CAT S41 vs CAT S42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.95 x 0.51 inches 152 x 75 x 12.85 mm	6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches 161 x 77 x 12.7 mm
Weight
7.69 oz (218.0 g)	7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Features
Soft keys	Notification light
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key, Other; Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black

Display

Size
5.0-inch	5.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
60.55 %	62.99 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 (16 nm)	MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1800 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2	PowerVR GE8300
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	3GB
Internal storage
32GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4200 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front
8 MP	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 24, 2020 FCC ID value: ZL5S42
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 329

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Sep 09, 2020

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
CAT S41 Specs	CAT S42 Specs