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> Back then it was just the iPhone with an incrementing number afterwards. I just had to look this up - the only actual increment in version numbers was iPhone
by s1t5 7y ago
> Back then it was just the iPhone with an incrementing number afterwards.
I just had to look this up - the only actual increment in version numbers was iPhone 8 following iPhone 7. And even that counts just barely considering that they released iPhone X a month after 8.
I agree with your feeling on the confusing product line though - it mostly comes from very similar models being released at the same time which wasn't the case in the past.
- jorvi 7y agoThat's just patently false. You have iPhone 3G > iPhone 3GS > iPhone 4 > iPhone 4S > iPhone 5 > iPhone 5S > iPhone 6 & Plus > iPhone 6S & 6S Plus > iPhone 7 & 7 Plus so the naming scheme was consistent for a very long time. The iPhone 8 & 8 Plus actually broke the $N > $NS cadence.
- s1t5 7y agoIncrementing a number means increasing it, usually by a fixed amount (in this case 1). That's the context in which 7 to 8 is the only increment.