CAT S42 vs CAT S41 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2020	Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$329

Design

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

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 60.55% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	13 MP (PDAF)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66, 71	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
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

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
CAT S42 Specs	CAT S41 Specs