Apple lost to Samsung in the battle of wireless charging

Although there is a lot of information Apple could integrate wireless charging technology for iPhone 6. However, when it comes to this new technology, Apple is still just a "junior" compared to Samsung.

There are many speculation that Apple's upcoming iPhone 6 will likely be integrated with wireless charging technology.

Last week, American coffee firm Starbuck announced it would equip more than 100,000 wireless charging stations for a chain of 8,000 cafes in the United States. This is a truly remarkable event, because wireless charging is one of the technologies that are receiving the attention of smartphone manufacturers and only a handful of mobile devices today use this type of device. this technology.

Currently, both the world's largest smartphone manufacturers - Samsung and Apple - have not yet really jumped into the wireless charging market. However, for many months, there have been many speculation that Apple's upcoming iPhone 6 will likely be integrated with wireless charging technology. That means, if you want to try wireless charging technology, users will have to spend an additional $ 1.65 to buy a cup of Starbuck coffee.

There are three big names in the wireless charging market today: Kyocera, Alliance For Wireless Charging and Wireless Power Consortium (WPC).

In May, Sprint and Virgin Mobile US integrated Kyocera's PMA wireless charging technology, while AT&T is also proposing Samsung to integrate PMA support technology for Galaxy S5 smartphones.

Mikey Campbell , editor of AppleInsider , said if Apple integrated wireless charging technology into the iPhone 6, it could be an impulse to push a series of carriers to jump into this new market, especially Samsung.

However, many analysts say that if the Korean tech giant decides to jump into the wireless network, it is likely that Apple will be defeated. Because Samsung is currently the largest market share in the mobile market and is also the most influential company in the battle of wireless charging.

According to the 2013 statistics, of the total shipments of mobile phones and tablets worldwide, Samsung accounted for 28%, double that of Apple (13%) . It is forecasted that by 2018, Samsung's market share will expand even further, to 31%, while Samsung is nearly 14% on the spot.