CAT S42 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2020	Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$329	4GB/64GB - $1099

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches 161 x 77 x 12.7 mm	6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches 158 x 77.8 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g	7.97 oz / 226.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gold, Silver, Space gray, Midnight green

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.52% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR, 800 nits
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI	2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 456 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1800 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
PowerVR GE8300	Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1742
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4107
3D Mark High
Untested	2103
3D Mark Low
Untested	1617

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Battery

Type
4200 mAh	3969 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 49min

Browsing

12h 54min

Video

8h 58min

Gaming

7h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 24, 2020 FCC ID value: ZL5S42	Date approved: Sep 25, 2019 FCC ID value: BCG-E3306A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249

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