went straight to Windows 10, but Microsoft did it mainly to encourage Windows 7 users to update. Looking at your computer and seeing Windows 7 when there is a version of Windows 10 makes it look very old, and it's a marketing trick that helped promote free upgrades.
The subtle trick of Apple means that the names of the iPhones of the coming years will be really interesting. Will we see the iPhone 8S, an iPhone 9 or an iPhone XS?
