Asus ROG Phone 5 vs CAT S42

Asus ROG Phone 5
Asus
ROG Phone 5
CAT S42
CAT
S42

At a glance

Brand
Asus
Cat
Release date
March 2021, 5 years 2 months ago
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
883.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 3% of devices
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices

Display

Size
6.78"
5.5"
Resolution
1080 x 2448 px FHD+
720 x 1440 px HD+
Type
AMOLED Samsung
LCD IPS
Density
395 ppi High Density
294 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
18:9
Features
Without Notch, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Physical buttons, 1 ms response time
Without Notch, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Color LED Notifications, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
CPU
1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Quad-Core
Process
5 nm
12 nm
Frequency
2.84 GHz
1.8 GHz
GPU
Adreno 660
PowerVR GE8300
RAM
8 GB
3 GB
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
64 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Sony IMX686 Exmor RS
Pixel size
0.80 µm
Sensor size
1/1.7"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
Yes, 480 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, 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
20 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.45
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Omnivision OV24B1Q
Pixel size
0.90 µm

Battery

Capacity
6000 mAh
4200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 65.0W
Yes
Features
Bypass Charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
32 GB
Type
UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot
No
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
77.3 mm 172.8 mm 10.3 mm Print 3D Model
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
242 g
220 g
Materials
Glass
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black White
Black Orange
Usable surface
82 %
66 %
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G

Software

Operating system
Android 11 Red Velvet Cake Android 11
Android 10 Q Android 10
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), GAP (Generic Access Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), MAP (Message Access Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), APT-x, LDAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, 802.11ad , 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 Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), 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), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600)
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), B3 (1800), 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
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, in screen
No
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
No
Audio
DTS / DTS X, Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 4 microphones

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