OnePlus could cleverly offer magnetic accessories without a MagSafe phone
Don't expect magnets in the phones, though, as is the case with MagSafe on iPhones.
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- OnePlus, OPPO, and Realme could be working on an ecosystem of phone accessories with magnets.
- The companies will apparently offer magnetic phone cases with wireless charging, magnetic accessories for cooling, and more.
Palm was the first major smartphone brand to combine magnets with wireless charging back in 2009, but Apple popularized the practice with MagSafe on iPhones a few years ago. This sees magnets placed in the back of iPhones, facilitating faster wireless charging and enabling a host of accessories. Now, it sounds like OnePlus, OPPO, and Realme want to get in on the magnetic action too.
Serial leaker Digital Chat Station has claimed on Weibo that the Ouga group (effectively the parent company of OnePlus, OPPO, and Realme) has started developing an ecosystem of phone accessories with magnets. The source asserts that the phones can’t have “true magnetic wireless charging” due to patent restrictions. This is ostensibly due to Apple’s MagSafe patents.
