While fundamental battery technologies and chemistries for consumer electronics continue to move at a glacial pace, innovation in adjacent ecosystems is thriving.. Qi Wireless Charging

Indeed, Strategy Analytics finds that the power consumption beast can be tamed by a range of complementary technologies. A key enabler is wireless charging and the rapid adoption of the Qi standard in smartphones, which continue to represent the bulk of Qi RX-enabled devices worldwide.

What is Qi?

Wireless charging is a technology that allows charging over very short distances without cables.

The advantage of wireless charging is that it’s quicker and easier, as you don’t have to plug and unplug each time – you just place your device on top of your wireless charging pad. It also looks neater.

Strategy Analytics’ latest research finds that 22% of global smartphone shipments in 2019 supported Qi RX, a percentage we forecast will double to 44% by 2024. Across all phones and accessories, over 303 million RX devices shipped in 2018, registering a positive growth of 11% year over year in 2019 to reach 336 million units, amid an overall smartphone market in decline. On the TX side, Qi volumes grew from 81 million units in 2018 to 127 million in 2019, up an impressive 57% year over year.

Samsung and others lead the way. Consumers like the ease and convenience of wire-free battery charging.

Phones and tablets with built-in Qi wireless charging

If your phone is among the devices that appear here, you just need to buy a wireless charger. Note that you don’t need to get a wireless charger made by the same company as your phone; e.g., Samsung wireless chargers work just fine with the iPhone X.

• Apple iPhone: Apple iPhone 14 series: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, SE 2020, 11 Pro Max, 11 Pro, 11, XS Max XS, XR, 8, 8 Plus,
• Samsung Galaxy: Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Note 20 Ultra, Note 20, S20 Ultra, S20 Plus, S20, Note 10 Plus 5G, Note 10 Plus, Note 10, S10 5G, S10 Plus, S10, S10e, Note 9, S9, S9+, Note 8, S8, S8+, S7, S7 Edge  (Plus more devices)
• Xiaomi 13 series: Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Pro, Xiaomi 13 Ultra
• Sony: Xperia 1 II, Xperia 10 II, Xperia XZ3, Xperia XZ2 Premium, Xperia XZ2 (Plus more devices)
• LG: Velvet, G8 ThinQ, G7 ThinQ, V30, G6 (US version only), G4 (optional), G3 (optional) (Plus more devices)
• OnePlus: OnePlus 10 Pro, 8 Pro
• Nokia: 9.3 PureView, 9 PureView, 8 Sirocco
• Huawei: P40 Pro+, P40 Pro, Mate 30 Pro, P30 Pro, Mate 20 Pro  and the latest models
• Motorola: Edge+, X Force, Droid Turbo 2, Moto Maxx
• Microsoft Lumia: 1520, 1020, 930, 929, 928, 920
• Google: Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3 and the latest models
• Nexus: Nexus 6, Nexus 5
• BlackBerry: Priv (Plus more devices)