When the iPhone 13 arrives, it will face tough competition in the form of Samsung's latest Galaxy flagship.

Samsung pulled no punches with this year's flagship phones, offering three attractive choices with beautiful displays, powerful cameras, and excellent zoom capabilities, all of which are $200 off their S20 series equivalents. The Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus, and Galaxy S21 Ultra were all well received.

iOS 15 software running on the next iPhone. the Apple event on September 14 will reveal everything you want to know about the iPhone 13, but there are five upgrades the iPhone 13 should have in order to gain an edge over the Galaxy S21 We believe there are five upgrades that the iPhone 13 should have in order to gain an edge over the Galaxy S21.

The iPhone 13 is expected to have a camera upgrade, but Apple has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to telephoto lenses. Currently, the iPhone 12 Pro is capable of up to 2x, while the 12 Pro Max is only capable of 2.5x.

By contrast, even the base model Galaxy S21 has a 3x optical zoom; look at the S21 Ultra, which has a second telephoto lens up to 10x and a 100x digital zoom.

The iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max need to offer at least 3x optical to keep up with Samsung. And I would like to see Apple try something like Samsung's zoom lock feature. The Galaxy S21 phone uses AI to stabilize the shot when zooming in. This is a feature I love on the Galaxy S21 Plus and works wonderfully to prevent camera shake.

Fast refresh displays became a common feature on Android phones last year, meaning smoother scrolling and a more immersive experience. At the same time, iPhones are stuck with the standard 60 Hz refresh rate. It's time for Apple to buck the trend, and we hear that the iPhone 13 will feature a new faster refresh feature, Pro Motion.

The Galaxy S21 can drop the display refresh rate to 48 Hz when performing static activities that do not benefit from a higher refresh rate and increase it to 120 Hz when gaming or scrolling web pages. OnePlus 9 Pro, a near-rival, can vary its refresh rate between 1Hz and 120Hz.

The iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13 may have displays fixed at 60Hz or 120Hz; the Pro model will likely have a variable refresh rate that adjusts according to what is shown on the display. This means that videos, scrolling, and games will be displayed at 120Hz, while static items such as photos will be clocked down.

Ah, the infamous notch, which has become quite iconic since its debut in 2017, as it is immediately recognizable upon looking at the iPhone's front display. However, the notch occupies a significant amount of space on the iPhone's screen.

There are reports that the notch will be smaller this year. We've even seen it in renderings; as long as Face ID survives, the notch will not go away (unless the technology under the display improves).

A smaller notch would at least free up screen real estate at the top of the iPhone 13 and make the status bar feel less cluttered. Apple may move the earpiece further up to make room for the Face ID technology to be put together.

The iPhone 12 charges very slowly, up to 20W charging. Samsung is not much better in this regard either, so Apple could overtake its biggest rival by offering faster charging both wired and wireless.

We would like to see faster MagSafe charging. Especially since Apple no longer bundles charging bricks with its phones and is promoting this new line of accessories. However, the iPhone 13 could easily surprise us with its charging speeds; we're not expecting anything crazy like the 65W on the latest OnePlus model, but anything better than what we have now would be great.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks have become a part of life, and with that, the problem of face ID has surfaced. Face ID would not work because the mask covered half of the face. Suddenly, unlocking my phone and using Apple Pay became quite frustrating.

I have heard rumors that Touch ID will return with a fingerprint sensor inside the display. Many Android phones, especially the Galaxy S21 series, have this. Apple could circumvent the limitations of the face mask and offer the convenience of having a fingerprint sensor again, as not everyone has an Apple Watch to use to unlock their phone, as they can with iOS 14.5.

No doubt, the iPhone 13 will be a powerful device, but expect some of these suggestions to be adopted into the final product, especially the high refresh rate display and Touch ID.

It's fun to speculate and hope, but we won't know until Apple makes an official announcement later this year. The company has likely already figured these things out, so we will have to wait and see.