Cat S53 vs Cat S42 Comparison and Differences

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Cat S53

Cat S53

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Cat S42

Cat S42

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Cat S53 or Cat S42 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Cat S53 Cat S42
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Release date 2022, July 19 2020, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 171 x 81 x 16 mm | 6.73 x 6.73 x 3.19 in 161.3 x 77.2 x 12.7 mm | 6.35 x 6.35 x 3.04 in
Weight 320 g | 11.29 oz 220 g | 7.76 oz
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Colors Black Black
Battery 5500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 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 6.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 102.0 cm2 78.1 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 720 x 1440 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 270 PPI 293 PPI
Screen protection DragonTrail Pro
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide)
-2 MP, (macro)
-13 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11 Android 10.0, planned upgrade to Android 11.0
Chipset - Qualcomm SM4350 Snapdragon 480 5G (8 nm) - Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460) - Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 619 PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 323984
Antutu 8 Total 50630
GeekBench 5 Single Core 165
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 490

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 41, 66, 77, 78
-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 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Wireless charging
- IP68/IP69K dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 mins)
-Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m
-MIL-STD-810H compliant
-Dedicated flashlight

- 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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