- Leaked photos of a Samsung charger suggest the Galaxy S26 series won’t natively support magnetic wireless charging
- Although one or more of them may support at least 25W wireless charging, which would be an improvement.
- We have also seen leaked versions of cases intended for the Galaxy S26 series.
Just yesterday we wrote about a major update that now seems almost certain to come to the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, but now another major update seems much less likely as the availability of native magnetic wireless charging has been called into question.
This long-rumored feature is basically like Apple’s MagSafe – it lets you attach chargers and accessories magnetically to the back of the phone, but leaked images of an upcoming Samsung charger believed to be intended for the Galaxy S26 series suggest this won’t be present.
Shared by SamMobile, the packaging shows that it is a 25W Qi2 magnetic wireless charger, but in the fine print it says “for Galaxy phones, be sure to use this charger with a Qi2-ready case to enable charging.” That suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S26 series will not have built-in magnets and will instead need a case with magnets to be able to use accessories like this.
If so, that’s not a real change from the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, although those phones max out at 15W wireless charging, so we’ll likely at least see a power bump to 25W with one or more Galaxy S26 models. Of course, we’d take this with a pinch of salt for now, but it doesn’t look promising on the magnet front.
From chargers to cases
However, these are not the only leaked images related to the Samsung Galaxy S26, as renowned leaker Evan Blass has also shared some case renderings, which include the phones inside.
There aren’t too many surprises here, however, as the designs match previous leaks and also look very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, with the main difference being that the rear lenses are housed in a raised camera block rather than protruding out individually.
You can see that the Samsung Galaxy S26 has three rear lenses and the S26 Ultra has four, just like their predecessors, and you can also see the front of one of the phones, complete with a centered punch-hole for the selfie camera.
The cases, which come from UAG, also have circles on the back, suggesting they likely have built-in magnets, the type needed to work with the leaked charger above.
Samsung will reportedly unveil the Galaxy S26 series on February 25, so we should find out how accurate all of this is by then.
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