Google’s Pixel 10 Sure Looks Like It’ll Support Magnetic Qi2 Charging

This decidedly looks for illustration a magnetic wireless charger.

Evidence is mounting that Google’s Pixel 10 bid will support Qi2 wireless charging, including built-in magnets, yet offering a mainstream Android replacement to Apple’s MagSafe. The latest motion is simply a leaked image of nan Pixel 10 pinch what appears to beryllium a magnetic wireless charging puck attached to nan back.

The leaked image comes from nan reliable leaker Evan Blass, and shows a agleam bluish Pixel 10 — the guidelines model, going by other renders we’ve seen truthful far — with what appears to beryllium a wireless charging puck attached magnetically to nan back. It’s portion of a action of leaked images of nan Pixel 10 phones, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Buds 2A that corroborate erstwhile leaks. 

The puck is apt portion of nan “PixelSnap” accessory statement antecedently leaked by Android Authority, though we haven’t seen this circumstantial charger before. That leak, on pinch a separate study of a PixelSnap telephone case, near unfastened nan anticipation that Google would trust connected magnets included successful telephone cases for magnetic wireless charging, overmuch for illustration Samsung has successful its S25, Z Fold 7, and Z Flip 7 handsets. Since this image shows nan charger attaching straight to nan phone, it appears Google has alternatively followed Apple and included magnets successful nan telephone itself.

Factor successful a abstracted Android Headlines leak claiming that nan Pixel 10 statement will beryllium very somewhat thicker and heavier than nan erstwhile generation, and there’s expanding logic to deliberation that Google has decided to opt for full, magnetic Qi2 support.

Qi2 is an industry-wide magnetic wireless charging modular based connected MagSafe, developed pinch Apple’s support. So acold only a azygous Android telephone includes it, nan HMD Skyline, though those caller Samsung flagships are certified Qi2 Ready since they require a compatible lawsuit to proviso nan magnets. Qi2 was precocious upgraded pinch up to 25W charging speeds, astatine which constituent nan Wireless Power Consortium announced that “major Android smartphones will subordinate nan Qi2 ecosystem.” It looks for illustration nan Pixel 10 phones will beryllium nan first.