ｉＰｈｏｎｅ

also: アイフォン

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Meanings

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iPhone

product name

Refers to Apple's iPhone smartphone. The product name is widely recognized and used as a common noun in Japanese.

新あたらしいｉＰｈｏｎｅを買かった。
I bought a new iPhone.
彼かれはいつもアイフォンを使つかっている。
He always uses an iPhone.

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Usage patterns

iPhoneを使つかうto use an iPhone
彼かれは仕し事ごとでもずっとiPhoneを使つかっている。
He uses an iPhone even for work.
iPhoneを買かうto buy an iPhone
新あたらしいiPhoneを買かうためにお金かねを貯ためている。
I'm saving money to buy a new iPhone.
iPhoneが壊こわれるfor an iPhone to break/malfunction
落おとしたらiPhoneが壊こわれてしまった。
I dropped it and my iPhone broke.

Related words

スマートフォン
スマートフォン is the general term for any smartphone, while iPhone refers specifically to Apple's brand of smartphone.
携けい帯たい電でん話わN3
携帯電話 is a broad term covering all mobile phones including older feature phones, whereas iPhone names one specific smartphone product.

Counted with

台だいN4
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

Written forms

ｉＰｈｏｎｅ
- アイフォン
  Standard product name spelling; the reading アイフォン is the most common Japanese pronunciation.
- アイフォーン
アイフォン
Common katakana spelling used in everyday writing.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'iPhone', a trademark of Apple Inc.