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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · today 16:57 EDT

Why no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explains

Magnet rings have changed my life. I grip and mount and satisfyingly snap awesome accessories on and off my phone all day. Even Samsung sells neat ones like these folding magnetic mirrors. But unlike Apple and Google, Samsung refuses to put the magnets inside the phone. Why? I asked Samsung's Won-Joon Choi, the executive in […]

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