iPhone XR? iPhone XC? 2018 may be the year of the strange iPhone names

Apple can throw a key in his usual iPhone naming scheme using letters (and Roman numerals) instead of numbers.

Reports say that Apple will call its iPhone X follow the "iPhone XS", with the largest iPhone 2018 model called the the "iPhone XS Max" instead of using the standard moniker "iPhone … Plus".

The "S" in the name implies that 2018 can be one year of cycle "S" for his iPhones. In general, these are the years when new Apple iPhones get underlying updates (like processors and enhanced features) instead of major design changes (think Iphone 6 against iPhone 6S).

A recent Bloomberg report corroborates the fact that Apple "is likely" to use the names "iPhone XS" and "iPhone XS Max", citing "people familiar with Apple's internal deliberations" .

And the third of Apple iPhone 2018 according to rumor, the affordable 6.1-inch LCD model? The report says that Apple has "considered" the caller "iPhone XR". This cover phrase leaves open the possibility that the iPhone could be called something else.

What else could he call? An Apple leaker, Benjamin Geskin, says Apple could stick to "iPhone XC" for the LCD iPhone. Geskin has a mixed record As for the rumors regarding the iPhone, it might be better to also take the iPhone XC with a grain of salt. iPhone XC seems to be a return to the iphone 5c, the cheapest counterpart of the iphone 5s.

So iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR or iPhone XC? It will be necessary to wait for the Apple event of September 12 to know it.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.