Wireless charging in the iPhone, probably will soon be waiting as much as a new part of Half-Life. But if you believe the head of Powermat, which develops wireless solutions in this area, Apple will still decide on the long-awaited step this year.

Wireless charging will be one of the key functions of the new iPhone, "says Elan Dabzinski, CEO of Powermat. - When the technology "overtakes" Apple, it will finally take root in every home.

Probably, the head of Powermat knows something that analysts and other experts do not know about.

Of course, rumors that we can charge the iPhone without wires, have been going for a long time, but there has not been such a confident statement, especially from such an authoritative figure in the industry.

Now Apple is a member of the consortium of wireless electromagnetic energy, and it is unclear how the company is going to implement wireless charging in the iPhone. The latest developments in this direction allow charging several meters away, but it is much cheaper and easier to implement the standard Qi solution.