Google Pixel 10 leaks have been nonstop over the last few weeks. From device renders and specs to Tensor G5 details, little has been left to the imagination.
What we’ve seen so far has painted a promising, if not overly exciting, picture for Google’s next phones. The Tensor G5 should be the highlight, thanks to its new 3nm design and Google’s switch from Samsung Foundry to TSMC. The base Pixel 10 getting a telephoto camera is exciting, too.
While the leaks have been fine, I haven’t seen anything that’s made me think I need to pre-order a Pixel 10 as soon as it goes on sale. However, one recently leaked photo may have completely changed that.
How important to you is Qi2 magnetic charging on the Pixel 10? 69 votes Super important! I've been waiting for an Android phone with it. 42 % It sounds cool, but it's not a must-have feature. 42 % I'm not interested at all. 16 % Other (let us know in the comments). 0 %
The Pixel 10 is bringing my magnetic dream to life
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One of the biggest questions surrounding the Pixel 10 series has been its support — or lack thereof — for Qi2 magnetic charging. In June, Android Authority found evidence of Google developing magnetic charging accessories for the Pixel 10, strongly suggesting that the phones would have magnets built into them (as we’ve seen for years with MagSafe on iPhones).
Not long after this, another report claimed that, while Google was creating magnetic accessories, the Pixel 10 would need a magnetic case to work with them — similar to the OnePlus 13 and its 50W magnetic charger. In other words, it sounded like Google would give us yet another half-baked approach to magnetic chargers and accessories.
But thanks to a new leak from Evan Blass this week, we finally have an answer.
Among the many Pixel 10 renders Blass shared, the one that tipped the scales for me is the one seen above. It’s a render of the base Pixel 10 with what appears to be a magnetic charging puck attached to its back.
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