Blackview A55 vs CAT S42

Blackview A55
Blackview
A55
CAT S42
CAT
S42

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
Cat
Release date
December 2021, 4 years 5 months ago
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
61.000 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 50% of devices
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices

Display

Size
6.53"
5.5"
Resolution
720 x 1600 px HD+
720 x 1440 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
294 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
18:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, In-cell
Without Notch, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Color LED Notifications, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A22 (MT6761V/WE)
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Quad-Core
Process
12 nm
12 nm
Frequency
2 GHz
1.8 GHz
GPU
IMG PowerVR GE8300
PowerVR GE8300
RAM
3 GB
3 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Sony IMX319 Exmor RS
Pixel size
1.40 µm
Sensor size
1/3.2"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
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
5 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
GalaxyCore GC5025
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
4780 mAh
4200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 5.0W
Yes
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
16 GB
32 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
76.7 mm 164.5 mm 9.1 mm Print 3D Model
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
196 g
220 g
Materials
Plastic
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black Green Violet
Black Orange
Usable surface
81 %
66 %
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G

Software

Operating system
Android 11 Red Velvet Cake Doke OS 2.0 (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 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
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 Hotspot
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800)
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), 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
No
No
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

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