https://wccftech.com/iphone-12-naming-scheme-2020-no-iphone-11s/

Starting from the iPhone X, naming conventions for Apple’s smartphones have become kind of confusing and unpredictable. This year, the Cupertino giant used the ‘Pro’ suffix for the first time for its iPhone, and last year we saw the term ‘Max’ making a debut. So, what will the next year’s iPhone be called? One famed analyst believes Apple might stick to the iPhone 12 naming scheme for 2020 and for the sake of finishing off the confusion, that might be a great idea.

Since 2009, Apple alternates between increasing the number count or adding the ‘S’ moniker to its successive models. Sure, there an exception to this tradition in 2017 when the iPhone 9 name was skipped altogether and there was no iPhone 7S. For the year 2020, the company will apparently omit the iPhone 11S and jump directly to the iPhone 12 naming scheme, according to Ming-Chi Kuo.