Will Apple just use consecutive numbers for each iPhone?

After iPhone 9, the other numbers sound awkward.

Why would anybody here know what Apple WILL do, whether next week or next year?

A true Apple fan would accept anything they throw at them. Believe me, there will still be lines of sheepsters and hipsters for it. I'm NOT saying that their products are bad but their fans is what's bad.

Probably not. Like the nokia lumia 900. There's not 900 nokia lumia's…