- QI2 25W standard has just been launched
- It brings 25W wireless charging speed in a range of devices
- “Several hundred” equipment is awaiting authentication
Wireless charging can be faster and more efficient with the update of Qi standard, the wireless power consortium (WPC) has announced, the industry body said the new QI2 25W platform should power to make your phone “even more efficient”.
Announcement It is said that QI2 25W increases the maximum wireless charging rate of 25W standard from 15W to 25W, which is only less than 70%. It is designed to work in devices and ecosystems, so ownership will not be closed for products or designs.
By that end, the Consortium says that the new standard will be supported by the “major Android smartphone” in addition to Apple’s iPhone (currently the iPhone 16 series is only the same that supports 25W charging wirelessly). So far, fourteen “devices, receivers and transmitters” have been certified, with more waiting in the “several hundred” lines.
QI2 was launched on November 2023, but its standard charging rate was fixed at 15W. One of the major features of Q2 was magnetic alignment, which was based on Apple’s Magsef concept after the Cupertino giant allowed to be used by WPC.
Fast, more efficient charging
The advantage of something like QI2 25W is that it is for cross-platform. While many manufacturers have introduced their own exclusive charging solutions over the years, they often fled into the problem of not providing equal benefits to all equipment.
For example, the iPhone 16 is capable of charging 25W since its launch in 2024, but with only an apple-certified magsef charging pad, while the QI2 options were stuck on 15W. Now, the iPhone users can enjoy 25W charging speed with any QI2 25W charger, not just the magsafe.
The Android 25W has been slightly slow to adopt, with most Google-operated phones limited to 15W speed of the old QI2 standard. This means that if you are not an apple customer, you must be getting very fast wireless charging speed soon, provided your phone is certified by WPC.
To get a full 25W charging output, you will need 30W USB-C power supply or higher. You also have to make sure that your phone is compatible. WPC has not said which devices have already been approved, nor in which queues, but we will peel our eyes to update.
WPC stated that hundreds of devices are waiting for certification, hopefully this standard will be widely adopted, making you effectively make juice to your device with a wide range of chargers at zippy speed. Whether you have an iPhone or Android device, you should feel profit soon.
