Wireless charging has always felt like a tradeoff. You get the convenience of just setting your phone down. But you give up speed compared to plugging in a cable. That gap might finally start closing. According to a new ITHome report, the Wireless Power Consortium is working on a Qi2 50W charging update for future phone.
The current version of Qi2 tops out at 25W, which only arrived in 2025 alongside the Google Pixel 10. Before that, most phones were stuck around 15W for years. According to ITHome, the WPC held an off-cycle meeting at Xiaomi’s Beijing headquarters in late June. Apple, Google, Huawei, and several other major phone makers showed up to hash out the technical details. Xiaomi has reportedly led much of the work, pitching an architecture built specifically to handle higher power without overheating.
What this means for your next phone
A doubling of wireless charging speed would be a real shift. Right now, even 25W wireless charging takes noticeably longer than a cable. Qi2 50W charging could close that gap enough that more people stop reaching for a cord altogether. Both Apple and Google have been active participants in recent Qi2 development. That makes future iPhone and Pixel models reasonable candidates to support it eventually.
Don’t expect this on your next phone, though. Reports suggest an official release isn’t likely until around 2028. That gives manufacturers and accessory makers time to build hardware that can handle the extra power safely. The technical groundwork for Qi2 50W charging is apparently locked in already, even if the rollout is still years away.
It’s the kind of upgrade that’s easy to overlook until you’re the one waiting on a charger.
