Why is it called iPhone X? Easily explained
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This amazes Apple fans: The iPhone 8 is not called eight, but X. We explain why this is the case in this article.
Why is it called iPhone X?
- Several variants of the name were already in the room: iPhone 8, iPhone Edition and also iPhone X. However, some parts of the code of iOS 11 indicated early on that Apple decided on the last option. It's been official since the keynote.
- The X stands for the Roman ten. Because in 2017 the Apple smartphone celebrates its 10th birthday.
- At the time of the presentation it was mostly called "ten", ie "ten" - not "Iks", as was previously speculated.
- You can find all the latest information in our ticker.
Pronunciation of the new smartphone
iPhone "iks", iPhone Ten - how do you pronounce it now?
- Apple employees officially pronounce the iPhone "iPhone Ten".
- In German this would be "iPhone ten".
- Nevertheless, many will probably just say "iPhone iks" or "iPhone ex".
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