CAT S48c vs CAT S42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 08, 2018	Sep 09, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$480	$329

Design

Dimensions
5.9 x 3 x 0.53 inches 149.9 x 76.2 x 13.5 mm	6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches 161 x 77 x 12.7 mm
Weight
9.3 oz (264.0 g)	7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 60.35% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1800 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 508	PowerVR GE8300
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	4200 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	1080p
Front
5 MP	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, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
41	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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 25, 2018 FCC ID value: ZL5S48C	Date approved: Jul 24, 2020 FCC ID value: ZL5S42
Measured SAR
Head: 0.98 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Links

Full specifications
CAT S48c Specs	CAT S42 Specs