Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs CAT S42

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple
iPhone 12 Pro Max
CAT S42
CAT
S42

At a glance

Brand
Apple
Cat
Release date
October 2020, 5 years 7 months ago
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
1.296.378 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 88% of devices
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices

Display

Size
6.7"
5.5"
Resolution
1284 x 2778 px QHD
720 x 1440 px HD+
Type
Oled
LCD IPS
Density
458 ppi Very high density
294 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
18:9
Features
Medium-sized Notch, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR, DCI-P3, Wide Color display (P3), True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Scratch resistant, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch
Without Notch, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Color LED Notifications, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
Apple A14 Bionic
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
CPU
2x Icestorm 3.1 GHz + 4x Firestorm 1.8 GHz
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Hexa-Core
Quad-Core
Process
5 nm
12 nm
Frequency
3.1 GHz
1.8 GHz
GPU
Apple 4-core graphics processing unit A14 GPU
PowerVR GE8300
RAM
6 GB
3 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
12 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.6
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Sony IMX603
Pixel size
1.70 µm
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Digital zoom, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
12 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Sony IMX514

Battery

Capacity
3687 mAh
4200 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 20.0W
Yes
Wireless charging
* Unconfirmed capacity, 20W adapter sold separately, MagSafe wireless charging up to 15W10, Qi wireless charging up to 7.5W
Features
Wireless charging, Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
32 GB
SD slot
No
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
78.1 mm 160.8 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
226 g
220 g
Materials
Glass , Aluminium
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Colors
Blue Gold Silver Gray
Black Orange
Water/dust resistance
IP68
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
87 %
66 %

Software

Operating system
iOS 18 iOS 18
Android 10 Q Android 10
Google services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA2000 EV-DO REV.A, CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
No
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, Stereo Speakers

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