3 features we're expecting to see on Apple's new iPhones that Samsung's Galaxy S10 already has

Samsung's flagship phones have a 12-megapixel telephoto camera, a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera, and a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera mounted on their rear panels. The Galaxy S10 5G also as a fourth depth-sensing camera.

Apple's upcoming trio of iPhones may support bilateral wireless charging, well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities wrote in a note which 9to5Mac reported.

This feature would make it possible to wirelessly charge another device — perhaps an Apple Watch or the new AirPods wireless charging case — by resting it on the back of the iPhone.

Samsung's Galaxy S10 phones have a feature called Wireless PowerShare, which makes it possible to power up a compatible device by resting it on the phone's back panel. That means Galaxy S10 owners can also charge two devices at once by plugging in their phone and resting another device on its backside.

The company says most devices compatible with the Qi wireless charging standard should work with Wireless PowerShare. In the photo above, the Galaxy S10 is being used to charge Samsung's wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds.

The Lightning port has been the standard method for charging the iPhone since 2012, but that could change this year.

Apple has been testing versions of its 2019 iPhone that include a USB-C port instead of the Lightning port, according to Bloomberg, but it's unclear if this is slated to launch.

Instead of doing away with the Lightning port altogether, Apple may include a USB-C to Lightning cable with its next iPhones, Macotakara reports.

Samsung has been using USB-C for its flagship smartphones since the Galaxy S8 launched in 2017, making the S10 the third generation of Galaxy S phones to adopt the technology. That means that unlike iPhones, you don't need a proprietary charger to power up Samsung's smartphones.