CAT S61 vs CAT S42 Specs Comparison

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CAT S61 CAT S42
Released · Jun 01, 2018
Released · Sep 09, 2020
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
4500 mAh
4200 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.42 x 3.07 x 0.51 inches
163 x 78 x 13 mm
6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches
161 x 77 x 12.7 mm
Weight
8.82 oz (250.0 g) 7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP69K; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Features
Soft keys Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
58.62 % 62.99 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm 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
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 3GB
Internal storage
64GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
4500 mAh 4200 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) 13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front
8 MP 5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Thermometer, Humidity, Barometer Accelerometer, Compass
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 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1000 $ 329

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2020
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