iPhone 8 rumours suggest gadget will have one REVOLUTIONARY feature

APPLE is set to install incredible wireless charging technology in the iPhone 8, it has been claimed.

A world-renowned tech analyst known as Ming The Merciless has claimed the upcoming smartphone will not need to be plugged in to recharge the battery.

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The Apple guru, whose real name is Ming-Chi Kuo, said the fruity firm's next smartphone would

This would allow it to be placed on top of a wireless charger, which would quickly pump juice into the battery.

Apple already uses similar technology on the Apple Watch,  so the prediction is not all that far-fetched.

wrote: "According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities, the 2017 iPhone will add wireless charging for the first time.

"Instead of plugging in a cable, iPhone 8 owners will be able to charge their batteries using an inductive pad similar to how the Apple Watch charges."

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Ming the Merciless has been unflinchingly revealing his predictions about the upcoming iPhone for several months now.

He previously claimed it would come in three fruity flavours and could be fitted with a flashy OLED screen.

Other analysts suggested the next iPhone could fold in half just like old fashioned flip phones.

The Apple rumour mill is swirling with speculation that the tech giant is planning a device which has a flexible display with a hinge at one side.

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The details were released in patent filings in the US by the tech giant.

They suggest that Apple is taking a leaf out of Motorola, which pioneered the flip phone way back in the 1990s.