Is this iOS 8 running on the Apple iPhone 6?

Is this a screenshot of iOS 8 taken from the Apple iPhone 6?

A screenshot out of China, allegedly shows iOS 8 running on a larger-screened Apple iPhone 6. You need to take this with a grain of salt, as you would with any unofficial story of this magnitude. But let's hold off on the cynicism for a second to look at the image. It shows the icons arranged in a 5 x 7 grid, including a dock row consisting of five icons. The current 4 inch iPhone units have a 4 x 6 icon grid.



The resolution of 966 x 1600 on the image reveals that this screen is not intended for any current version of the Apple iPhone or Apple iPad. In addition, the apps are in the same order as the default screen for iOS 7 from Messages to Stocks. The five apps on the purported iOS 8 app dock, include the four that are the default apps on the iOS 7 app dock.



Some new icons on the screen include ones for Healthbook, CarPlay and a Watch Utility for the rumored Apple iWatch. That all seems legit. Apps from a previous alleged iOS 8 leak, like Preview, TextEdit and Tips, were not seen on this new leak.



Now that you've read the story and examined the image, you should now resume the cynical eye that you need to cast upon the alleged screenshot. The original source of the image, a person with a Weibo account, did not divulge too much information on how she obtained it, which raises a red flag.



source: Weibo, RBMen via BGR

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