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QI IS THE FUTURE OF CHARGING

Why 5G technology looks to be a game changer on many levels

The increasing adoption of Qi technology

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5G CONNECTIVITY IS FINALLY HERE

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CONTENTS 18 5G CONNECTIVITY IS FINALLY HERE We explore the hype and why 5G technology looks to be a game changer on many levels

24 QI IS THE FUTURE OF CHARGING The increasing adoption of Qi technology and the evolution of wireless solutions

27 TOP 10 ATTACH See our top 10 recommended range of attach products here from Exertis

05 EXERTIS COMMENT Simon Woodman introduces the Spring edition of The Future Mobility

06 NEWS IN BRIEF We round up the latest news and product releases from the world of technology

08 MARKET STATS UPDATE We highlight some of the key consumer and business trends driving demand, such as smart homes, augmented reality and wireless charging

10 WHAT DOMINATED AT MWC 2019?

Mark Weston reflects on this year’s event and how MWC has evolved, noting the technology highlights and ones to watch

14 HOT PICKS A range of best-selling products designed to make you more margin. Including top five new devices, top five best sellers and top five accessories for every need

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WELCOME TO THE SPRING EDITION OF FUTURE MOBILITY

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The first calendar quarter of the year always hosts the major industry shows: CES, ISE and MWC are now behind us and, for the UK channel, we have recently held our third Plug In To Exertis event. This was held on the 16th May at the Silverstone Circuit and as expected it was bigger and better than ever – with more products, more solutions, more services and more opportunities that will have hopefully benefited your business.

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With dedicated Consumer, Business, AV and Enterprise areas and over 100 market leading vendors exhibiting, we were able to showcase what’s hot, what’s trending and what’s emerging across a wide spectrum of technologies. In case you missed it, look out for our video exhibition that will soon be available to recap on a great event.

We also held a number of seminars on a variety of topics important for the channel. Graeme Good, Head of B2B Sales at Samsung spoke on how to create more margin in Mobile and VR content creators REWIND talked on how to bring VR to the B2B World. If you are interested in seeing the slides from the show, get in contact with us at marketing@exertis.co.uk.

Naturally as you would expect, there were some important announcements in and around MWC Barcelona. We’ve highlighted these in our round up on pages 10 and 11 and our very own Mark Weston picks out what caught his eye at the show. Like the technology, MWC has moved on encapsulating its “intelligent connectivity” theme. That’s made it a more exciting and worthwhile event.

One of the major talking points in 2019 is certainly to be 5G. The next few months will see even greater noise around this next generation technology, particularly with devices starting to be released which are 5G enabled. The recently launched Samsung S10 is 5G enabled along with the Huawei Mate X and the LG V50 5G with plenty of promises of more to follow. Several trials are underway in the UK which will start to demonstrate the difference it will make in many areas. Our article on pages 18 and 19 highlights what we can expect and when we are likely to be connected.

Most major smartphone manufacturers have adopted and built-in Qi technology into their handsets. Indeed, Qi can be found in a range of products and Exertis provides a great selection of wireless chargers as part of our accessory’s portfolio from Belkin, Cygnett and Samsung. Customers can choose elegant and compact designs from pads to powerbanks that incorporate Qi technology. You can find out more on pages 24.

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“DUNKABLE” TO PROVIDE MORE PROTECTION P2i introduced its new Dunkable2 solution at MWC which the company claims can protect a device submerged under water for up to two hours. The company works with OEMs that include Lenovo, Sony and Huawei to make devices liquid resistant, improving their reliability and enabling them to survive liquid exposure in everyday accidents. According to P2i, Dunkable is the market’s most advanced waterproof coating solution, protecting every component in a smartphone handset to IPX8 level for the life of the device. Recent surveys have placed waterproofing and durability among consumers’ most demanded features on a smartphone and Ady Moores, CEO, P2i said: “Dunkable is a worldfirst and represents a step change in the level of waterproofing available to handset manufacturers. The launch means that for the first time OEMs have access to the most advanced water protection capabilities that can be rolled out on virtually all form factors…not just the usual square designs.”

Vendors that have partnered with P2i have already had access to the new coating and treated devices are expected to be in the market before the third quarter of this year. ₂https://www.p2i.com/

SAMSUNG GALAXY S10 Everything you’d expect and more from this new flagship phone.

However, it’s the 6.1 inch Infinity Display and curved edge screen that really stands out. It features a new ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, Wireless PowerShare and 3,400mAh battery.

FIDO AUTHENTICATION TO END PASSWORD PROTECTION

The Galaxy S10 has a 10MP front camera and 3 rear cameras, including a 16MP ultra-wide and 12MP zoom lens. It also comes with 8GB of RAM and includes options for 128GB or 512GB of internal storage. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset provides fast processing.

There’s the S10+ and the lighter S10e also available.

Announced at MWC, the FIDO Alliance1 and Google, maintain that passwords could one day be fully eradicated in the mobile ecosystem. Companies including Amazon, ARM, Google, Intel, Lenovo and Microsoft are part of the FIDO Alliance tasked with improving authentication standards. The Android operating system is now FIDO2 certified which allows passwordless authentication on devices providing they are operating on Android version 7.0 or above. This gives users the ability to leverage their device’s built-in fingerprint sensor and/or FIDO security keys for secure passwordless access to websites and native applications that support the FIDO2 protocols.

According to the FIDO Alliance, “Web and app developers can now add FIDO strong authentication to their Android apps and websites through a simple API call, to bring passwordless, phishing-resistant security to a rapidly expanding base of end users who already have leading Android devices and/or will upgrade to new devices in the future”.

FIDO2 is backed by strong cryptographic security that is transparent to the user and protects against phishing, man-inthe-middle attacks and attacks using stolen credentials. ₁https://fidoalliance.org/

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END OF THE NOT SPOT Ofcom maintains that in more than a fifth of the country, it’s not possible to make a voice call on all four networks. However, in a move to improve patchy signals in the countryside, BT, O2, Three and Vodafone are in talks to create a new barter system to allow operators to share masts more easily. To gain access to a rural site owned by a rival, an operator would need to let the competition install their signalling equipment on one of its masts.

According to a report in the Daily Telegraph3 “Mobile bosses hope that the system would allow them to invest more efficiently and lift coverage towards the Government’s 95 per cent target without the need for more draconian regulations. Over time the proportion of masts occupied by all four networks would increase, allowing some existing sites to be shut down, delivering cost savings.”

In addition, in not-spot areas with no 4G coverage at all, the operators are discussing not only sharing mast infrastructure but also signalling equipment. Such an “active sharing” partnership would cut costs in the most sparsely populated and rugged countryside by using the same kit to deliver four signals according to the article. Some 91 per cent of the UK has a good 4G mobile signal from at least one operator, according to Ofcom figures from December 2018.

In the past, networks have been reluctant to fund and invest in deploying networks in rural areas for commercial reasons, so this new two-pronged attack may well find a cost-effective solution amid a rising threat of costly new regulations as they prepare for heavy investment in 5G networks.

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CCS INSIGHT PREDICTS SLOWDOWN IN MOBILE SALES The global analyst CCS Insight4 has downgraded its expectations on global mobile phone sales in 2019 to 1.8 billion units, a drop of 3 per cent from 2018. It had previously predicted sales to reach 2 billion units by 2022 but its new five-year outlook is for 1.9 billion on an annual basis until 2023.

Changing consumer behaviour, particularly in Western Europe, is one of the main drivers of the stagnant mobile phone market.

The analyst stated “We recently surveyed consumers in some key Western European markets, and 35% of them said they plan to keep their current phone for longer than their previous one.

Only 13% told us they will change their phone faster than in the past.” In addition, increasingly steep prices of high-end phones are proving detrimental to sales. “The psychological threshold of $1,000 seems to have prompted some consumers to re-evaluate whether they really need to replace their phone as quickly as they have done in the past”.

However, this is not bad news for everyone. Companies focussing on sales of second-hand phones are enjoying a surge in demand, especially as software upgrades and much lower prices than those of new flagship smartphones make refurbished devices attractive to more and more people. In addition, CCS Insight expects 220 million 5G phones will be sold in 2020, rising to 930 million in 2023 to account for almost half of all mobile phone sales.

A weakened Chinese economy, along with macroeconomic and political uncertainty in other major markets are also cited for the global decline.

₃https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/03/31/bid-boost-rural-mobile-coverage/ ₄https://www.ccsinsight.com/press/company-news/mobile-phone-sales-are-in-decline/

GOOGLE AND SAMSUNG PARTNERSHIP Google and Samsung announced a partnership at MWC which will see both companies collaborating to improve enterprise solutions for their customers and streamline bulk enrolment of enterprise devices. Both have offered similar schemes in the past.

Android Enterprise offers a simple bulk, over-the-air enrolment method referred to as zero-touch enrolment and Samsung has offered Knox Mobile Enrolment. By providing a unified solution, it will provide a consistent experience for customers. Android OEMs will have access to Samsungs’s Knox Platform for Enterprise features and both companies will combine their respective bulk enrolment procedures.

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DOMINATE MWC The annual, monster, mobile event that is the Mobile World Congress, or MWC Barcelona as it now wishes to be known, has finished for another year attracting over 100,000 visitors to the Fira Gran Via venue and over 2,400 companies to its vast expanse of exhibition halls and conference facilities. Without doubt, foldable phones and 5G connectivity (see our article on pages 20 and 21) were the hot topics but as expected there was no shortage of product announcements.

Here are a few that caught the eye.

HUAWEI The Mate X might not be the first foldable phone to be launched but it certainly created a great deal of interest from the media. With a 6.6 inch diagonal front screen and a 6.4 inch back display, it folds outward to provide a tablet sized 8 inch OLED display with 4K resolution. A button on the back of the phone releases the back to create the tablet mode.

Powered by a Kirin 980 processor, the phone is 5G enabled and boasts a 4,500 mAh battery. Huawei SuperCharge will recharge the phone up to 85% in just 30 minutes with its 55W fast-charging technology which is simply amazing. The phone is set to launch sometime in the summer in the UK with EE, Three and Vodafone. Not surprisingly, it will be quite expensive - around £2,000.

functions, answer calls, snooze alarms and even increase the volume without touching the phone. It has all the features and specifications you would expect from a flagship phone including a Snapdragon 855 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and a 3,500mAh battery. It has a 6.1 inch OLED display with a resolution of 3120 x 1440 and Gorilla Glass 6 protection. The entire screen is the speaker (known as Crystal Sound and found in its TVs) and it includes the Boombox feature which provides a great audio experience.

Whilst, it doesn’t have a foldable phone, LG did announce the LG V50.

It’s the company’s first 5G phone with a Dual Screen accessory that can add an extra display. It’s not a foldable phone as such but another optional screen can be added to the handset like a case. It’s possible to use both screens simultaneously for multitasking and swap content from one screen to the other.

Huawei also took the opportunity to showcase its MateBook X Pro ultrathin (14.6mm) and lightweight (1.33Kg) laptop. The display features a 91 per cent screen-to-body ratio. Its 3K LTPS display comes with a remarkable 3000 x 2000 resolution. The entry level MateBook X Pro will include an 8th generation Intel Core i5-8265U processor with Intel UHD Graphics 620, 8GB of DDR3 memory and a 256GB SSD. For more power, there’s an an Intel Core i7-8565U available with double the memory and storage as well as dedicated Nvidia MX 250 graphics.

Huawei promises up to 12 hours of battery use.

Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 processor and the X50 modem, it will be able to take advantage of 5G when it comes onstream or revert to 4G when it isn’t. It comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage and a powerful 4000mAh battery. It has five cameras three on the front and two on the back with a 6.4 inch OLED display, expandable with the dual accessory.

The MateBook 14 which was also launched at MWC has a lot of the same features of the MateBook X Pro except it has a lower spec screen resolution at 2160 x 1440. However, it makes up for that with more ports - one USB-C 3.1 port (charging), one USB 3.0 port, one USB 2.0 port and an HDMI port. Pricing for both laptops have yet to be released.

It wasn’t just about nostalgia for Nokia at MWC – although HMD did reveal that over 10 million rebooted 3310 and 8110 had been sold worldwide and possibly others could be on the way according to press reports. It also launched a number of devices including the Noka 9 PureView.

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Unquestionably, the Nokia 9 PureView’s standout feature are the five rear cameras, offering five 12-megapixel lenses that shoot at different exposures (three black and white, two colour). The photos are taken at the same time and fused together for what the company promises are enhanced levels of detail that a single smartphone camera can’t capture on its own. So, you get images with fantastic detail and depth. It also comes with Adobe Lightroom preinstalled, ideal for photography enthusiasts. Besides that, it has a 5.99 inch 2K OLED

LG introduced what it termed as Hand ID and Air Motion, which allows you to wave your hand over the phone at a certain height to gain access, with its launch of its LG G8 ThinQ. The screen scans the veins in your palm. LG maintains that it provides extra security over fingerprint and facial recognition and enables you to access favourite

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SAMSUNG Samsung launched its Samsung Galaxy Fold and Galaxy S10 range and wearables at its launch prior to MWC and we cover these on page 6 and 7. However, it did use MWC to refresh its mid-range series of devices with the Samsung A50 and A30. Both offer well featured specifications at an affordable price.

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screen, a Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and a 3,320mAh battery. It also has a fingerprint and face unlock feature.

For mid-range and budget phones Nokia has a good selection that were also unveiled. From the entry level Nokia 1 Plus to the Nokia 3.2 and 4.2 devices, these look good and pack a decent set of features and power for their price. Nokia also showed its Nokia 210 candybar feature phone with Snake included, aimed at young users with a price tag to match.

SONY Sony hasn’t been tempted into the rush for a 5G or foldable phone.

Instead, with the Xperia 1, it has gone for a 21:9 aspect ratio display, which sets it apart from the competition, and a 4K OLED 3840 x 1644 resolution. This new line of long handsets should be great for watching movies as 21:9 is the standard aspect ratio for most films along with its superb display. As for sound, it supports Dolby Atmos via its USB-C headphone output. Sony also believes that with its Wide Side sense and app launcher, the 21.9 display is perfect to run two apps at the same time.

It runs on the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, has 6GB of RAM, can support up to 512GB of storage with microSD expansion and has a powerful 3,330mAh battery. It features an advanced 12 MP triple lens camera comprising a 26-mm regular RGB, 16-mm wide-angle, and a 52-mm telephoto sensor with an 8 MP camera for selfies on the front.

Sony also announced the Xperia 10 and 10 Plus. Both provide 21:9 ratio and full HD resolution. The Plus has better specifications in terms of screen size, battery, processor, RAM, and cameras but they both offer great features for a mid-range phone. For the budget conscious, the Sony Xperia L3 has a more traditional design and 720p screen but it has two decent rear cameras, battery and is a good upgrade on its predecessor.

Undoubtedly, MWC has moved on from just the launchpad for a range of smartphones. This year was one of the best. The clear message is that 5G is coming and we will be living in an ever-increasingly connected world. Of course, there were some great smartphone announcements as I have highlighted in this article and foldable phones rightly stole some of the limelight but the impact of 5G was very evident. Smart Tech, the connected home, smart cities and connected factories featured heavily at the show along with the impact that AI and machine learning will bring to the increasing use cases that IoT will provide in conjunction with the adoption of 5G. Cloud connected devices are expected to number 20 billion by 2020 according to Gartner, with increasing amounts of Big Data being generated. MWC clearly demonstrated that manufacturers are getting prepared for what 5G can deliver, hence why some of the traditional IT vendors had an increased presence epitomised by Dell/EMC, Microsoft Azure, and AWS, amongst others.

As expected, intelligent connectivity featured heavily for the automotive industry which had a significant presence at the show. Most manufacturers seemed to be there. 5G will provide continuous real-time information transfer which will enable vehicles to communicate with the environment and with other vehicles. The development of completely autonomous cars is on the horizon. Autonomy isn’t just confined to cars as demonstrated by Husqvarna’s new robotic mower which comes equipped with artificial intelligence and smart home connectivity. It can even be controlled by voice commands from Google Home and Amazon Alexa.

VR demonstrations, robots, smart appliances and drones – the future for delivery and blue light services - were also in evidence.

5G will bring VR to reality for many whilst another promising revenue stream will come through cloud gaming which also featured heavily at the event. The increased streaming quality and low latency of 5G will enable consumers to play the latest games on a subscription service without the need for powerful PCs or consoles. This is expected to be a billion-dollar industry with many of the big players vying for the market.

Also announced at MWC was a partnership between Android and Samsung to simplify choosing Android in the enterprise that will enable more enterprise feature management and expanded enrolment options for partners and customers. The partnership involves both Google and Samsung combining their respective enterprise solutions (Zero Touch and Knox Platform for Enterprise) to provide a unified solution. More info on page 7.

Like the technology, MWC has moved on encapsulating its “intelligent connectivity” theme. That’s made it a more exciting and worthwhile event.

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TOP BEST-SELLERS 1 HUAWEI P SMART 2019 The advanced Kirin 710 octa-core chipset enhances the running performance to fullspeed while the 12nm process technology efficiently lowers power consumption.

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NOKIA 9 PUREVIEW Loaded with Android 9 Pie, Nokia 9 is as efficient as it is powerful. Utilising AI to understand your preferences, Android 9 Pie tailors a user experience that just gets better with time.

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5G CONNECTIVITY PROMISES MUCH There has been much hype, much expectation and some controversy around 5G. However, it is expected to be a game changer on many levels. 5G networks are the next generation of mobile internet connectivity, offering faster speeds and more reliable connections than ever before. It is predicted to offer connections that are many times faster than currently available (100 times faster than 4G and 10 times faster than average broadband), with average download speeds of around 1GBps expected to soon be the norm, although actual real-world performance may vary. To put some perspective to that, it can take around 10 minutes to download an HD movie on 4G, you should be able to swap the minutes for seconds with 5G. With development well underway, 5G networks are expected to launch across the world by 2020, working alongside existing 3G and 4G technology to provide speedier connections that stay online anytime and anywhere.

In the UK, 5G is expected to see a widespread roll-out by 2020 – EE, Vodafone, Three and O2 have purchased the network capacity to support the next generation of mobile services. Indeed, these major UK mobile networks have revealed their 5G testing plans which are taking place in numerous locations at this very moment. Qualcomm predicted at CES (January) that as many as thirty 5G devices will be launched this year, most of which will be smartphones. That prediction is materialising as we are already seeing the launch of 5G enabled devices, such as those unveiled recently at Mobile World Congress. The GSMA estimates that by 2025, 1.2 billion people are set to have access to 5G networks - a third of them in China - coinciding with the new network infrastructure.

Besides much faster speeds, the technology will also offer much lower latency - down to a theoretical 1ms from 45ms on 4G i.e. it will reduce delay or lag and provide greater capacity for networks to cope with many high-demand applications such as virtual reality and IoT devices. Indeed, many believe that 5G will have a huge impact in the growth of IoT where it will be capable of supporting massive quantities of low-throughput connections compared to LTE. Smart connected homes, hospitals, factories and cities along with autonomous vehicles will all benefit. The lower latency provided by 5G could, for example, enable essential

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frequencies currently being used for 2G, 3G and 4G services as well as those destined for 5G. It’s also expected to reduce the drain on a phone’s battery. According to statements made by Qualcomm at MWC, all 5G phones powered by its latest hardware will feature “5G PowerSave” a solution that will come as standard and provide all-day battery life. Qualcomm also revealed a new antenna design. The QTM525 is slimmer than existing antennas, which should allow for 5G phones as thin as 8mm according to experts. Qualcomm and Lenovo also jointly announced that they plan to launch the first 5G based laptop powered by the Snapdragon 8cx platform early next year. Furthermore, in another announcement at MWC, Qualcomm maintained broad ecosystem support for a new category of 5G enabled VR and AR headsets that incorporate the best features of both tethered and mobile headsets. These lightweight XR viewers are designed to connect to smartphones based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform, tethered via USB Type-C.

UK TRIALS. In the UK, 5G trials have been underway. In October last year, EE launched its first 5G trial in London’s Canary Wharf (Montgomery Square), which has around 150,000 visitors every day. Its concentration of high-volume data users was a key reason for the choice of venue along with the fact that it was said to be a relatively “clean” site in terms of deploying network equipment.

EE used Huawei and the 3.4GHz spectrum it won at the Ofcom 5G auction. The operator also announced a more complex deployment in Shoreditch, dealing with partners and landlords as well as the challenges of building a 5G site. EE has also announced which six UK cities will be the first to get faster 5G mobile networks.

Building on existing trials, EE will turn on 5G in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester by mid-2019. By the end of 2019, another 10 cities will get EE networks (Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield).

O2’s test systems are based around the O2 arena in London and it is also running other trials in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London, essentially covering the four corners of the UK. Other parts of the UK are set to follow from 2020.

information to be instantly transmitted to driverless cars thereby avoiding potential accidents.

5G will provide a major boost to many companies, particularly those technology players that are developing 5G hardware and the telecom providers supplying the networking infrastructure.

Mobile operators will have to upgrade their networks with 5G products and services from the likes of Huawei, Ericsson, Samsung and Nokia, and handset manufacturers will have to include 5G chips from companies like Qualcomm, the dominant chipset manufacturer.

SNAPDRAGON X55 CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOBILE DEVICE MANUFACTURERS Indeed, back in February, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X55, a new 5G modem that is expected to deliver speeds of up to 7Gbps, and top upload speeds of 3Gbps. Designed for the next generation of mobile devices, Qualcomm says that the X55 will also deliver top speeds of 2.5Gbps over 4G, while we wait for 5G to arrive. The real advantage of the X55 is that it integrates LTE and 5G on a single chip with support for many more frequencies with the ability to send and receive data over all of the radio

Vodafone has recently launched what it describes as the UK’s first 5G connected airport, at their “blast pod” in terminal one in Manchester where visitors can replicate the expected user experience. Other locations are planned. This follows the operator’s first full 5G commercial trial in Salford – although no 5G phones were available of course. In addition, Vodafone and O2 have announced a decision to share 5G at joint radio network sites, a move which is expected to enable both networks to deploy 5G faster as well as offering 5G coverage and at a lower cost.

The first 5G factory trial was recently announced with Worcester Bosch to test options such as increasing factory output, using IoT sensors for preventative maintenance and real-time feedback, and using data analytics to predict potential failure. Consumers are likely to find 5G VR and AR opportunities being trailed at major sporting venues.

The next few months will see even greater noise around 5G, particularly with devices starting to be released which are 5G enabled. Already, we know that the Samsung S10 will be 5G enabled along with the Huawei Mate X and the LG V50 5G with plenty of promises of more to follow (see our MWC article on pages 10 and 11. However, whilst the future could look very different with 5G connectivity, it isn’t quite there yet and any device is certainly going to be very expensive.

Sources and Acknowledgements: TechRadar, Daily Telegraph, zdnet, GSMA, 5g.co.uk, techrepublic, Researchandmarkets, Qualcomm

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WIRELESS CHARGING Consumers are increasingly aware of the benefits of wireless charging for a range of CE devices from toothbrushes to earbuds or more likely from smartwatches to smartphones. The latter has been where wireless power has been more commonly used, simply because our always connected world demands that our smartphone is always on. As a result, manufacturers have embraced the technology, and following the power battle between Qi and Powermat for the standard, most now include the former inside virtually every flagship device.

Simply put, wireless charging is the transfer of power from power outlet to the device without the hassle of connecting a cable to the power source. Wireless charging devices include a charging station, which can take several forms, that transmits the energy, and a receiver, which again can be integrated into a variety of devices. The device receives the energy and charges the battery. Wireless charging is based on inductive charging.

Power is created by passing an electrical current through two coils to create an electromagnetic field. Providing that the device comes into contact with the charging station within a specified range, the magnetic field generates an electrical current within the device which charges the built-in battery.

Built to a standard, it’s a reliable, safe and often convenient method to power and charge a range of devices. Of course, wireless chargers aren’t entirely wireless because the charger will still need to be plugged into a power socket.

Qi technology, administered by the Wireless Power Consortium, has improved over time and provides three different power specifications. Whilst the first charging mats or pads delivered just 2.5 watts, some handsets can support 5, 7, 10 and even 15 watts on some newer devices. The next level designed for laptops can provide up to 120 watt and the third is designed for wireless pads that can be used in modern kitchens for blenders, hotplates or kettles, delivering power up to 2KW.

QI CAN BE FOUND IN A RANGE OF PRODUCTS Most major smartphone manufacturers have adopted and builtin Qi technology into their handsets. However, for those devices that aren’t enabled, there are a number of compatible charging cases that can be applied to the rear of the handset and include the necessary inductive loops to enable charging to take place.

The downside is that they add weight to your device, aren’t aesthetically pleasing and if you want to charge your phone with a regular cable, the case will need to be removed beforehand.

There are many peripheral as well as handset manufacturers that provide a range of charging mats (pads) or stands in a variety of shapes, colours and styles, and at a variety of price points. The good news is that the Qi standard means they should be interoperable. However, recently chargers have also been integrated into other forms of furniture. IKEA was one of the first to introduce wireless charging incorporated into tables and lamps. Indeed, Qi charging stations are becoming more commonplace in hotels, airports and the like. There are even chargers built-in to some cars.

There are advantages to wireless charging, most notably providing a simple and convenient way to charge a phone without having to find and attach a cable. Just placing it on the charging mat and it’s instantly charging. It also puts less strain on the phone’s charging point and there are some interesting designs available for the mats. However, wireless charging is slower, especially noticeable for phones with Quick Charge technology.

Exertis provides a great range of wireless chargers as part of our accessories portfolio from Belkin, Cygnett and Samsung.

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