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Samsung is the solely cellphone maker in the world that constantly sells more smartphones yearly than its fierce rival Apple does, but when the newest rumours are to be believed, Samsung’s subsequent flagship Android telephones gained’t have a function most iPhones have had since 2020.

As noticed by 9to5Google, a new leak appears as if it confirms the Galaxy S26 telephones won’t have Qi2 magnets inside the handsets, that means the telephones won’t have the equal of Apple’s MagSafe technology.

MagSafe debuted in 2020’s iPhone 12 vary, and lets house owners connect their telephones to charger, mounts and different equipment. Qi2 (pronounced “chee-too”) is a common commonplace for charging tech that Android telephones can use, however only a few telephones have magnets that mechanically align the appropriate half of the cellphone with the round chargers. In truth, the solely Android telephones to have them are the Google Pixel 10 vary.

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 telephones had been Qi2 suitable, and even got here with instances that had the round magnets inside, permitting the telephones to stay to chargers – however solely with the instances.

Now, a report from Nieuwemobiel has alleged leaks of the S26’s case line up, with some instances see-through plastic and a few others clearly with the ring of magnets of their design, identical to the S25 instances Samsung produced.

If these leaks are correct, it reveals Samsung is as soon as again offering instances with magnets prefer it did earlier than, suggesting the S26 telephones gained’t have Qi2 magnets. This stops anybody who doesn’t need to use a case from rapidly and simply aligning their telephones with magnetic Qi2 chargers.

This backs up an earlier leak of a Samsung branded Qi2 charger that bears on its packaging the instructions: “For Galaxy phones, ensure you use this Charger with a Qi2-ready case to enable charging”.

It gained’t be the finish of the world if Samsung doesn’t have built-in wi-fi charging magnets in the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus and S26 Ultra, the rumoured names of its upcoming new telephones, however it odd not go away this function out contemplating how long the iPhone has had it, and the incontrovertible fact that the telephones will nearly definitely have Qi2 charging tech in them.

Adding magnets to the gadgets appears trivial to provide Samsung customers the benefit seen by iPhones customers with MagSafe for more than half a decade. Samsung promoting instances with the magnets in-built is in itself an admission that the magnetic half of the tech is fairly useful!

Rumours level to a late February launch of the S26 vary, which is later than regular. The S24 and S25 sequence had been each launched in January of 2024 and 2025 respectively. We’ll have to attend and see if Samsung will actually push to popularise MagSafe options on Android, or if the Pixel 10 was forward of the sport by far in being the first Android cellphone to get with the program.