Proof is mounting that Google’s Pixel 10 sequence will assist Qi2 wi-fi charging, together with built-in magnets, lastly providing a mainstream Android different to Apple’s MagSafe. The mega-celebrity signal is a leaked picture of the Pixel 10 with what seems to be a magnetic wi-fi charging puck hooked up to the again.
The leaked picture comes from the reliable leaker Evan Blass, and reveals a shiny blue Pixel 10 — the bottom mannequin, going by other renders we’ve seen so far — with what seems to be a wi-fi charging puck hooked up magnetically to the again. It’s a part of a collection of leaked pictures of the Pixel 10 telephones, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Buds 2A that corroborate earlier leaks.
The puck is probably going a part of the “PixelSnap” accent line beforehand leaked by Android Authority, although we haven’t seen this particular charger earlier than. That leak, together with a separate report of a PixelSnap phone case, left open the likelihood that Google would depend on magnets included in telephone circumstances for magnetic wi-fi charging, very similar to Samsung has in its S25, Z Fold 7, and Z Flip 7 handsets. Since this picture reveals the charger attaching on to the telephone, it seems Google has as an alternative adopted Apple and included magnets within the telephone itself.
Think about a separate Android Headlines leak claiming that the Pixel 10 line shall be very barely thicker and heavier than the earlier technology, and there’s rising purpose to suppose that Google has determined to go for full, magnetic Qi2 assist.
Qi2 is an industry-wide magnetic wi-fi charging commonplace based mostly on MagSafe, developed with Apple’s assist. To date solely a single Android telephone consists of it, the HMD Skyline, although these current Samsung flagships are licensed Qi2 Ready since they require a appropriate case to produce the magnets. Qi2 was not too long ago upgraded with up to 25W charging speeds, at which level the Wi-fi Energy Consortium introduced that “main Android smartphones will be a part of the Qi2 ecosystem.” It seems just like the Pixel 10 telephones would be the first.