The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected to arrive in select global markets early next year. The lineup will likely include the base Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra handsets. An earlier report had suggested that the alleged smartphones could support Qi2 wireless charging. However, a new leak claims that the upcoming models will likely use Qi2 technology without magnets and support faster wireless charging. The phone is said to maintain the same battery size as the existing Galaxy S24 series handsets.
Galaxy S25 series wireless charging support (expected)
In an X post, user yawn (@chunvn8888) suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S25 series will likely use Qi2 charging technology without magnets. Qi2 wireless charging has two charging profiles, Extended Power Profile (EPP) and Magnetic Power Profile (MPP). The Galaxy S25 series phones can support the EPP Qi2 profile with wireless charging speeds up to 25W, which is a vast upgrade from the current 15W limit.
I can confirm that the Galaxy S25 series will have Qi2 wireless charging standard. However, it will use standard Qi2 (aka MagSafe) without the magnet, so wireless speeds have only been upgraded to 25W instead of 15W as of now.
You can, however, purchase Sammy’s First Party Case with a Qi2 magnet ring.– yawn (@chunvn8888) 17 December 2024
The tipster said that Samsung Galaxy S25 series users will be able to use Samsung’s “first-party case with Qi2 magnet ring” to connect their device to a wireless charger when necessary.
Samsung Galaxy S25 series launched, other features (expected)
The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected to launch at the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event on January 22, 2025. It is said that it will be held in San Jose, California. The standard Galaxy S25 model is expected to have a 4,000mAh battery, while the Plus and Ultra variants may get 4,900mAh and 5,000mAh cells respectively.
All Samsung Galaxy S25 handsets will likely be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The vanilla variant may start at $799 (roughly Rs. 67,000) for the 12GB + 128GB option. The Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra variants may start at $999 (roughly Rs. 84,300) and $1,299 (roughly Rs. 1,09,600) respectively for their 12GB RAM and 256GB storage configurations.
