Galaxy S4 Wireless Charger Clears the FCC? [Photos]

 Just when I was afraid that this week will start off poorly when it comes to fresh new Galaxy S4 news, rumors and overall content I stumbled up on a very interesting report involving the rumored wireless charger. What makes the story more believable is a set of photos that was published along with the report and it is quite clear that this is an official Samsung product. However, whether or not this is actually a wireless charger for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone remains to be seen. Either way, the device has cleared though the FCC tests and is ready to be released at the same time as the latest Galaxy smartphone.

 The source of the leak is the popular and well-respected tech blog Engadget which has published some nice photos and info on the S4 and the charger on the photos. Apparently the device is 90mm wide and uses Qi wireless charging standards. Apart that "qi" is actually pronounced as "chee" I can only tell you that this system can transfer power over a small distance of 1.6 inches.

Here is the first photo from the FCC test:

 As you can see above this is probably the first photo takes before the FCC's tests since the device is still intact on the photograph. If I understand correctly, the official codename of this wireless charger pad is EAD-W10EWE and Samsung hasn't really been all that secretive about it since a lot of technical details about the tech and schematics of this device where allowed to be released. However, as you may have guessed it there is no official mention of the Galaxy S4 anywhere nor that the S4 will be using this device. This just somehow brings me back to a video we posted not too long ago - Don't trust all those Galaxy S4 Rumors!

 Is this actually an upcoming wireless charging kit for the Galaxy S3 and the Note 2? These who devices have been out for a while and the tops months of their slaves have passed quite some time ago. Still, these devices are more that competitive and are selling quite well already. These charging kits would certainly give an extra reason to new consumers to buy the devices in the first place, and Samsung can make some extra money from the old owners of these devices. 

 Here's how it all looked once the FCC took the device part by part!

Galaxy S4 S Pen and Holder Kit (rumor update)

 So, we have been hearing for past week that the top Galaxy S4 news on the Net are the reports that claim that the S4 will feature a stylus pen. I find it interesting how a lot of media sites and users are focused more around the S Pen feature then about the more important details such as the CPU, GPU, chip sets and other technical details. Of course, not everyone is a tech wiz who cares about all of these things and the S Pen is something that we all understand and love, but it is really a necessary feature for a smartphone? A few years back I would have said that it was a bit stupid, but only now do I see how much people love larger screens and their stylus pens!

Fake Galaxy S4 with S Pen feature

  The Samsung Galaxy S4 will feature a 4,99 inch screen - this is nothing new, however, this is a good starting point when talking about the rumored S Pen feature. A large screen like this can function fairly good without a stylus, however, it would still be great to have one. The S Pen provides a totally different approach and a whole new user experience - so, why not include it into the S4 design plan?

 However, if we are to have a S Pen functionality, then a holder kit accessory is really something that will be a must! This will probably be very similar to the kit that was introduced with the Galaxy Note series, which is all quite standard.

 This kit costs around $60 for the Galaxy Note, so we can expect a similar price range for Samsung's upcoming flagship smartphone.