CAT S42 vs Blackview BV9300 Specs Comparison

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	7.27 x 3.37 x 0.90 inches 184.6 x 85.6 x 22.8 mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g	18.34 oz / 520.0 g
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 68.79% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	120Hz
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI	2388x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 391 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm)	Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1800 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
3GB/32GB	12GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh	15080 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 33.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	50 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p	Yes
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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, 39, 40, 41
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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
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

Links

Full specifications
CAT S42 Specs	Blackview BV9300 Specs