- Leaked photos of a Samsung charger suggest that the Galaxy S26 series will not natively support magnetic wireless charging
- Although one or more of them could at least support 25W wireless charging, which would be an upgrade
- We’ve also seen leaked renders of cases intended for the Galaxy S26 series.
Just yesterday we were talking about a major upgrade that now seems almost certain for the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, but now another major upgrade seems much less likely as the availability of native magnetic wireless charging has been called into question.
This long-talked-about feature is basically like Apple’s MagSafe – allowing you to magnetically attach chargers and accessories to the back of the phone, but leaked images of an upcoming Samsung charger supposedly aimed at the Galaxy S26 series suggest this won’t be present.
Shared by SamMobile, the packaging shows it’s 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 compatible case to enable charging.” So this rather 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, it doesn’t represent a real change from the Samsung Galaxy S25 series – although those phones achieve 15W wireless charging, so it’s likely we’ll see at least a power boost to 25W with one or more Galaxy S26 models. Of course, we’d take this with a grain of salt for now, but it doesn’t look promising from a magnet standpoint.
From chargers to cases
These aren’t the only leaked Samsung Galaxy S26-related images though, as noted leaker Evan Blass has also shared some case renders, which include the phones inside.
There aren’t too many surprises here though, with designs matching previous leaks and looking a lot like the Samsung Galaxy S25 series too, with the main difference being that the rear lenses are housed in a raised camera block rather than jutting 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, with a central cutout for the selfie camera.
The cases – which come from UAG – also feature circles on the back, suggesting they likely have built-in magnets – the type required to work with the leaked charger on top.
Samsung reportedly unveiled the Galaxy S26 series on February 25, so we should find out just how accurate it all is then.
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