You might never have Watch A Wife's Secret (2014)to plug a charging cable into your iPhone again.
Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturing company that builds electronics including the iPhone, is reportedly testing wireless charging modules that might make it into next year's iPhone 8, according to a report from the Nikkei Asian Review.
SEE ALSO: iPhone 8 sounds like it'll share design similarities with the iPhone 4Whether the iPhone 8 actually gets wireless charging will depend on the yield rates of the modules, a source told the Nikkei. Poor yield rates could push Apple to scrap the feature.
Prior to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launch, the company was widely expected to use new displays made out of more scratch-resistant sapphire glass. But poor yield rates from sapphire glass producer GT Advanced Technologies forced Apple to ditch it for "ion-strengthened" glass.
And prior to the iPhone 7 launch, there were various leaks showing an iPhone 7 Plus model with a smart connector (much like the one on the iPad Pros) on the backside. Of course, that model never materialized.
Poor yield rates could push Apple to scrap the feature.
Low yield rates could also corner Apple into including the feature only on a high-end model, much like the dual cameras on the iPhone 7 Plus.
It's also not the first time we've heard of the iPhone 8 getting wireless charging. Back in January, a Bloombergreport claimed Apple was working on truewireless charging technology that works over a distance. Meaning an iPhone wouldn't need to be placed on a charging pad, which is then plugged into an outlet.
It's not a completely farfetched idea. Apple already has a few patents for such wireless charging tech, although implementation is challenging. And the Apple Watch already has wireless charging, although it works via MagSafe and not over a distance.
Adding wireless charging would also appease users who lament the removal of the headphone jack as they'd be able to wirelessly charge andplug in Lightning headphones at the same time.
Furthermore, wireless charging would resolve the whole "iPhone 7's included Lightning cable doesn't work with the new MacBook Pros" issue that's been irritating some customers.
Next year's iPhone marks the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, and Apple is reportedly planning a major overhaul. The iPhone 8 is expected to have a refreshed design that might lose the bezels, integrate the Touch ID sensor underneath the screen, and sport an OLED display.
It's still way too soon to be talking iPhone 8 rumors, so I'll just leave you with some things that are guaranteed to be true, as outlined by my former colleague Christina Warren:
It will be Apple's fastest iPhone ever.
It will have Apple's most advanced optics.
There will be at least one extra feature you can't get on any other iPhone.
It will come in rose gold.
Topics Apple iPhone
I Must Enter Again the Round Zion of the Water BeadStaff Picks: Sohyang, Sacred Deer, and Steamers by The Paris ReviewWhat Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?Why an Unemployed Actor Flew Across the Country to Stalk SalingerThe New Archive of Gabriel García Márquez by The Paris ReviewThe Uncertain Future of the American MallDear Lynda: Diary Snoops and IllSolving Riddles, Reading PoemsTen of Our Top Stories from 2017Redux: Jack Kerouac, Shelly Oria, Erica Ehrenberg by The Paris ReviewAdvice on New Year's Resolutions from Kierkegaard and NietzscheStaff Picks: Interwar, War, and PostwarStaff Picks: Interwar, War, and PostwarWhy Write Fiction in 2017?The Being of the SentenceWhite Man on a PedestalHow A Godless Democrat Fell in Love With Cowboy PoetryContributor Picks: Doomed Bohemians and Death MasksRedux: Elizabeth Bishop, Evan S. Connell, and Diane di Prima by The Paris ReviewThe Nexus of All Despair by Jane Stern New fund puts $141 million toward digital finance in the developing world Kind man dresses wild toad in wonderful, tiny hats to make a little boy happy Father of twin daughters has come up with a hilarious way to freak out hotel guests Cops tell Uber driver to stop filming, but he's also a lawyer IKEA ends all furniture fights with this simple solution Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump tries to save America from aliens in 'SNL' cold open One perfume wants to be the next weapon against cybersecurity attacks There's now a 'She persisted' energy bar because this is what we've come to Cruise ship crashes into one of the most biodiverse coral reefs in the world All the clues from the 'Game of Thrones' Season 7 teaser you may have missed Printable gender These cute robotic cat ears will nag you to fix your bad posture Everyone's convinced Sean Spicer's upside This smart jacket from Google and Levi's will cost you $350 This is what actually makes your Kickstarter successful (Hint: Not $) The world's most wanted hacker is basically a nerdy supervillain A big reveal on 'Girls' is our Cry of the Week Jeff Bridges brings back 'Big Lebowski' to honor John Goodman India extends paid maternity leave to 26 weeks, citizens hail the move A MashBash made for a 'king'
2.4876s , 8224.78125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Watch A Wife's Secret (2014)】,Charm Information Network