Nokia 6 (2018) vs CAT S42 Specs Comparison
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| Nokia 6 (2018) | CAT S42 | 
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                                                Sep 09, 2020
                                    
             
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                                                5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                5.5-inch · 1440x720px
                                    
             
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                                                Single camera
                                    
             
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                                                Single camera
                                    
             
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                                                3GB · 32GB
                                    
             
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                                                3GB · 32GB
                                    
             
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                                                3000 mAh
                                    
             
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                                                4200 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Feb 25, 2018 | Sep 09, 2020 | 
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $269 | $329 | 
Design
| Dimensions | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5.86 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches  148.8 x 75.8 x 8.6 mm  | 
        
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| Weight | |
| 6.07 oz / 172.0 g | 7.76 oz / 220.0 g | 
| Materials | |
| Back: Aluminum | |
| Resistance | |
| Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified | |
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | |
| Features | |
| Notification light | |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | |
| Black, Blue, White | |
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.5-inch, 74.02% screen-to-body | 5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD, 450 nits | IPS LCD | 
| Resolution | |
| 1920x1080px, 401 PPI | 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | 
PhoneArena Display Test
        | Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested | 
| Bright Min | |
| 1 (Excellent) | Untested | 
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            Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm) | MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm) | 
| Processor | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53  | 
        
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| GPU | |
| Adreno 508 | PowerVR GE8300 | 
| Memory | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB  | 
        
                                                        3GB/32GB | 
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 128 GB | microSDXC up to 128 GB | 
| OS | |
| Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) | Android (10) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 3000 mAh | 4200 mAh | 
| Charging | |
| Fast charging | Fast charging | 
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Single camera | 
| Main camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1 μm  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0  | 
| Flash | |
| Dual LED | LED | 
| Video recording | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling  | 
        
                                                        1080p | 
| Front | |
| 8 MP (Wide Angle) |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5 MP Video capture: 1080p  | 
        
                                    
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 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, USB 2.0 | microUSB, USB 2.0 | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Hearing aid compatible | |
| M3/T4 | |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou | GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | 
| Other | |
| NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 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, RDS | FM | 
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66, 71 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 40, 41 | 41 | 
| 3G Bands | |
| 5, 8, 2, 1 | 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 | 
| Data Speed | |
| LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA | 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 | |
| VoLTE | |
| Yes | |
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Date approved: Jul 24, 2020 FCC ID value: ZL5S42  | |
| Measured SAR | |
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