iPhone XR meaning: Apple confirms the name doesn't stand for anything - The Verge
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It is one of the enduring mysteries of our time: in a lineup full of otherwise neatly named products, Apple’s alternative hardware cycle iPhones have always seen an -S appended to their names, going back to the iPhone 3GS in 2009 all the way to this year’s iPhone XS and XR. But as Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller revealed, it turns out those letters don’t actually stand for anything.
New Theory Tries to Explain What the R in Apple's iPhone XR Stands for
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Apple shares bite-sized quotes from the overwhelmingly positive iPhone XR reviews
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iPhone XR - Wikipedia
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iPhone XR meaning: Apple confirms the name doesn't stand for anything - The Verge
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Review Roundup: Here's what everyone is saying about the iPhone XR
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iPhone XS? iPhone XR? Just Call It an iPhone and Be Done With it
Why is my iPhone XR selfie camera so bad? - Quora
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Apple reveals what the R stands for in iPhone XR
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iPhone XR: Apple reveals what the 'XR' stands for, Tech News
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