Pictures of what is allegedly a working iPhone 6 have surfaced on the Chinese social network Weibo. While tons of parts have leaked up to this point, this is the first time we’ve seen what appears to be the device powered on and running iOS 8.
The 4.7-inch device looks legit, although it’s authenticity cannot obviously be confirmed. On the screen, there’s a new Passbook icon. This hints towards the mobile payments platform Apple is expected to unveil at next week’s event.
As you can see, there’s a fourth stripe in the Passbook icon that looks like a credit card. Apple will reportedly allow users to pay with their iPhones at merchants like Nordstrom, CVS and Walgreens. The current Passbook icon in iOS 7 includes only an airplane, camera and coffee cup.
If indeed legitimate, this leak is amazing because it appears to show a fully operational iPhone 6. The Weibo user has shared pictures of its Settings app, which shows that it’s running a newer build of iOS 8 that is not yet available to developers. Touch ID is also used by the leaker to unlock the device on video.
The video raises questions because the leaker shows his face to the camera. It would seem unlikely that he would show his face if the phone is legitimate.
Android devices are dressed up as unreleased iPhones and “leaked” every year right before an Apple event, but it’s hard to say if this is such fake. The exterior of the device lines up with all the parts we’ve already seen, including the rounded device edges, True Tone flash, rear antenna bands, and redesigned volume buttons.
Interestingly, there is no such leak of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6. Rumors have said that Apple won’t ship the 5.5-inch model until later this year, while the 4.7-inch iPhone appears to already be in mass production.
Apple will show its new iPhones to the world this Tuesday, September 9th at a media event in California.
Update: French site Nowhereelse.fr, which has been a reliable source of leaked parts, reached out to debunk this leak. It says that a Chinese leaker would never show their face in this kind of situation, and that many iPhone 6 clones come with knockoff Touch ID sensors.
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21 responses to “iPhone 6 with new Passbook icon shown in likely fake leak”
If Apple can combine mobile payments with Passbook dynamic server technology…which some vendors have been testing lately…then this could be huge. The mobile wallet at that point becomes the highest value real-estate for retail shopping.
FaceTime Camera is on the right, whereas in the pics, it’s on the left. Makes no sense.
The gif video is backwards, didn’t you see the reversed text on the screen? Regardless fakey fakey fake fake
Duh it’s fake there is no Game Center app in iOS 8…
Yes there is
Just because he showed his face does not mean he is the one who obtained the working device. To truly debunk this device they to take a screwdriver and open it up. Real parts should mean real iPhone 6
Fake or not. Do remember to eat your own foot on tuesday when the phone is revealed and looks exactly like this
That’s what am saying! I can’t think of a time I read or heard a story that some U.S company prosecute a Chinese citizen in China. Nobody can explain why it’s fake. I also been a long term iOS and Android user I seen iOS skins, but Android still show up some where in the device.
The iOS build number on the “leaked” device is older than the latest iOS 8 beta 5 which is 12A4345d.
I really hope that Apple isn’t releasing a device like this one… It’s really ugly and it has huge design flaws.
Agreed. Saying this is fake solely because he showed his face is a joke. Maybe he doesn’t care? Maybe he thinks he won’t get caught? Maybe because he won’t even get in trouble. The vid he leaked as well as the others leaked today all look pretty real to me.
.. plus the (front) design is identical to the current iPhone models… we’re not just anticipating a larger size, we’re anticipating more of a re-design.. yes?
It’s the same phone! I don’t care how people try to justify it, its more of the same stuff. I want to know what Jony Ive will say about this piece of work, who will take the credit? No redesign in sight, just a taller/longer iphone 5
It’s the same phone…
This is most likely fake because we have seen this before and we have seen an android skin just like this on previous fake iPhones.
This close to the announcement and people still don’t believe this is what the iphone 6 or whatever its called looks like! Accept it people this is it, in all it glory.
This phone is ugly and they made it taller. Them bezels…
The Chinese are not under the same laws as were are in the US when it comes to leaking information. This guy doesn’t care, Apple can’t touch him.
look at the arms of the clock app in the upper picture. they are way too long on the alleged iphone 6 when you compare those with the clock app in the latest beta of iOS 8. No way will the arm cross the figures. definitely fake!
Also look at the upper picture to the gradient of the music app. In iOS 8 the gradient Goes from orange below to red to the top. In this picture of the fake iPhone 6 the gradient goes from orange at the top to red below
And one final thing. The front is made out of plastic. You can see this Because of the reflection of the light on the bezel.
Yes i know. It gives definitly another reflection. Try it for yourself If you don’t believe me. I work for a forensic team here in Holland so it’s my job to spot little differences.
Looks like it is the real thing. Good thing Arnoud doesn’t work in forensics… :)
Thanks for showing us and telling us about something that’s “likely fake.”