Nokia 6 (2018) vs CAT S42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Sep 09, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$269	$329

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches 148.8 x 75.8 x 8.6 mm	6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches 161 x 77 x 12.7 mm
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
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)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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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
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
3000 mAh	4200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
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
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
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

LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66, 71
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
	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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

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