Apple ‘Tennis’or ‘Excess’? Twitter Plays the iPhone Naming Game!

Twitter confuses new iPhone XS for ‘tennis’ and iPhone XS Max for ‘tennis match’. People have their say.

Apple treated its loyal fans with the launch of four new products at the Steve Jobs Theater in California, USA. The event started with the launch of the new Apple watch series 4. Apple CEO - Tim Cooke - then introduced three new iPhones - iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and the iPhone XR.

While Philip Schiller - Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple Inc. - described the features of the new phone, the internet was busy playing the naming game.

Tweeple began to poke fun at the names of the new iPhones. Take a look!

What’s In A Name?

People on the internet were rather eager to find the correct pronunciation of the new iPhones-some pronouncing the iPhone XS as ‘iPhone tennis’ and ‘iPhone excess’.

iPhone Xs pronounced "tennis" not "excess." #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/OTWPEqpBZ1

— saschasegan (@saschasegan) September 12, 2018

The new iPhone Tennis Max is beer proof #AppleEvent

— David Becerra (@DavidVII) September 12, 2018

While the iPhone XS Max was being confused for the ‘iPhone tennis match’.

Introducing iPhone INXS #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/1ckV7iGcST

— Justin Jackson (@mijustin) September 12, 2018

Some users also wanted to see a collaboration between Apple and the popular band INXS.

Apple KICKing off the XS launch by preloading INXS album Kick onto each iPhone XS! pic.twitter.com/o7lDEAUhhR

— Pezki-Man (@pezki) September 12, 2018

Customer: I would like to buy an iPhone tens max.
Max: How many iPhones tens do you want?
C: No, I want a ten s max.
Max: We don't sell tennis equipment here, you'll need to go to the Sports Authority.
C: No, I don't want tennis I want a TEN S MAX!
Max: Third base.

— Michael Moore (@Kiey) September 12, 2018

The new iPhone Xs is pronounced "iPhone ten s" not "iPhone Excess". Thank me later #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/JX546dxgIP

— Elvis Tunde ⚓ (@Tunnyking) September 12, 2018

Honestly if INXS doesn't show up to play at the end of this event what is Apple even doing

— David Pierce (@pierce) September 12, 2018

How do you pronounce the new iPhone XS?

iPhone Tennis
OR
iPhone Excess#AppleEvent

— Chris Dixon (@cdixon25) September 12, 2018

Let us know what you think is the right pronunciation of the new iPhones.