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Why is it so hard for people to understand that the iPhone 4S IS iPhone 5! The next iPhone will be the 6th one, if that's what they mean. There's zero chance th

Why is it so hard for people to understand that the iPhone 4S IS iPhone 5! The next iPhone will be the 6th one, if that's what they mean. There's zero chance the next one will be called iPhone 5. It's annoying to see this everyday, and it speaks a lot about the state of the tech blogosphere, where most are just quick to copy each other rather than think for themselves. It's not even a hard concept to grasp. It's even easier than the one where they also erroneously called the next iPhone after 3GS, the iPhone 4G, when AT&T didn't even announce a LTE network or even a faux "4G" one, and Apple never named their iPhones "2nd or 3rd gen". iPhone 2G and 3G were named that way because of their 2G and 3G connectivity.

vga15 15y ago
zero chance the next one will be called iPhone 5 Zero? There a reason for the certainty? I'm genuinely curious. They're talking about the device that'll end up being called the 'iPhone 5'. Apple has a history of planning years in advance.
gks 15y ago
There wasn't a 4G. It's called the iPhone 4, and it's successor is the 4S. Notice, no G in there. The original iPhone was called "iPhone." No 2G in the name. Yes, it was using a 2G network, but it was NOT the iPhone 2G. The iPhone 3G and 3GS (maybe) were the only named phones based on their network connectivity. 1. iPhone 2. iPhone 3G 3. iPhone 3GS 4. iPhone 4 5. iPhone 4S So while you have a possible chance of the next iPhone being called the iPhone 6 based on past naming schemes, that doesn't make your argument correct. Also, Apple can call their phones whatever they want. There wasn't an iPhone 2 but that doesn't mean there can't be an iPhone 5. Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but that's your own fault for being so damn confusing. You seem to be struggling between understanding the "G" to mean phone generation instead of network generation.
ugh 15y ago
What? Why? That would confuse people. iPhone 5 is the only name that makes sense.

vga15 15y ago

zero chance the next one will be called iPhone 5 Zero? There a reason for the certainty? I'm genuinely curious. They're talking about the device that'll end up being called the 'iPhone 5'. Apple has a history of planning years in advance.

gks 15y ago

There wasn't a 4G. It's called the iPhone 4, and it's successor is the 4S. Notice, no G in there. The original iPhone was called "iPhone." No 2G in the name. Yes, it was using a 2G network, but it was NOT the iPhone 2G. The iPhone 3G and 3GS (maybe) were the only named phones based on their network connectivity. 1. iPhone 2. iPhone 3G 3. iPhone 3GS 4. iPhone 4 5. iPhone 4S So while you have a possible chance of the next iPhone being called the iPhone 6 based on past naming schemes, that doesn't make your argument correct. Also, Apple can call their phones whatever they want. There wasn't an iPhone 2 but that doesn't mean there can't be an iPhone 5. Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but that's your own fault for being so damn confusing. You seem to be struggling between understanding the "G" to mean phone generation instead of network generation.

ugh 15y ago

What? Why? That would confuse people. iPhone 5 is the only name that makes sense.