More accurate iPhone names, 2019

As the iPhone gets older and its naming scheme spirals into marketing nonsense, I thought it might be a good time to give people a better way to describe each generation. Updated for 2019, two weeks before the new iPhones are actually announced.

Original Name
More Accurate Name




iPhone (2007)
iPhone No Keyboard. $500?!?


iPhone 3G (2008)
iPhone apps


iPhone 3GS (2009)
iPhone Angry Birds


iPhone 4 (2010)
iPhone You’re Holding it Wrong


iPhone 4S (2011)
iPhone Siri Not Available


iPhone 5 (2012)
iPhone Absolute Jewel


iPhone 5C (2013)
iPhone Plastic


iPhone 5S (2013)
iPhone The Good One


iPhone 6 & 6 Plus (2014)
iPhone Wide Boi


iPhone 6S & 6S Plus (2015)
iPhone Wide Bois


iPhone SE (2016)
iPhone The Good One Again


iPhone 7 & 7 Plus (2016)
iPhone Darth Vader


iPhone 8 & 8 Plus (2017)
iPhone 7S


iPhone X (2017)
iPhone Rich Boi


iPhone XS & XS Max (2018)
iPhone Rich Bois


iPhone XR (2018)
iPhone Touch


iPhone 11 (2019)
What’s in my backpack unboxing video


iPhone 11 Pro & Pro Max (2019)
Apple Card