CAT S42 vs CAT S61 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$329	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches 161 x 77 x 12.7 mm	6.42 x 3.07 x 0.51 inches 163 x 78 x 13 mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g	8.82 oz / 250.0 g
Materials
	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP69K; MIL-STD-810 certified
Features
Notification light	Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 58.62% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1800 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GE8300	Adreno 508
Memory
3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	16 MP (PDAF)
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p	4K UHD (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 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,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Thermometer, Humidity, 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
Other
NFC	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Full Specs CAT S42 Specs

Full Specs CAT S61 Specs

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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
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 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
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