Samsung did just the opposite of what rumors suggested for months. The Galaxy S26 Ultra doesn’t bring built-in magnets for Qi2 charging; it gave Samsung two paths, and the company picked the less impressive one.

Apple brings strong yet safe magnets inside the iPhone models. Google became the first Android vendor to follow the suite. The Pixel 10 series is a step ahead of the Galaxy S26 series when it comes to native Qi2 charging support.

No magnets means battery gains or thinness

Won-Joon Choi of Samsung confirmed to TheVerge that the Galaxy S26 series doesn’t include MagSafe-style magnets. Like the Galaxy S25 series, users need to purchase specific cases to access enhanced charging features.

When asked why, the official gave an unsatisfactory answer, which is literally hard to defend.

Samsung says about 80 or 90 percent of people are using a case. This internal analysis led Samsung to skip bringing magnets inside the Galaxy S26 phones. If magnetic cases are here, what’s the need for installing magnets inside?

The official added that avoiding magnets saves space inside. This height (space) saving can be used for battery gains and further reduction in thickness. Well, the Galaxy S26 Ultra doesn’t bring either, despite lacking magnets.

Battery inside the Galaxy S26 Ultra remains unchanged, 5000mAh. The thickness barely changed; Galaxy S25 Ultra is 8.2mm, and the Galaxy S26 Ultra is reduced to 7.9mm. It’s just 0.3mm of improvement in a generation.

Well, Samsung is still doing research and development to install magnets inside the body without any sacrifice. Once the solution is achieved, Galaxy phones would embrace Apple’s MagSafe-style magnets and charging features.

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