OnePlus is obviously not opposed to jump on the wireless charging bandwagon down the line, but for the time being, Dash Charge is considered way better.
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Wireless charging is one of those really cool ideas for mobile device advancement that hasn’t quite taken off in the game-changing way everybody expected. Like modular smartphones, biometric authentication or the wearable market as a whole.
Technically, many of today’s high-end Android handhelds are equipped with what’s better called inductive charging support out the box, which still involves cables and requires you leave the gadget in a pretty much locked position on a dock, mat or pad.
It’s no wonder therefore that Apple has shunned this trend for recent-generation iPhones, although the 8 could jump on the controversial bandwagon, according to tireless KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
After purportedly solving the size and general specification breakdown equation for 2017’s major 7 upgrade, Kuo is ready to predict at least one main iPhone 8 variant will indeed adopt some form of “wireless charging” technology.
Unfortunately, no breakthroughs are tipped to take place off the bat, with many companies working on cord-free charging from a distance, but actual commercial innovations still a little ways down the road.
Worse yet, Cupertino is rumored to be strongly considering selling inductive charging pads separate from even the top-shelf, all-glass, OLED screen-sporting iPhone 8 SKU. And if that’s the case, something tells us you’ll be asked to cough up a tad more than Samsung’s $50 or so starting price. No need to already begin fretting, of course, as we are still many months away from an official confirmation and rollout.
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Samsung’s official Galaxy S III wireless charging kit was announced alongside that 2012 flagship, but it didn’t arrive on the market until long after – and many regions are still waiting to get their hands on it. This year, Samsung appears committed to avoiding a similar situation with the new Galaxy S 4: the company ...
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The wireless charging space has its nondescript plates, its chopped-in-half spheres, and its invisibly integrated landing zones – but what it’s lacking in most cases is a sense of style. With its new Qi-enabled wireless charging dock, accessory maker TYLT looks to shake up that status quo somewhat, and the company ...
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Rarely has the “lull” between trade shows given us so much to talk about. We kicked off the week with an exciting announcement welcoming two new members to the Pocketnow team, and since then we’ve barely been able to keep news, editorials, and videos on the front page long enough to read them. This feed is on fire. From ever-strengthening rumors about the HTC M7 and Samsung Galaxy S IV, to interviews with newcomers like Jolla, to new looks at old friends with BlackBerry 10, to ...
After almost a solid year of keeping its customers waiting, it looks like Samsung is finally gearing up for a North American release of the wireless charging product it promised way back at the Galaxy S III announcement. That’s a good thing, and we’re eagerly awaiting some hands-on time with the official inductive-charging pad … but we’re not exactly the patient sort. Fortunately, the popularity of the Galaxy S III, combined with an abundance of old Palm charging accessories, ...