CAT S42 vs Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Specs Comparison

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CAT S42 Samsung Galaxy XCover 5
Released · Sep 09, 2020
Released · Mar 12, 2021
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
5.3-inch · 1480x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
4200 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2020 Mar 04, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$329

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches
161 x 77 x 12.7 mm
5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches
147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm
Weight
7.76 oz / 220.0 g 6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body 5.3-inch, 67.68% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI 1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 311 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm) Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1800 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
Octa-core
8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GE8300 Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
3GB/32GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (11)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh 3000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
16 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 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
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, 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 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41 38, 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-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 24, 2020
FCC ID value: ZL5S42
Date approved: Jan 27, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMG525F
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: 0.76 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.05 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.82 W/kg
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