The 5 most important new features of Samsung's brand-new Galaxy S20

Samsung's Galaxy S20 phones are getting a new camera mode called Single Take, which captures multiple photos and videos taken in different shooting modes with a single press of the shutter button.

It's not a groundbreaking addition, but it's a convenient trick that's bound to save some time since it means you wouldn't have to switch between different shooting modes. In the example above, you'll notice the same photo was taken in a variety of different formats, from a short clip to a longer video and a still image with a black-and-white filter.

The Galaxy S20 should be better-equipped to handle zoom shots as well, considering the Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus have a 3X optic zoom and a 30X digital zoom, while the Ultra version has a 10X optic zoom and 100X digital zoom. Both represent a significant step up from the Galaxy S10's 2X optical zoom and 10X digital zoom.

I briefly played around with the Galaxy S20 Ultra's zooming capabilities, and found that it was capable of providing a clear shot from approximately 20 feet away. At a 37X zoom, I was able get a sharp shot with legible text, as shown above.

The screens on Samsung's Galaxy S20 lineup are capable of reaching refresh rates of 120GHz, a capability that should make animations and navigating the operating system feel faster and more fluid. It's a small but welcome improvement that comes after rival phone makers like Google, OnePlus, and Razer have already launched phones with refresh rates that are higher than the average rate of 60Hz.

All models of the Galaxy S20 support 5G, a departure from Samsung's approach last year when only one variant of its flagship phone supported the next-generation wireless network. It may not be immediately useful since carriers are still expanding their 5G networks, but it ensures that those shelling out $1,000 or more on one of Samsung's new smartphones won't find their device falling behind as 5G networks ramp up in the coming years.