But the question remains: what does the S actually stand for? The X does stand for 10, though. By the time that the iPhone 5S and 5C came out in , though, Apple had stopped offering explanations for its names, a trend that continued to the iPhone 6S.
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Phones Laptops Headphones Cameras. Tablets Smartwatches Speakers Drones. Why inconsistency in naming? The first iPhone had an Aluminium body. First launched in , the iPhone without any suffix since it was the first version was showcased as a 3-in-1 revolutionary device i.
However, there were severe criticisms pointing out that the device lacked 3G which had already become mainstream and was very popular among mobile internet users. Surprisingly, the iPhone 3G was made of plastic. In a way, this was a downgrade from the earlier iPhone which had an aluminium body. The reason for this was the cost factor.
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Jan 17, AM. May 29, AM in response to venu In response to venu May 29, AM. I thought it just meant "not an iPhone 5 nor 5c". Honestly, people read all sorts of things into Apple device names, but Apple almost never says anything official about it, so nobody really knows. Sep 24, PM in response to venu In response to venu I own a Samsung Galaxy S5 Active and, realizing that both Samsung and Apple use the letter'S' in their models names, decided to find out what it means on my Samsung.
According to them, as cheesy as it sounds, it stood for 'Super Smart' back in and the name stuck since. Now, using logic, since the Samsung is a 'learn it or lose out' platform, one would have to be smart to use a super smart device.
Since the iPhone is capable of the same thing but has been 'dumbed down' so that anyone can use it, the letter 'S' obviously stands for 'Super Dumb'. See, everyone's kid owns an iPhone but how many kids own a Samsung Galaxy?
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