Samsung Galaxy C5 vs CAT S42 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy C5 CAT S42
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Sep 09, 2020
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
2600 mAh
4200 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 26, 2016 Sep 09, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$329

Design

Dimensions
5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches
145.9 x 72 x 6.7 mm
6.34 x 3.03 x 0.50 inches
161 x 77 x 12.7 mm
Weight
5.04 oz (143.0 g) 7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.13% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 62.99% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 617 8952 (28 nm) MediaTek Helio A20 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1800 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 PowerVR GE8300
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
4GB/32GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh 4200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p
Front
8 MP 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, 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, ANT+, 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, Stereo, RDS, Recording option FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA 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
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

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