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The Wireless Power Consortium (the stewards of the Qi wireless charging standard) have certified the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 – it officially supports Qi 2.1. However, the WPC is obfuscating some info here.
For one, the device only supports the Basic Power Profile (BPP) at 5W, which is almost certainly not the case. The Galaxy Z Fold6 is listed as supporting the Extended Power Profile (EPP) at 15W and we expect that the sequel will do at least that much.
Qi 2.1 introduced new profiles relating to cases – Magnetic Cover Power Enhancement (MCPE) and Magnetic Cover Power Magnet (MCPM). Yes, both say “Magnetic” and both have magnets, but they differ in a key way. MCPM is for phones with magnets built in – additional “feedthrough” magnets in the case are used to enhance the magnetic field for a stronger attachment. MCPE is for BPP and EPP phones (i.e. ones without magnets) and it allows them to work in Magnetic Power Profile (MPP) mode, i.e. the magnet version of Qi.
Qi 2.1 certification for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 (SM-D637U)
Sorry for the alphabet soup, but the WPC isn’t helping the situation with its confusing profiles. Anyway, the page doesn’t list anything above BPP for the Galaxy Z Fold7, which is clearly not true.
In case you’re wondering what’s with the “SM-D637U” model number, it seems that the WPC doesn’t use Samsung’s standard designations. For example, the Z Fold6 is “SC-55E”, the Z Fold Special Edition is “SM-D269N” and the Z Fold5 is “SM-D617S”, none of which match Samsung’s “SM-F” model numbers for its foldables.
The “Coming Soon” placeholder image on the page makes it clear that it’s incomplete. But we’re not holding out hope for Samsung adopting the full magnet experience with the Galaxy Z Fold7 – it is more likely that it will follow the Galaxy S25 strategy with Magnet Cases. Such cases use the MCPE profile, like this Spigen case, for example.
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