Cat S40 vs Cat S42 Comparison and Differences

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Cat S40

Cat S40

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Cat S42

Cat S42

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Cat S40 or Cat S42 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Cat S40 Cat S42
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Release date 2015, July 2020, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.9 x 74.1 x 12.5 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.92 in 161.3 x 77.2 x 12.7 mm | 6.35 x 6.35 x 3.04 in
Weight 185 g | 6.53 oz 220 g | 7.76 oz
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Colors Black Black
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 936 h
Talking time - Up to 18 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 5.5" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 78.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 56.7%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 720 x 1440 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 234 PPI 293 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 DragonTrail Pro
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -13 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 5 MP

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 10.0, planned upgrade to Android 11.0
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 304 PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

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

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - North America
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - North America
-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, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 m
-MIL-STD-810G compliant

- 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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