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Report suggests hopes of Energous-based long-range charging in iPhone 8 may be dashed

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<p>Persistent reports that Apple is working on introducing long-range wireless charging technology in the iPhone 8 may be overly optimistic, suggests a new report.</p>
<p>Long-range charging would free devices from the need to be placed onto a charging mat, allowing them to be charged anywhere from three to twenty feet away from a charger. Bloomberg <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/01/28/wireless-charging-apple-iphone/" target="_blank">first reported[/url] that Apple was working on this tech almost a year ago, and there have been multiple suggestions since then of a tie-in with Energous, whose <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/09/15/iphone-wireless-charging-apple-energous/" target="_blank">WattUp technology[/url] raises the prospect of iPhones being charged anywhere within a room.</p>
<p>Two particular reports seemed to add weight to this claim, as a key Apple supplier <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/14/wireless-charging-iphone-8-dialog-energous/" target="_blank">partnered with Energous[/url] before the company announced a ‘<a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/04/energous-shipping-end-of-2017-ossia-cota-tiles/" target="_blank">key strategic partnership[/url]‘ three weeks ago. However, analysts writing as Copperfield Research believe that Apple’s plans for the iPhone 8 may be less ambitious …</p>
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