In February of this year, KGI Securities analyst Min-Chi Kuo said that all three new Apple phones that will debut this year will receive support for wireless charging technology.

Now experts JPMorgan argue that wireless charging will equip only one flagship model, which will be called iPhone 8 or iPhone X. It is this device that will characterize the new form factor, the availability of OLED-display, the glass back panel and a number of other innovations. Analysts refer to proven Taiwanese informants.

Supplying wireless charging chips for iPhone 8 will be Broadcom. The latter releases chips with support for both the PMA standard and Qi, so at the moment it is unclear what technology Apple will choose for the next generation of its smartphones.

Informants agree that the wireless charger will not be included in the standard package of iPhone 8. With the fact that the smartphone, according to rumors, will cost more than $ 1000, this accessory, if desired, will have to buy an additional.

Another important innovation in the iPhone 8 is the support for the Bluetooth 5 standard, announced by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group in the summer of last year. In the specifications it is noted that the range of the new technology compared to the previous generation has been increased 4-fold, and the data transmission speed has doubled. According to JPMorgan, Apple's new anniversary flagship will be the first iPhone with this interface.

The first smartphones with Bluetooth 5 support were smartphones Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 +, announced in late March. Tests of the wireless interface in the Galaxy S8 showed that Bluetooth 5 really shows better throughput, although it is still fond of lack of obstacles. The technology shows the best results, but with increasing distance and the number of walls, the speed difference compared to Bluetooth 4. 2 becomes less noticeable.