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FollowCommentary: The new Galaxy has the most ridiculous specs and features of any phone currently available. As an iPhone user, I'm jealous.Patrick HollandSenior EditorPatrick Holland has an eye for photography and a passion for everything mobile. He is a colorful raconteur who will guide you through the ever-changing and fast-paced world of phones. He also is one of the hosts of CNET's I'm So Obsessed podcast.4 min readIn a virtual event earlier this year, &nbsp;the new and two phones that really caught my eye. As Samsung rattled off the small novel of new features for each phone, I longed to see some of them come to the next aka the , which will likely be unveiled at .&nbsp;I want to say this upfront: The design and hardware features for the iPhone 12 were likely locked in months before the Note 20 launch. But that doesn't mean we can't wonder how nice it would be to see some of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra's features on the iPhone 12 or even an iPhone 13 -- too soon?There are five features in particular that I think should consider adopting. That said, we know that Samsung loves to cram in as many new features as possible into its&nbsp;. Apple introduces new features to solve a problem or improve your experience using an iPhone. That difference is significant, and I doubt Apple would add any of these features just to add them.In February, Samsung released the&nbsp;, which has 13x optical zoom and 100x Space Zoom (aka digital zoom). The new Galaxy Note 20 Ultra has a 5x optical zoom with 50x digital zoom. The has 2x optical zoom. I'm not saying that the iPhone 12 needs Space Zoom -- no phone does, really. But having a 3x or 4x optical zoom on the next iPhone would be welcomed.Currently, Apple offers the best overall camera system for photos and videos on any phone. However, many high-end Android phones offer a better zoom range.But who knows if Apple would solely rely on hardware to give the iPhone 12 a better zoom range? It could follow in footsteps and implement a software-based zoom that uses machine learning to improve the results like on the .Every time a new iPhone is released, our team of expert droppers tests the new devices to see how durable they are. The .But those drop tests were conducted before the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and its &nbsp;body came out. The new Gorilla Glass is twice as scratch-resistant as Gorilla Glass 6 and can survive drops from 2 meters versus 1.6 meters. In theory this means a Galaxy Note 20 Ultra could survive a drop when you're holding it up to your ear on a call. We recently and were pretty impressed with the results.For years, Apple worked with Corning, the manufacturer of Gorilla Glass, on a custom version of Gorilla Glass for the iPhone. And I'm hopeful we'll see a version of Gorilla Glass Victus for the iPhone 12.Obviously the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra's biggest feature is the stylus aka the S-Pen. The latest S-Pen when used on the Note 20 Ultra has a latency of 9 milliseconds. Meaning from the time you touch the screen with the S-Pen to the time the screen/phone reacts is fast. In fact, it has the same latency as the Apple Pencil on the .But one dream many of us hope for is to be able to use the Apple Pencil on an iPhone, especially the larger Max version. My fingers are crossed, hoping that Apple Pencil support will come with the iPhone 12. I mean, to the iPhone. So let's keep that trend going.And who knows, maybe Apple would make an Apple Pencil Mini that's roughly the size of a golf pencil?I believe Samsung has the best approach when it comes to maximizing screen real estate and making room for the front-facing camera. The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra sports a hole-punch screen that is both attractive and useful.The iPhone 12 needs to find a way to revamp the iPhone notch, which seems large by today's standards. Obviously Apple has more than just the front-facing camera to account for. FaceID has several components that are also on the front. So while I'd love to see a hole-punch display on the iPhone 12, I don't think it's possible.If Apple found a way to make the notch smaller on the iPhone 12, however, that would be a significant aesthetic improvement.The Note 20 Ultra display also has a high refresh rate. As opposed to the screen refreshing 60 times a second, the Note 20 Ultra is capable of refreshing its display 120 times a second. Similarly, the iPad Pro has a Pro Motion display with 120Hz. It's time to see such a screen on the iPhone. Even if it was 90Hz, the iPhone 12 should have a high refresh rate. Apple Arcade games would look amazing. Animations in iOS would look super smooth. And if the iPhone 12 gets Apple Pencil support, that high refresh rate would be a must.For more about the Samsung event and the products announced,&nbsp;.Get the CNET Apple Report newsletterReceive the latest news and reviews on Apple products, iOS updates and more. Delivered Fridays.

FollowCommentary: The new Galaxy has the most ridiculous specs and features of any phone currently available. As an iPhone user, I'm jealous.Patrick HollandSenior EditorPatrick Holland has an eye for photography and a passion for everything mobile. He is a colorful raconteur who will guide you through the ever-changing and fast-paced world of phones. He also is one of the hosts of CNET's I'm So Obsessed podcast.4 min readIn a virtual event earlier this year, &nbsp;the new and two phones that really caught my eye. As Samsung rattled off the small novel of new features for each phone, I...

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