CAT S42 vs Blackview BV8900 Specs Comparison

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CAT S42 Blackview BV8900
Released · Sep 09, 2020
Released · Jun 12, 2023
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
6.5-inch · 2408x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 256GB
4200 mAh
10380 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$329

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches
161 x 77 x 12.7 mm
6.94 x 3.29 x 0.70 inches
172.4 x 82.2 x 19.8mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g 14.04 oz / 398.0 g
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Orange, Green

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 70.81% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 90Hz, 480 nits
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI 2408x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 406 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm) Mediatek Helio P90 MT6779V (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1800 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300 PowerVR GM9446
Memory
3GB/32GB 8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (13)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh 10380 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
64 MP
Second camera
5 MP
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p Yes
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41 34, 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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
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