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Samsung is working on fast wireless charging up to 50W
Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S25 series on January 22 at the Unpacked 2025 event and some report claims that these new phones could bring fast charging up to 25W with the Qi2 standard. Now, a report suggests that Samsung is working on making high-speed 50W wireless charging mainstream.
Samsung has been on top of the smartphone world for a long time. However, its charging was always lagging behind some Chinese competitors. These shortcomings emerged due to a lack of sustainability and optimal product innovation. However, the Galaxy S25 will see major improvements.
Samsung S2MIW06 chip to support high-power wireless charging up to 50W
Samsung is now trying to make wireless charging faster for everyone by collaborating with the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and developing Qi 2.2. Recently, the Korean tech firm introduced a new power management integrated chip (PMIC), the S2MIW06, and it manages wireless charging. The Samsung S2MIW06 chip allows for much faster wireless charging at up to 50W in receiver mode.
This latest power chip supports all Qi extensions to ensure better wireless charging experiences, including Baseline Power Profile (BPP), Extended Power Profile (EPP), and Magnetic Power Profile (MPP).
According to the blog post, Baseline Power Profile (BPP) supports up to 5W of wireless charging is the most basic profile and was first introduced with Qi v1.0 in 2010.
The Extended Power Profile (EPP) takes it up a notch to increase wireless charging up to 15W. EPP is used in most high-end Galaxy phones released over the past few years and adopts an appropriate hardware structure to enable higher-power charging, a fast-charging protocol, and a more precise debris detection algorithm.
Magnetic Power Profile (MPP) is required for the Qi2 standard (which is very important for precise alignment and efficient charging) and supports wireless charging up to 25W. It brings with it a magnetic alignment mechanism, which allows the phone to align perfectly with the wireless charger using strong magnets.
It’s worth noting that the MPP currently supports charging up to 25W, but Samsung’s new chip shows the potential to extend these limits to up to 50W wireless charging.
Today, with beta 4 Google expanded Android 16 Beta to select non-Pixel flagship devices from partner brands. Samsung, as always, is skipping the Android 16 Beta Program, while the new OS is available for select devices launched by Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, vivo, and Xiaomi.
Google released Android 16 beta 4 with a second version of platform stability and announced that apps compatible with the new OS will now be available on the Play Store.
Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo, and Xiaomi have opened beta registration windows for their latest flagship devices launched in the last few months. Samsung, however, is yet to complete One UI 7 for its Galaxy devices, but will soon roll out the stable One UI 7 and launch an independent One UI beta program.
Last week, it was revealed that the company is already working on Android 16’s adaptation and testing the alleged One UI 8 on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphones.
Android continues to deliver great updates and new features throughout the year, while feedback from the beta community plays a vital role in constantly improving Android. The Android 16 developer site has a lot more information about the beta, including downloads and a release timeline for Pixel.
List of devices that are running the Android 16 Beta
- HONOR Magic 7 Pro
- Lenovo YOGA Tab Plus
- OnePlus 13
- OPPO Find X8
- realme GT 7 Pro
- iQOO 13
- vivo X200 Pro
- Xiaomi 14T Pro
- Xiaomi 15
- Redmi K70 Ultra
After the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung has today resumed the rollout of One UI 7 based on the Android 15 update for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Fold 6 SE. It is worth noting that the Korean tech giant had halted the rollout a few days ago due to a serious bug discovered in the initial update, so it is now rolling out a new firmware that will fix this issue.
Samsung has started rolling out the new One UI 7 update for the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Fold 6 SE. Initially available in South Korea, the new One UI 7 build will go live in more markets soon. This build is a more refined build than the initial build and includes fixes for system improvements.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Fold 6 SE users can recognize it by the build number ending with BYD9.
Your Galaxy foldable device might have also received the new build. But you can check for the update manually in Settings > Software update. Click on Download and install so that your phone can receive the new OTA.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has now appeared on Geekbench, revealing that the company is carrying out pre-launch tests and preparations for its new device. The latest listing also solves the chipset mystery that has been in rumours for a long time.
According to the Geekbench 6.4 listing, the Galaxy Z Fold 7 US variant with model number SM-F966U achieved 3022 points on single-core and 9307 points on multi-core tests.
The US variant of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has appeared on Geekbench with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Also, the phone is expected to run on Android 16-based One UI 8 operating system
Being a flagship folding handset, all these things sound quite good. Nevertheless, the actual performance will only be known once the device is officially launched in the consumer market. Inputs reveal that the chipset is clocked at 3.53 GHz base frequency.
Apart from this, the Korean tech giant can launch the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7 around July this year. Also, an affordable flip model can also be introduced along with both the devices.
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