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From: Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid>
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Subject: Re: iPhone model mumber vs. iOS version #
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:38:15 -0000 (UTC)
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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> On 2024-08-26 21:00:58 +0000, Cameo said:
>> 
>> Why are iOS major versions two whole numbers ahead of the iPhone’s model
>> numbers, considering that both numbers are incremented at the same time of
>> the year when the new phone model comes out? Why not just keep both numbers
>> the same?
> 
> Apple's OS versions and device models are not always updated at the 
> same time. For the iPhone, there has sometimes been a two year gap 
> between updated iPhone model numbers (with an "s" model released 
> inbetween), but the iOS version numbers have been updated. You can see 
> the mismatches on the table at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone> 
> with the releases of the iPhone 4s, iPhone 5s, and iPhone 6s. There was 
> a slight re-correction in 2017 when the "iPhone 9" name was skipped and 
> the then-new model was released as the iPhone X instead.
> 
> 
> At least iOS, iPadsOS, tvOS, watchOS, etc. do all sensibly have version 
> numbers ... unlike MacOS which stubbornly sticks to using stupid, 
> incomprehensible codenames instead (yes, there are version numbers as 
> well, but few people, including Apple, actually use them when talking 
> about the MacOS versions).
> 
> Similarly, the iPhone model names do sensibly include the model number, 
> whereas Mac models (for example) are simply called "MacBook Pro" or 
> "MacBook Pro 14in" year after year, so the only way to tell them apart 
> is to also include the year you're talking about - although with the 
> new Apple Silicon Macs you can include the chip model instead (e.g. 
> MacBook Pro M3).
> 
> Apple really needs to sort out this mess and standardise it across all 
> their device ranges to sensibly use model / version numbers. It would 
> also help if they cut the number of slightly different models being 
> sold.
> 
Now I get it. Thanks for the explanation.