Blackview BV6000s vs Cat S42 Comparison and Differences

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Blackview BV6000s

Blackview BV6000s

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Cat S42

Cat S42

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Blackview BV6000s or Cat S42 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Blackview BV6000s Cat S42
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Release date July, 2016 2020, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.3 x 81.0 x 16.6 mm | 6 x 6 x 3.19 in 161.3 x 77.2 x 12.7 mm | 6.35 x 6.35 x 3.04 in
Weight 247 g | 8.71 oz 220 g | 7.76 oz
Body Build Rugged Smartphone, Plastic, Metal, Fiberglass
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Colors Black, Green, Orange Black
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology LCD IPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 5.5" in
Screen area 78.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 49%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1440 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 293 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 DragonTrail Pro
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, ƒ/ 2.0, (wide), 1.10 µm -13 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p video 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, ƒ/ 5 MP

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 Marshmallow Android 10.0, planned upgrade to Android 11.0
Chipset - MediaTek MT6735A (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)
CPU - Quad-Core (4x Cortex A53 1.3 GHz) - Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2 PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 2GB 16GB, 2GB · 16GB 32GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 50630
GeekBench 5 Single Core 165
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 490

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Mini SIM + Micro SIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 2G / 3G / 4G / GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B8 (900)
-4G - B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B20 (800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
-4G - LTE (unspecified)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n,Wi-Fi Hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Yes, USB On-The-Go (OTG) microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.205 W/Kg (head), 0.542 W/Kg (body)The FCC limit is 1.6 W/kg measured in a volume of 1 gram of tiss

Music and Audio

Radio Yes FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Proximity, compass, gyro, barometer - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IP68

- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 mins)
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 m
-MIL-STD-810G compliant
Versions
- Also known as Cat S32

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