Pixel 10 and the wonderful world of Qi2: After seeing hundreds of accessories, these are my favorites [Gallery]

Ben Schoon | Sep 7 2025 - 9:00 am PT

Over the past few days I’ve been on the ground in Berlin covering IFA 2025, and one of the most common things to see on the show floor has been Qi2 accessories. With the Pixel 10 finally adding magnets, I was like a kid in a candy store, so here are some of my favorite Qi2 accessories from IFA.

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As one of the longest-running tech shows on the planet, there was a lot at IFA 2025 this week. TVs, home appliances, robots for your robots, and so much more. I saw a lot of cool stuff, but one of the biggest themes I saw around the show – besides AI, of course – was Qi2.

With Qi2’s big 25W upgrade making a splash recently, tons of brands were showcasing their accessories this week ahead of the iPhone launch in just a few days. And, carrying around my Pixel 10 Pro XL around the show floor, I was pretty excited to see everything.

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There were so many Qi2 accessories at IFA, you could simply throw your phone across the room – and I mean absolutely launch it – and there was actually a pretty decent chance it would land on a magnetic accessory.

Of course, there were chargers aplenty.

Aukey’s MagFusion Ark is a stand-out with its flexible charging spheres, while Ugreen caught my eye with a range of battery banks that support 25W charging speeds. What stood out to me about both of these brands is that, unlike many of the other ones out there, the lineups weren’t fully focused on stuffing in an Apple Watch charger. So many of the clever multi-device Qi2 setups I saw across the show felt like a waste as a Pixel 10 owner who’d just have an Apple Watch charger sitting there with nothing to do, so it was nice that Aukey and Ugreen weren’t so hyper-focused on that 3-in-1 setup.

But options went well beyond these two.

Battery banks were clearly a huge area of focus. As mentioned, Aukey and Ugreen both had their own options there, but I also saw options from a lot of other brands. A couple of stand-outs there include one from BMX (short for “Better Mobile Experience”), which has a solid-state battery inside. This means that it can take damage without being dangerous. To prove it, the company put a screw into one of its batteries just before the show and, well, the building hasn’t burned down yet. Meanwhile, a pleather-clad battery from “Uniq” offers passthrough for magnetic accessories, meaning you can still keep your wallet attached to the battery while the battery charges your phone.

Other interesting chargers I spotted include a charging puck from Energea that has a built-in retractable USB-C cable, a desktop charging dock from Baseus that has several charging ports, built-in retactable cables, and a posable Qi2 25W dock.

There was also this wild Qi2 charging dock built into a lamp from a company called Ricomm.

But magnetic accessories go beyond just chargers and batteries! I also found some neat wallets with kickstands from Moft, a pair of flexible car mounts from Baseus, and a Bluetooth speaker stand from Energea. Several brands were also showing off little magnetic panels that include suction cups.

Towards the end of my visit, I also visited the “Oh Snap” booth, a smaller company that had some neat options to show off.

The two main products on display included a phone grip that, by their description, “doesn’t suck.” Unlike the many other phone grips I’ve seen, this one is very thin. It’s even thinner than Google’s Pixelsnap Ring and, while the kickstand isn’t nearly as strong, it also comes with the benefit of still supporting wireless charging passthrough on magnetic chargers. But by far the coolest thing was a game controller that’s slim, has a pop-out design to reveal the gamepad, and also comes in a translucent design. The design is surprisingly comfortable, but also super portable. It’s a great idea, and while the controller is still in the final stages of crowdfunding, I’m certainly excited to see it come to market.

And that really put a perfect bookend on my experience at IFA exploring all of the Qi2 accessories that, finally, my phone actually supports. The world of Qi2 (and MagSafe) is wacky and wonderful, full of plenty of practical ideas, but also plenty of clever use cases that I wouldn’t have expected.

I’m really excited to start testing out more of these Qi2 offerings with my Pixel 10 over the coming months, and thrilled that it seems like more Android brands are set to follow Google’s lead.

Did any of these accessories catch your eye? Let’s discuss!

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