New Delhi, April 22 -- For a technology that promises freedom, wireless charging has had a strangely slow journey into the mainstream. It has now existed for more than a decade, and has been standard for premium phones for years, and is now trickling into mid-range devices. Yet, for many users, it still sits in the category of "nice to have" rather than "can't live without."

As more brands in India push out wireless chargers across categories, the ecosystem is finally becoming interesting. And with Apple's MagSafe magnetic capability now also being adopted by Google with Pixelsnap, the experience is evolving from "works if you place it just right" to "works because it snaps into place."

Plus, wireless charging is no longer a monolith. I...