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Samsung Galaxy S10 series to get Mate 20 Pro’s quirkiest feature?
July 01, 2025
TheHUAWEI Mate 20 Prodelivered a rather unique feature inreverse wireless charging, allowing you to wirelessly charge other gadgets with the phone. Now, it’s claimed that Samsung’sGalaxy S10series could be next to offer the feature.
Word of Samsung’s flagship range gaining the feature came viaGizmodo UKlast week, citing a source at a “major tech retailer.” The outlet added that the functionality would be calledPowershare— less of a mouthful than “reverse wireless charging.”
Now,SamMobilehas corroborated the news and Powershare name, saying the feature is in development for all three Galaxy S10 variants. It’s unclear how the outlet corroborated the news (it could be the same source asGizmodo, for all we know).
What to expect from Powershare?
You’d think that a phone with reverse wireless charging needs a bigger battery, so you can donate some juice without killing your own device. But it’s unclear whether we’ll see a big step up from theGalaxy S9and S9 Plus’s 3,000mAh and 3,500mAh packs. Still, theGalaxy Note 9‘s jump to a 4,000mAh battery bodes well for an upgrade to at least one of the S10 models.
We also hope Samsung’s Powershare is faster than HUAWEI’s take on the technology. In our own testing, we found the Mate 20 Pro to wirelessly charge devicesat a lethargic pace. In fact, HUAWEI’s phone wirelessly charges other devices at roughly half the speed of your regular five watt wireless charging pad.
Aside from charging your friend’s phone while out at the club, reverse wireless charging could also come in handy if you’ve got wireless earbuds or headsets. A few of these models support wireless charging (natively or via a carrying case), so reverse charging seems like a sure-fire way to keep the music going.
Do you think reverse wireless charging is a gimmick or here to stay? Give us your thoughts in the comments!
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