Qi2 25W was unveiled on Wednesday as the most recent wi-fi charging specification from the Wi-fi Energy Consortium (WPC). The most recent normal is definitely known as Qi v2.2.1, however its advertising identify is extra memorable, and the WPC claims that Android smartphones and Apple’s iPhone will embrace assist for the brand new specification. It’s claimed to supply 70 p.c extra energy than Qi2 (15W) appropriate gadgets. Android smartphones that assist Qi2 25W will provide wi-fi charging speeds on par with Apple’s MagSafe 2 for iPhone.

WPC Says 14 Gadgets and Equipment Competed Qi2 25W Certification

An announcement from the WPC says that the brand new Qi2 25W specification can be adopted by “major Android smartphones”, however there is not any point out of which upcoming smartphones will provide assist for sooner wi-fi charging. Apple’s iPhone fashions, which already assist the corporate’s MagSafe 2 specification, may also assist Qi2 25W charging.

In 2023, the WPC launched the Qi2 normal that supplied assist for wi-fi charging at 15W on appropriate smartphones. Not like earlier Qi-certified smartphones, which could possibly be charged at 7.5W utilizing a appropriate accent, Qi2 and Qi2 25W appropriate gadgets should be geared up with magnets to align the charger on the rear panel.

Nonetheless, just a few handsets just like the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection of smartphones and the HMD Skyline are Qi 2 appropriate, and solely the latter is supplied with magnets that supply correct assist for Qi2 charging. Different machine producers provide assist by way of circumstances geared up with magnets.

It is price noting that Samsung recently surveyed its customers about wi-fi charging on its smartphones, by way of the Members app. The South Korean agency reportedly requested customers whether or not they would like a smartphone geared up with magnets for wi-fi charging, even when it made the cellphone thicker as a result of extra parts.

The WPC says that “fourteen gadgets, receivers, and transmitters” underwent testing for Qi2 25W certification as a part of a restricted launch, and that “a number of hundred” gadgets can be examined quickly. Nonetheless, it is unclear whether or not a majority of those are charging equipment, or smartphones. Handsets with assist for Qi2 25W wi-fi charging might floor within the coming months.