Next week (Tuesday, to be specific) Apple will host an iOS-related press event. As far as we all know they will likely talk about the finished version of iOS 5 and reveal one or more new iPhones. There has been a lot of speculation over what the new iPhone(s) will be like. A popular theory is that there will be two new versions, one brand new iPhone 5 and something that is more like an evolution of the iPhone 4. An earlier theory said that the new iPhone would just be an updated 4.

Both these theories have given wind to the idea of an ”iPhone 4S”, much like the 3GS which was a beefed-up 3G. I’ll go on record and say that there will not be an iPhone called the 4S. The only reason the 3GS was called that was that it was the third iPhone and the second one already had the number three in it.

• The first iPhone was simply called ”iPhone”.
• The second iPhone was called the ”iPhone 3G”. (Because the original one didn’t have 3G.)
• The third iPhone was called the ”iPhone 3GS”. (Yeah, sure, ”the S is for speed” but the only reason for the extra letter was because they couldn’t call it the ”iPhone 3”, since no real customers would be able to remember the difference between that and the 3G.
• The forth iPhone was called the, wait for it, ”iPhone 4”.

So my guess is that if there is just one new model it will be the iPhone 5, whether it’s a ”revolutionary” update or just a beefed-up 4. If there will be two models, they will both likely feature the numeral 5 in their name.

Now, let’s se if Apple proves me right or wrong.