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May 6, 2020 08:46 pm

The NFC specification is adding a new wireless charging standard


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The NFC Forum has announced an update for the short-range wireless technology that adds a form of wireless charging to the standard. Future NFC devices could offer wireless charging functionality, albeit in a way that’s far more limited than the popular Qi standard used by almost every other device (via 9to5Google).


The new NFC standard is far slower than Qi charging, offering up to 1W speeds compared to base Qi speeds of 5W. (Qi fast charging can reach speeds of 10W or more on standard hardware.) And it’ll require new hardware — you won’t be able to just get a firmware update and suddenly be able to have NFC-based wireless charging on your current device.



Considering that the speeds are so slow...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/5/6/21249555/nfc-forum-wlc-wireless-charging-specification-qi-mobile-battery

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