Galaxy S10 phones can charge your headphones and watches, and that's great

Samsung's newest Galaxy S10 Phones allow other devices to charge at the back of phones via the wireless Qi standard. It means, yes, even other phones. But this also allows Samsung's new wireless system Galaxy buds and Active Galaxy Watch to charge, too, by turning the phone into a big charger. This is the part that I love. And that could change the way I think about portable battery life from now on.

Phone as battery

The charging technology of the S10 is called Wireless PowerShare, and it is essentially similar to what the Huawei Mate 20 Pro introduced last year. What Samsung does, however, is much more exciting, as its entire line of products is designed to recharge at the back of phones. This is a hub for your own personal constellation of Bluetooth objects.

Samsung is also introducing this feature on its five new phones, making it the biggest launch of this type of technology. And after that, it's a safe bet that other phone makers will do it too.

Portable devices need common charging standards

This also brings us to a really boring thing about most smartwatches and fitness trackers: they are dongles. the Apple Watch has a special magnetized charger that is not identical to standard wireless charging technology. Each Fitbit has its own unique charge dongle. That's crazy, and this prevents anyone from dropping any watch to charge on an ordinary wireless Qi charger. I get up every morning and see how the life of my watch and my earpiece goes. It's my life connected in 2019. Sooner or later, it's time to recharge … and I do not take chargers, because I like being a normal human being (and yes, I wear watches at bed, to sleep … except for the Apple Watch.)

The new Galaxy Watch Active and Galaxy Buds charge exactly the same way and work through the phone's 5W charge. The Galaxy S10 can not charge more than one device at a time, but it's better than anything. And that would totally change the way I travel, if I could charge everything else over the phone.

It's up to you, Apple

The next iPhone will probably come when it will always, in September (unless something happens sooner). The new and delayed owner of Apple AirPower Charging Mat should also be available in 2019, which will allow multiple devices to charge wireless simultaneously. But it's not the same as being able to charge everything through the phone itself. Could Apple include a form of reverse charging, at least as it is currently available on the market? iPad Pro via USB-C? May be. But I do not just want that. I want to be able to charge all things portable, too. This was Samsung's biggest power change this year.