also: アイフォン
iPhone
Refers to Apple's iPhone smartphone. The product name is widely recognized and used as a common noun in Japanese.
I bought a new iPhone.
He uses an iPhone even for work.
He always uses an iPhone.
I'm saving money to buy a new iPhone.
I dropped it and my iPhone broke.
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights
Standard product name spelling; the reading アイフォン is the most common Japanese pronunciation.
Common katakana spelling used in everyday writing.
Borrowed from English 'iPhone', a trademark of Apple Inc.