Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Is Missing Some Magic

Samsung’s Galaxy S flagships reach for the highest standards each year. New information published in Finland has highlighted one area where the Galaxy S25 Ultra may fall short when the handsets are launched in early 2025.

Galaxy S25 Ultra Options

The details come via Finnish mobile carrier SuomiMobilii. It has listed the various memory and storage options it will offer for the Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra. Storage options will be 128 GB or 256 GB for the Galaxy S25, 256 GB or 512 GB for the S25+, and 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB for the Galaxy S25 Ultra.

The carrier’s website also lists several cases that will be offered alongside the Galaxy S25 family. These include a standing grip case, silicone case, rugged case, kindsuit case and magnet case. The latter is perhaps the most telling.

Galaxy S25 Ultra Wireless Charging Choice

The Qi2 wireless charging standard requires hardware to use magnets to seat and hold a wireless charging surface (and is based on Apple’s MagSafe specifications). If Samsung offers a case that specifically calls out the magnetic attachment, then the base S25 design is unlikely to have the required magnets to conform to the Qi2 standard. The magnetic case will allow those smartphones to connect with the widest range of Qi2 accessories possible

That’s not to say that the Galaxy S25 design will not follow the rest of the standard. Some key areas are already present in the S24, such as meeting the minimum charging rate of 15W. However, the potential for full Qi2 connectivity across the S25 family may be seen as a missed opportunity.

Samsung is expected to launch the family at a Galaxy Unpacked event in late January 2025.

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