The lack of support of Magsafe Magsafe Magnetic Accessories has been a great mistake for Android users in recent years, but Google has finally presented an exclusive alternative of pixels to the popular Apple iPhone technology.
Pixelsnap is an Qi2.2 magnetic accessories ecosystem for the entire Google Pixel 10 line. Like Magsafe, it allows you that the 10 pro xl becomes higher than 25W).
Google revealed a set of pixelsnap accessories first in its latest Google showcase; The first lot includes a magnetic charger, a magnetic support and a magnetic ring tool. But, crucially, Pixelsnap is also compatible with existing Magsafe accessories and third -party brands such as Belkin, which is a bigger problem than it seems.
Apple has not been on guard of its Magsafe technology; Actually, it helped develop the Qi2 wireless load standard in 2023, which uses a magnetic alignment to facilitate faster load on mobile devices.
Until now, however, the HMD horizon was the only Android phone that came with integrated magnets to completely support the QI2 standard.
Recent Android phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 13 are technically ready for QI2, but have no incorporated magnets: you must buy a compatible case (or adhesive ring) with a magnetic assembly system to use its Qi2 capabilities.
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Google Pixel 10 and his brothers, then, are the first main Android phones that are sent with a true Magsafe style alignment system, and for now, that gives them a rare hardware advantage over the best Android phones of Samsung, OnePlus and Motorola.
Other updates for the Google Pixel 10 line include new camera functions, a dedicated teleobjective camera for the base model and an IP68 classification for pixel 10 Pro Fold; But, for the reasons described above, Pixelsnap could be the most important update of all.
