Blackview A90 vs CAT S42

Blackview A90
Blackview
A90
CAT S42
CAT
S42

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
Cat
Release date
May 2021, 5 years ago
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
180.066 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 55% of devices
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices

Display

Size
6.39"
5.5"
Resolution
720 x 1560 px HD+
720 x 1440 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
265 ppi Medium Density
294 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
18:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Without Notch, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Color LED Notifications, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio P60 (MT6771)
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
CPU
4x Cortex A73 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Quad-Core
Process
12 nm
12 nm
Frequency
2 GHz
1.8 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 700MHz
PowerVR GE8300
RAM
4 GB
3 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
12 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Sony IMX363 Exmor RS
Pixel size
1.40 µm
Sensor size
1/2.55"
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, 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
8 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Samsung S5K4H7
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
4250 mAh
4200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
32 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
77.0 mm 162.7 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
185 g
220 g
Materials
Plastic
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black Blue Red Green
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 (Micro SIM + Micro SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0
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
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB
USB Type-C
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), B40 (TDD 2300)
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
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
Yes, on the side
No
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

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