As per WAWT, more than 1 billion, faster and smarter, Qi2 25W wireless chargers are expected to be shipped in the next 5 years

Qi2 25W Wireless Charging

The wireless charging industry is evolving and advancing rapidly, with companies continuing to push the boundaries of convenience, speed, and performance, backed by innovative solutions. Following the success of Qi2, the newly launched WPC’s Qi2 25W standard is set to deliver faster, safer, and more reliable wireless charging for both iPhones and Android smartphones. As users increasingly demand speed, interoperability, and efficiency, Qi2 25W could be the breakthrough that finally brings wireless charging on par with wired charging in everyday use.

At Wired and Wireless Technologies (WAWT), our mission is to provide latest market data, trends, in-depth insights and market intelligence into emerging technologies such as wireless power. In this analysis, we explore the evolution of Qi wireless charging, why 25W is significant, the latest market developments, and what this shift means for the future of device charging.

As per WAWT’s latest comprehensive report on wireless power industry, more than one billion Qi2 25W wireless power receivers and transmitters are expected to be shipped in the next five years. This includes smartphones wireless power receivers as well as many form-factors of its transmitters. WAWT expects adoption of Qi2 25W to extend beyond basic single and multi-device transmitters, automotive in-cabin chargers, other infrastructure-based transmitters, to even wider receiver applications. All backed by some innovative, un-imaginative and craziest design and form-factor innovations. WAWT also expects Qi2 (magnetic-based wireless power solution) to not stop at 25W.

From 5W to 15W to 25W: How Qi Wireless Charging Continued to Advance and Evolve

The Qi standard first appeared in 2010, when the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) introduced 5W wireless charging (BPP) – a universal solution (version 1.0) that worked across multiple devices. It became popular and widely accepted, when in 2017, Apple decided to go with this type of wireless charging technology than other to wireless charge it iPhones.

In 2015, the Extended Power Profile (EPP) solution increased charging speeds to 15W (version 1.2) was introduced keeping pace with smartphones’ growing power demands. Despite this improvement, users often faced a recurring problem: misalignment. Many would wake up to discover their device had not charged because it was not properly positioned or aligned on the wireless charging pad.

A key turning point arrived in 2020 when Apple introduced MagSafe, its proprietary-based innovative magnet-based wireless power solution. Inspired by Apple’s MagSafe, WPC in November 2023, launched its Qi2 15W Magnetic Power Profile (MPP), a standard-based solution, whichallowed devices to align perfectly with the charger, improving reliability, efficiency, and the user experience.

Building on that success, Qi2 25W now takes wireless charging to the next level – providing higher speeds while maintaining universal compatibility. The Qi2 25W was launched in July 2025.

Why Qi2 25W

Today’s smartphones demand more power than ever, thanks to high-tech, fast battery consuming features like 5G connectivity, AI-driven features, brighter displays, and larger batteries. While fast wired charging exists, consumers are looking for wireless solutions that combine speed with convenience.

WPC’s Qi2 25W addresses this need with key advantages:

• Faster charging: Wirelessly charge smartphones up to 50% battery in 30 minutes, making wireless charging a true alternative to wired options.
• Magnetic alignment: Consistent placement of receiver over transmitters ensures efficient power transfer.
• Smarter safety protocols: Continuous communication between device and charger reduces heat, optimizes energy use, and prevents risks like foreign object heating.
• Interoperability: Expecting all Apple’s iPhones and soon Android-based smartphone to adopt this solution and create high level of ‘much-needed’ interoperability.

For users, this means that even short charging sessions – such as during breakfast, a meeting, or a quick break – result in meaningful battery gains.

Qi2 25W in Action: Latest Market Developments (few examples)

Momentum around Qi2 25W is growing quickly, with several major industry announcements:

• iPhones and Android smartphones: Reports from Engadget and MacRumors confirm that iPhone 17 models and flagship Android devices will support Qi2 25W chargers, accelerating global adoption.
• Qi2.2 Power Banks: According to The Verge, brands such as Ugreen have introduced the first Qi2.2-certified power banks, including the MagFlow 25W, setting new standards for portable wireless charging.
• Belkin Certification: In July 2025, BusinessWire announced that Belkin had achieved Qi2.2 certification for its upcoming chargers, marking a strong vote of confidence in the standard.
• WPC Push: While Wireless Power Consortium has confirmed that Qi2.2 certification will expand across smartphones, accessories, and power banks, ensuring trust in performance, safety, and interoperability, WAWT expects some new applications and device-formats to adopt Qi2, 15W if not 25W.
• Adoption across mobile ecosystem and beyond: As per WAWT, advancement of WPC’s Qi2 could further strengthen the reach of WPC’s other inductive based wireless power solution (especially Qi-5W) to many other devices like smartwatches, wireless earphones (TWS), within the mobile ecosystem, which were until now shying away from using the same. It also makes sense from interoperability perspective of using WPC’s Qi or Qi2, across range of devices, hopefully with some level of backward integration capabilities. And beyond this, it could ease adoption and integration of Qi2 based solution to wider applications like aircraft seats, e-bikes/e-scooters, golf-carts, gym-machines, sofa-sets, water bottles, to name a few, which otherwise were not a feasible option due to earlier ‘non-magnetic’ form-factor.

These developments highlight how the Qi2 25W (as well as Qi2 15W) ecosystem would soon become a universal standard for next-gen wireless charging.

Technical Advantages of Qi2 25W

• Stronger safety measures: Enhanced foreign object detection (FOD), advanced thermal monitoring, and improved cooling features.
• Higher efficiency: Magnetic alignment minimizes wasted energy, making wireless charging nearly as efficient as wired charging.
• Universal compatibility: Qi2-certified devices guarantee cross-brand interoperability, solving the problem of proprietary systems.

Together, these improvements make Qi2 25W not only faster, but also smarter, safer, and more sustainable.

Looking Ahead: Beyond 25W

Qi2 25W represents a significant milestone, but WAWT expects this to not be the end of the journey. Many innovative wireless power technology companies have already demonstrated the ability to deliver higher power levels (more than 25W magnetic-based solution). Such gradual increases beyond 25W are expected much sooner than expected as safety and efficiency standards continue to improve. WAWT’s Wireless Power Intelligence Service covers all such latest market trends, insights as well as market projections of more than 30 applications/devices with regards to their adoption of wireless power technologies, irrespective of type of technology and power levels.

For consumers, this marks the point where wireless charging evolves from being a convenience to becoming essential.

Conclusion

With Qi2 25W, wireless charging is finally living up to its full promise fast, safe, reliable, and universal. Backed by major smartphone brands, accessory manufacturers, this standard is set to become the preferred charging solution for the devices of tomorrow.

At WAWT (Wired and Wireless Technologies), we closely monitor these technology shifts through our  Wireless Power Intelligence Service, offering insights into technology advancements, adoption trends, and opportunities across industry sectors – consumer electronics, appliances, automotive, medical healthcare, industrial, retail, and many other application sectors.

Watch out for WAWT’s series of upcoming insights on WPC’s Qi2 25W and Ki-standard solution.

About WAWT (Wired and Wireless Technologies)

WAWT is a strategic technology analyst and consulting firm focused on wireless power and power supply. Through its  Wireless Power Intelligence Service, WAWT delivers comprehensive research, analysis, and forecasts across a wide range of wireless charging technologies, including inductive, resonance, NFC, RF, and infrared-based solutions.

WAWT tracks wireless power adoption across 30+ applications, from consumer electronics and wearables to automotive, industrial automation, retail, robotics, medical/healthcare, and smart home ecosystems.

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