
After the World Power Consortium (WPC) announced that Qi2 was ready, it was nearly a given that the next big Android flagship launch would come with it onboard. As one of the first flagship releases of 2024, it only felt natural that the S24 series would take that role. Unfortunately, Samsung dropped the ball on Qi2 with the Galaxy S24 family of devices.
We’ve seen a ton of heavily AI-focused features on the S24 phones, as well as a new 50MP zoom lens on the S24 Ultra and more robust materials for improved durability. However, not much else is new with the phones, especially hardware-wise.
Samsung talked about AI for most of the duration of its Unpacked event yesterday. We also saw a Galaxy Ring teaser and some upcoming Samsung Health features, but nothing was mentioned regarding Qi2 at all. That left me wondering whether the possibility of seeing Qi2 on next year’s Galaxy S25 series might even be far-fetched.
So, what gives? How could Samsung decide to skip what could have been an obvious win for the Galaxy S24? We spoke to Samsung about this, and the answer wasn’t what we expected to hear.