Leaked photos suggest the Samsung Galaxy S26 could be missing a major rumored upgrade

Date:
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:26:35 +0000

Description:
It now looks likely that the Samsung Galaxy S26 series won't have magnets built in, but it could at least get a charging power boost.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Leaked photos of a Samsung charger suggest the Galaxy S26 series won't natively support magnetic wireless charging Though one or more of them may 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 writing about a major upgrade that now looks almost certain to come to the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, but now another major
upgrade is looking a whole lot less likely, as the availability of native magnetic wireless charging has been called into question.

This long-rumored feature is basically like Apples 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 wont be present.

Shared by SamMobile , the packaging shows that this is a 25W Qi2 magnetic wireless charger, but in the small print it says for Galaxy phones, ensure
you use this charger with a Qi2-ready case to enable charging. So that rather suggests the Samsung Galaxy S26 series wont have built in magnets and will instead need a case with magnets in order to use accessories like this.

If so, thats no real change from the Samsung Galaxy S25 series although
those phones top out at 15W wireless charging, so its likely well at least
see a power boost to 25W with one or more Galaxy S26 models. Of course, wed take this with a pinch of salt for now, but its not looking promising on the magnet front. (Image credit: Samsung / SamMobile) From chargers to cases

These arent the only leaked Samsung Galaxy S26-related images though, as reputable leaker Evan Blass has also shared some case renders, which include the phones inside.

There arent too many surprises here though, with the designs matching
previous leaks and looking quite 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. The S26 fam, encased. pic.twitter.com/VQwIFkGKBI January 29, 2026

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 cut-out for the selfie camera.

The cases which come from UAG also have circles on the back, suggesting
that they probably have magnets built in of 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 this is then.

Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the
Follow button!

And of course you can also follow TechRadar on TikTok for news, reviews, unboxings in video form, and get regular updates from us on WhatsApp too.



======================================================================
Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/leaked-photos-suggest-t he-samsung-galaxy-s26-could-be-missing-a-major-rumored-upgrade


--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
* Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100)