Samsung to carry on with key wireless charging standard

Powermat CEO Thorsten Heins says any future Samsung smartphone with wireless charging will include his company's wireless charging standard.

The Galaxy S6 Edge has wireless charging built in.

BARCELONA -- Samsung Electronics has broken the ice when it comes to wireless charging.

That's according to Thorsten Heins, chief executive of Powermat, the company behind one of the key wireless charging standards. He said the standard will come packed into any future Samsung smartphones capable of wireless charging.