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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 will probably launch without the magnets you wanted. You shouldn't be surprised.
"Qi 2 ready" is what you're going to get.
(Image credit: Samsung) You may like That's half said in jest, but it's partially true: unless you specifically designed a phone with magnets in a particular place, they are going to interfere with the way it's supposed to work. Samsung has been working on phone design years ahead of the actual release date, and doesn't want to go back to the drawing board, so it can be more like an iPhone. In the meantime, Samsung doesn't have to scrap a lot of work, and we may get the next big thing we never knew we wanted or needed from them.
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