CAT S42 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2020	Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$329	3GB/32GB - $230 | €223

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches 161 x 77 x 12.7 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g	16.79 oz / 476.0 g
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 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 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
PowerVR GE8300	Adreno 610
Memory
3GB/32GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh	7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

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

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 Wi-Fi Direct 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), Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
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
Dual SIM
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

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz / 477.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

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