Samsung has launched its first magnetic wi-fi energy financial institution. Dubbed the Magnet Wi-fi Battery Pack, the system is particularly designed to deal with the Galaxy S26’s lack of built-in magnets, a spot that’s fairly irritating for customers, particularly those that want wi-fi charging.
Speaking concerning the energy financial institution’s specs first, it sports activities a 5,000 mAh battery that delivers as much as 15W wi-fi or 25W wired charging by way of USB-C. You should utilize it to cost two gadgets without delay, however I sincerely don’t suggest doing that, particularly in the event you’re in search of full recharges slightly than fast top-ups.
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Is the {hardware} adequate for the worth?
The Magnet Wi-fi Battery Pack contains a battery indicator on the entrance, a built-in kickstand (helpful for consuming content material or video calls on the go), a slim profile, and a cutout particularly engineered to suit across the Galaxy S26’s digicam bump.
Now, regardless of the premium design and the glossy kind issue, there are two issues that I don’t like concerning the system. First, it solely has a 5,000 mAh battery, which, factoring within the lack of power throughout wi-fi charging, may not be capable to utterly cost the S26 Extremely. Second, it prices $64.99, which appears a bit too steep for its capability.
Regardless of supporting Qi2 wi-fi charging speeds, the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Plus, and the Galaxy S26 Extremely should not have the magnetic alignment ring (on their again panel), which helps snap equipment into place (and maintain them there for environment friendly wi-fi charging).
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You possibly can’t use the wi-fi energy financial institution and not using a magnetic charging case
To unlock Qi2 wi-fi charging on the Galaxy S26 collection, that you must purchase a protecting case with a magnetic ring (both from Samsung or from a good accent producer). So, to make use of the brand new energy financial institution, you’d should buy a magnetic protecting case. That’s the catch no one is thrilled about.
Magnetic wi-fi charging has been round for fairly a while. Whereas Apple calls it MagSafe, Google calls it Pixelsnap charging (obtainable on the Pixel 10 collection); each are primarily based on the Qi2 normal. The thought is to unlock comparatively sooner wi-fi charging (as much as 25W) whereas ensuring that the wi-fi charger or energy financial institution stays in the precise place.
