- Leaked images of a Samsung charger suggest that the Galaxy S26 series does not natively support magnetic wireless charging
- Although one or more of them might at least support 25W wireless charging, which would be an upgrade
- We’ve also seen leaked renders of cases meant for the Galaxy S26 series
Just yesterday we wrote about a major upgrade that now almost seems to be coming to the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, but now another major upgrade looks much less likely as the availability of built-in magnetic wireless charging has been called into question.
This long-rumoured 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 believed to be intended for the Galaxy S26 series suggest this won’t be present.
Shared by SamMobile, the packaging shows that this is a 25W Qi2 magnetic wireless charger, but the fine print says “for Galaxy phones, make sure to use this charger with a Qi2-ready case to enable charging.” So it rather suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S26 series will not have built-in magnets and will instead need a case with magnets to use accessories like this.
If so, it’s no real change from the Samsung Galaxy S25 range – although those phones top out at 15W wireless charging, so it’s likely we’ll at least see a power boost to 25W with one or more Galaxy S26 models. Of course, we’d take it with a grain of salt for now, but things don’t look promising on the magnet front.
From chargers to cases
These aren’t the only leaked Samsung Galaxy S26-related images though, as reputed leaker Evan Blass has also shared some cover renders that include the phones inside.
There aren’t too many surprises here though, with the design matching previous leaks and also looking quite similar to the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, with the main difference being that the rear lenses are housed in a raised camera block instead of sticking 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 cutout for the selfie camera.
The cases – which come from UAG – also have circles on the back, suggesting they likely have built-in magnets – the kind required to work with the leaked charger above.
Samsung is reportedly unveiling the Galaxy S26 series on February 25, so we should find out how accurate all of this is.
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