CAT S42 vs Motorola Moto G Power (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2020	Jan 08, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$329	$250

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches 161 x 77 x 12.7 mm	6.51 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches 165.28 x 75.9 x 9.49 mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g	7.28 oz / 206.5 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Splash
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Flash gray, Polar silver (retail only), Glowing blue (retail only)

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 83.75% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1800 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
PowerVR GE8300	Adreno 610
Memory
3GB/32GB	4GB/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p	1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band 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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	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

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, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
41	38, 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-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 24, 2020 FCC ID value: ZL5S42	Date approved: Oct 29, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZH1
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: 0.69 W/kg Body: 1.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.44 W/kg Phablet: 2.59 W/kg

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