CAT S42 vs Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Specs Comparison

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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