Report: Galaxy S5 won't have magnetic resonance wireless charging, tech not marketable according to Samsung

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Back in October, rumors emerged about the possibility of Samsung implementing magnetic resonance wireless charging, a technology that allows wireless charging of a device without direct contact with the charging pad, on its smartphones. The rumors suggested that the technology would find its way into phones from mid-2014, but some were still hopeful that it would be ready in time to find a place on the Galaxy S5.

However, that's not likely to happen, according to a report from the Korean media. Industry officials have said that Samsung might skip on putting magnetic resonance wireless charging on the Galaxy S5; apparently, the technology does exist and it won't be difficult to implement it on the S5, but Samsung doesn't believe the technology is marketable yet and isn't sure of whether consumers will be willing to cough up extra cash for the feature.

Samsung's reluctance does make sense, as even standard wireless charging is a feature that hasn't caught on in the market yet (mainly due to the cost of wireless chargers, and lack of the necessary marketing explaining why the feature is useful) – couple that with the already excessive prices of smartphones these days, and it could be a while before it becomes feasible to implement the contact-less wireless charging tech in consumer devices.

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Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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Report: Galaxy S5 won't have magnetic resonance wireless charging, tech not marketable according to Samsung

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]

First Samsung device: SGH-D500

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