Cat S42 vs Cat S60 Comparison and Differences

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Cat S42

Cat S42

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Cat S60

Cat S60

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Cat S42 or Cat S60 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Cat S42 Cat S60
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Release date 2020, January 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.3 x 77.2 x 12.7 mm | 6.35 x 6.35 x 3.04 in 147.9 x 73.4 x 12.7 mm | 5.82 x 5.82 x 2.89 in
Weight 220 g | 7.76 oz 0 g | 0 oz
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Colors Black Black
Battery 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 300 EUR 650 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD a-Si AHVA
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 4.7" in
Screen area 78.1 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 56.1%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 293 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection DragonTrail Pro Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF -13 MP, AF, FLIR thermal camera (Lepton module)
Functions LED flash Thermal imaging, heat palettes, temp. spot meter, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 5 MP

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0, planned upgrade to Android 11.0 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 405
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 50630
GeekBench 5 Single Core 165
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 490
GeekBench 4 Single Core 709
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2151
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2353

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - South Africa onlyDual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP

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 resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 mins)
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 m
-MIL-STD-810G compliant

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 5m for 1 hour)
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 m
-MIL-STD-810G compliant
Versions
- Also known as Cat S32

Reviews and Opinions on Cat S42 and Cat S60

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Christina
2021-12-28 07:43:30
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CAT S42 & CAT S60 please advise which one is better for apps "Zello walkie talkie"