iPhone Names Are More Confusing Than You Think 

-iPhone 17 Pro with A17 Pro and iOS 17- iPhone 15 Pro with A17 Pro and iOS 17

iPhone 9 is iPhone SE 2, which makes iPhone SE 3 iPhone 9s

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Dude you are seriously one of the most professional tech RU-vidrs I've seen.... U deserve more

This is because... seven ate nine.

Honestly, the "s" phones usually have the most improvements. The new "numbered" versions are usually considered better just because they have a new design.

I think after the iPhone 20, we should just completely switch to roman numerals, tbh

I hope in 2027 we get the IPhone XX for its 20th anniversary and from that point on the names will match it’s generation

6:36 which they called the latest pro “M4” and the latest air “M2” so this is a new naming scheme for the iPads

Ipad standard names really makes sense

1:09 the iPhone 3G is literally Just the original iPhone with 3G and a plastic housing. It should be the same generation and should be supported to 4.2.1 both

Microsoft: no Windows 9 Apple: no IPhone 9 *9 The Underrated Number be Crying*

I remember when the iPads first came out. We had the original iPad, then we got the iPad 2, and we were expecting the following iPad to be called “iPad 3” but instead they simply called it “the new iPad” and it kept that name until the 4th generation iPad came out.

The background music kinda slaps

"iPhone names make no sense" Samsung going from S10 to like S20 for no reason at all crying in the corner:

The easiest way to track the iPhone generation is by the OS that it launches with. So the upcoming iPhone 16 which will launch with iOS 18 will be the 18th generation. It’s when you start talking about the iPhone SEs and iPads that things get tricky.

Explain how we went from “s” to “plus” to “pro” to “max pro”

Skipping 9 to iphone X was for 10 anniversary for iphone

“iPhone names make no sense” *Xiaomi enters the room*

you deserve more views and subscribers, your videos are very professional!

Each upgrade just makes a new design, better processor, better camera, and new features 😂

People are saying iPhone SE 2 is iPhone 9 that’s so dumb cuz the iPhone SE phones is an entirely different line of phones🤮

Always a sense (Marketing, money) Windows made a 9th version of Windows, is Windows 8.1 or 10X, the iPhone x has lot of variant the worst one would be the 9

I couldn't agree more with so much of what was said in this video. Well done!

Bro I tought you had more views you’re actually good

You have to rethink everything from the 11 to now. Apple changed up the naming scheme, they didn’t want to give the lowest model a name that would be seen as degrading. In reality the 11,12,13,14, and 15 are really the lower spaced variants. The 11 pro to the 15 pro are the actual base model iPhones that follow the first generation to the XS.

The fact that apple made the s series except for the iphone 7 and 8 until coming back again with the xs and then disappearing again

My first iPhone was the 5s and I always thought of it as part of the 5 generation because it kept the same design but had upgrades for the new year version. I think apple started it as a marketing strategy but dropped it after it turned out to be unsuccessful. People want the latest generation and the s version was mostly skipped over. Also after the iPhone 6 apple realized their two year cycle of revamping the phone was unreasonable because the r&d for whatever reason wasn’t keeping up so to give the appearance of innovation they dropped the s and started calling them the next model number.

Steve Jobs literally called iPhone 4 the 4th generation… therefore the 3GS would be classified as a 3rd generation.

where is 9? 7 8 9 that joke was so stupid

I wish all apple devices were named: “product, product Pro, product SE” and just specifying the size or generation separately like in MacBooks, I don’t think the naming “Air” works anymore.

An iPhone SE compared to the latest iPhone from that time is the equivalent of comparing iPads to the latest iPhone from that time

I’ve looked at the word iPhone so much it doesn’t look real now

i got some poll and it led me here, that’s crazy 😭😭

The pro is just like the plus they stay with the normal ones and the mini

Underrated ytber

i saw the video title and just wanted to say at that time apple would celebrate its 10th birthday, so they decided to skip 9 and go straight to x/10

2:57 it’s XR, iPhone X, iPhone XS, IPhone XR

What songs were used in this video? They sound amazing We win - Lucas got lucky, is one song I found on the playlist in the description

iphone 9 was skipped for the same reason windows 9 was

im surprised by how not many people know that iPhone X has this name because it celebrates ten years since the first iPhone, for that reason I love this name

I thought iPhone SE was pretty much filling that space too at the same time as being it’s own thing

Dude forgot the iphone Tennis

Windows, Apple, who’s next?

Apple: we are running out of fans! Also apple: make new iphone have M O R E C A M E R A

I am genuinely surprised by how many people misremember the name of the 1st generation as "iPhone 2G". Sure it was an iPhone with 2G connectivity, but it was never called the iPhone 2G! And besides which, why would Apple call their first iPhone anything other than just that - iPhone?

Ok, I’m so fast since 2017 🤦‍♂️

For iPhones I generally just use the iOS version that every iPhone came with when it first came out. The iPhone 4 (4th gen iPhone) came out with iOS 4 (which means it is the *actual* iPhone 4), which means the iPhone 4S =iPhone 5, therefore: iPhone 5 = Real iPhone 6 iPhone 5S/5C = Real iPhone 7/7C iPhone 6/6+ = Real iPhone 8/8+ iPhone 6S/6S+ = Real iPhone 9/9+ iPhone 7/7+ = Real iPhone X/X+ iPhone 8/8+/X = Real iPhone 11 (They only used the "X" branding since it came out in 2017, 10 years after the OG iPhone) iPhone XR/XS/XS Max = Real iPhone 12R/12/12 Max iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max = Real iPhone 13/13 Pro/13 Pro Max iPhone 12/12 Pro/12 Pro Max/12 Mini = Real iPhone 14/14 Pro/14 Pro Max/14 Mini iPhone 13/13 Pro/13 Pro Max/13 Mini = Real iPhone 15/15 Pro/15 Pro Max/15 Mini iPhone 14/14 Pro/14 Pro Max/14 Plus = Real iPhone 16/16 Pro/16 Pro Max/16 Plus iPhone 15/15 Pro/15 Pro Max/15 Plus = Real iPhone 17/17 Plus/17 Pro Max/17 Plus

love your conten👍 need a videoabout iphone mini series 😬😬

We don’t talk about the android numbering system…

The SE originally meant for Special Edition. SE was meant to be older design with newer chip. Based on the Watch SE and rumors of the SE 4 I say SE should stand for Simplified Edition.

I would say the iPhone 7 has an updated design because it looks a lot better than the 6s and 6 before it

At least their names are better than samsung names

The only thing that does not make sense is the concept of what we know as iPhone today. Like, what edge does it have over anything else? At the features it offers at its price, I would rather get a Nokia 3310. I, an heterosexual man that is an asian and a muslim, would see myself marrying a homosexual male before willingly owning an iphone.

I always thought 7 ate 9

According to your definition of an "s" phone all the pro models should be considered "s" phones making them a different generation

In my eyes iPhone X is iPhone 9 and iPhone XS is actually the 10

Apple copied me because I made the RPhone in 2006 and Apple made the iPhone in 2007

Tbh I'm expecting they're gonna name the 4th gen iPhone as iPhone 4G, and the list goes on with G at the back. Yeah I was a naive lil kid at that time

So like iPhone 15, iPhone 15 pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max is like a flagship, budget and etc... right?

They all make sense. You just don't see it right. The S and C models are different variants, not new generations. (9 is not there because of a decade thing, ok?)

i HATE the way iPads are named, they can stick with the iPhones naming scheme, but no, I have to confuse people (and also myself) with how the new iPad 10th Gen, isn't better than the iPad Pro (gen something) iPad 1, iPad 2, iPad 3 and so on would be MUCH better than whatever companies are doing with unlabeled tech products. Ex. iPad 10 Pro iPad 10 Air iPad 10 iPad 10 Mini

0:54 like the Nintendo DS and the 3DS(cuz it had 3d)

Good explanation

Looks like I'm not getting the iphone 17 in 2026 when I'm 16 I'm getting the iphone 19.

The iPhone 10 would’ve been iPhone 9

I think the iPhone 9 would be the x because the xs is basically the same but it has better performance

Nah Seven ate nine

Playstation 1, Playstation 2, Playstation 2 Slim, Playstation 3, Playstation 3 Slim, Playstation 3 Super Slim, Playstation 4 (2-Deck), Playstation 4 Pro 4K (3-Deck), Playstation 5, Playstation 5 Pro.

well it's more than 17 iphones technically.. IPhone 2G, IPhone 3G, IPhone 3GS, IPhone 4, IPhone 4S, IPhone 5, IPhone 5S, IPhone 5C, IPhone 6, IPhone 6+, IPhone 6S, IPhone 6S+, IPhone SE (1st generation), IPhone 7, IPhone 7+, IPhone 8, IPhone 8+, IPhone X, IPhone XS, IPhone XS Max, IPhone XR, IPhone 11, IPhone SE (2nd generation), IPhone 12, IPhone 13, IPhone SE(3rd generation), IPhone 14, IPhone 15, in total 28 generations of IPhones (not including variations of IPhones like the 15 Pro Max, only variations are the ones released in a different date which technically makes it a different IPhone, this doesnt include the 5C as it is a whole different model than the 5)

well here's a short answer to the iphone 9 being missing: 7 ate 9.

The iPhone 9 was skipped to celebrate apples 10 year anniversary with the iPhone X

3:15 How is not having a headphone jack a "feature'?

Actually iPhone 14 is a new generation because it is now repairable (the base model)

You forgot the iphone 5c.

they probably just made the x in 2017 because of the og iphone in 2007????

iConfused.

0:21 #16 is incorrect. That was the release of the iPhone 14 which featured the same camera cutout as the iPhone 15

I like the part where he explained why there is no iphone 9

Apple names names generations by models. Like the. 6s and 6? Call them the iphone 6 models, means that the S arent gens their just models of the previous phone but when did android make 23 normal phones? Yeah i dont know if you count all their products- In general before iphone 10 the iphone naming system is very confusing in all all products or atleast most naming schemes are just sooo confusing

No! Year names are useless, especially if they release more than one device. Ipad and laptop naming is awful.

IPHONE 14 PRO

7 ate 9

In german 9 means no. Just saying

hey, thats me! :) 4:46

Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X ,Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S.

My final take on this is that apple used to be able to have a big release every 2 years. However they could do the big release one year after the first gen because there was so much that they could improve. I think saying generation is also flawed. Something like this isn't binary, its fluid. I will just use "generation" below to simplify things iPhone - Gen 1 iPhone 3G - Gen 2 iPhone 3Gs - Gen 2.5 iPhone 4 - Gen 3 iPhone 4s - Gen 3.5 iPhone 5 - Gen 4 iPhone 5s - Gen 4.5 iPhone 6 - Gen 5 iPhone 6s & SE 1st Gen - Gen 5.5 2016 - Apple switches from a 2 year major update cycle to a 3 year major update cycle iPhone 7 - Gen 5.5+ iPhone X - Gen 6 iPhone Xs - Gen 6.5 Apple rebrands "R/C" lineup of phones to become the base model. Future models will be referenced as the Pro as such. Apple now abandons special naming styles (s, r, c), and every new release has a new number for simplicity. iPhone 11 Pro & SE 2nd Gen - Gen 6.5+ iPhone 12 Pro - Gen 7 iPhone 13 Pro - Gen 7.5 Apple switches back to a major update every 2 years for the new Dynamic Island iPhone 14 Pro & SE 3rd Gen - Gen 8 iPhone 15 Pro - Gen 8.5 It's really complicated and makes absolutely no sense, is the conclusion I have. However I have gotten a reverse result, we should be on iPhone 8s right now because Apple went from a big update every 2 years to every 3 years and it looks like they might be going back to a big update every 2 years again.

7 ate it

Apple doesn’t make sense there’s the iPad 9th gen but there’s no iPhone 9

Microsoft did the same thing for its computers

It’s not called the iPhone nine it’s called an se idk lol

iPhone 14 should’ve beeen could iPhone 13s

Ngl id does not make sense but even though I use Samsung it's kinda complicated

The iPhone 14 also brouhht ue emergency SOS via satellite, a fewsture aleeary credited with saving lives

13 and 14 same phone different price tag

I think the iPhone 9 it’s gone because 789

Apple should do it like Samsung, naming their phones after the year they are launched. Just iPhone (2024).

Been saying this for a long time

WAIT. People still watch Unbox Therapy?

iPhone 9 is the iPhone XR.