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You can think of the Qi2 wireless charging standard as MagSafe for Android – with 15W wireless charging speeds, and simple magnetic connections – and the organization behind the standard has confirmed it'll finally reach the in 2025. This comes from the or WPC (via ), and has been a long time coming: Qi2 was originally announced back at CES 2023, but it's taken until for a substantial number of phones to get on board. Both and are mentioned in the WPC press release, though Google is a bit more cagey when it comes to promising actual Qi2-compatible devices.
Only one Qi2 phone appeared during the whole of 2024: the . Of course, Galaxy and Pixel phones have long supported wireless charging, but the adoption of Qi2 will mean faster speeds, easier connections, and better interoperability between different chargers from different manufacturers. Cases on the way At the same time as the official WPC announcement, we've got some unofficial renders of the series to share – renders which happen to include cases that appear to be the official Qi2 charging cases from Samsung.
These leaked renders are courtesy of , and they give us a glimpse of the Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25 Plus, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra. All three have familiar designs, thin bezels, and what look to be official Samsung wallpapers on the screens. Shots of the phones inside what are presumably the official Samsung silicone cases reveal the redesigned camera lenses mentioned in , and all of the pictures we've got here match up well with images online.
As for the Qi2 charging cases, we've got the outline of the phones, together with rear magnetic charging rings – again matching . We have now got confirmation from Samsung that we'll see these phones ..
