Blackview A70 vs CAT S42

Blackview A70
Blackview
A70
CAT S42
CAT
S42

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
Cat
Release date
January 2021, 5 years 4 months ago
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
111.300 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 52% of devices
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices

Display

Size
6.52"
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
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
CPU
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Quad-Core
Process
28 nm
12 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
1.8 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8322
PowerVR GE8300
RAM
3 GB
3 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Sony IMX258
Pixel size
1.12 µm
Sensor size
1/3.06"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, 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/ --
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
GalaxyCore GC5035
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
5380 mAh
4200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
77.5 mm 165.3 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
205 g
220 g
Materials
Plastic
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Colors
Red Green
Black Orange
Usable surface
80 %
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 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
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
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), 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 the back
No
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

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