Xiaomi has taken a major role in shaping the future of wireless charging. According to a new IT Home report, the Wireless Power Consortium Qi Off-cycle Meeting was held at Xiaomi’s Beijing headquarters between June 22 and June 25, 2026, bringing together major technology companies including Apple, Huawei, Google, OPPO, Honor, Vivo, Anker, NXP, Renesas, Panasonic Automotive Systems, and Xiaomi. The meeting focused on the upcoming Qi 50W wireless charging standard, including technical discussions, prototype testing, and cross-brand compatibility verification.
What caused this major industry meeting?
The meeting was organized around the next major evolution of the global Qi wireless charging standard. Today, Qi is already one of the most widely used wireless charging systems in smartphones and portable consumer electronics. The current Qi2 standard introduced magnetic alignment and 15W charging, while Qi2 25W later increased power output to 25W.
Now, the industry is preparing for the next step: Qi 50W.
According to the report, the Qi 50W standard is still under development, but key hardware design parameters are already mostly defined. The standard is expected to officially launch in 2028, making this meeting an important technical checkpoint before mass-market adoption.
Xiaomi’s technical contribution
Xiaomi is pushing a domestic technical architecture described as a low-inductance, low-voltage, high-power wireless charging solution. In simple terms, this approach is designed to reduce coil module losses, improve charging efficiency, control heat generation, and make high-power wireless charging easier to integrate into thinner and more complex device designs.
Xiaomi’s proposal is important because it may allow future wireless charging systems to become:
- Faster, with up to 50W charging power
- More stable, thanks to better cross-device compatibility
- Safer, with improved heat and voltage management
- More efficient, by reducing power loss in the coil system
- More universal, through the Qi global standard instead of brand-only proprietary charging
This is especially important for Android flagship phones, where many manufacturers already offer fast proprietary wireless charging. A global Qi 50W standard would make high-speed wireless charging more consistent across brands, chargers, accessories, and vehicles.
Affected devices and software versions
This is not a phone software update, so there are no affected Xiaomi HyperOS versions or device build numbers at this stage.
Standard involved:
- WPC Qi 50W wireless charging standard
Current development status:
- Hardware parameters mostly defined
- Prototype testing in progress
- Cross-brand interoperability testing in progress
- Expected official release: 2028
Companies involved in the meeting include:
- Xiaomi
- Apple
- Huawei
- OPPO
- Honor
- Vivo
- Anker Innovations
- NXP
- Renesas
- Panasonic Automotive Systems
- Wireless Power Consortium
How Qi 50W could improve future Xiaomi devices
For users, Qi 50W could make wireless charging much closer to wired charging in daily use. Instead of being a slower backup option, wireless charging could become a practical primary charging method for future Xiaomi flagships.
The biggest benefit will be compatibility. Today, many Xiaomi phones can charge wirelessly at very high speeds, but users usually need Xiaomi’s own wireless chargers to reach the best performance. With Qi 50W, future Xiaomi phones may be able to charge faster on a wider range of certified third-party chargers, as long as both the phone and charger support the final standard.
This could also improve wireless charging inside cars, multi-device charging stands, power banks, and desktop accessories.
Market impact
Xiaomi hosting this WPC meeting shows that the company is no longer only following global charging standards. It is actively helping define them. The fact that Apple, Huawei, Google, OPPO, Vivo, Honor, and other supply-chain companies joined the event also proves that Qi 50W is not just a Xiaomi-only project, but an industry-wide direction.
The move is especially important for Chinese manufacturers. Xiaomi’s low-inductance, low-voltage, high-power architecture has already passed review and entered the Qi standard drafting stage in Q1 2026, according to the report. This means a domestic charging solution may become part of a global wireless charging standard.
