Cat S52 vs Cat S42 Comparison and Differences

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Cat S52

Cat S52

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Cat S42

Cat S42

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Cat S52 or Cat S42 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Cat S52 Cat S42
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Release date 2019, October 2020, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.1 x 76.6 x 9.7 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.02 in 161.3 x 77.2 x 12.7 mm | 6.35 x 6.35 x 3.04 in
Weight 210 g | 7.41 oz 220 g | 7.76 oz
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Colors Black Black
Battery 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.65" in 5.5" in
Screen area 82.4 cm2 78.1 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 720 x 1440 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 285 PPI 293 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 DragonTrail Pro
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -13 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie), planned upgrade to Android 10.0 Android 10.0, planned upgrade to Android 11.0
Chipset - Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) - Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR GE8320 PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSD microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 50630
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 170 165
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 937 490

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600)
-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 300/100 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 mins)
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.5m
-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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