Pixel, Google and wireless charging
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Google’s Pixel 10 series debuts Qi2-ready Pixelsnap magnets, with the 10 Pro XL even adding 25W Qi2.2 wireless charging support.
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Every phone in the Pixel 10 lineup. announced today, has Qi2 magnetic wireless charging at up to 15W. The Pro XL has Qi2.2 and can charge at up to 25W, which is great and all, but wireless charging isn’t the cool part. The magnets are the cool part.
So far, mainline Pixel phones have been capable of charging another device in wireless mode. That's no longer the case with the Pixel 10 series.
Google just revealed something called Pixelsnap at today's Made by Google event. This is the company's answer to Apple's MagSafe technology, so it's a magnetic attachment system that can integrate with Qi2 wireless chargers.
Google’s Pixel 10 series is essentially the first major Android phone line-up to truly embrace Qi2 wireless charging by building the magnets into the phone. We all know that Samsung found a little carve-out for their “Qi2 Ready” nonsense on Galaxy S25 and Fold 6,
After five generations supporting reverse wireless charging, Google is pulling the plug on Battery Share on the Pixel 10 – for good reason.
Under the hood is Google's Tensor G5 chip, which powers all of the Pixel 10 series. The company says its CPU is 34 percent faster than the Tensor G4. The phone has 12GB of RAM and 128GB / 256GB storage tiers, the same as the Pixel 9.