Blackview BL5000 5G vs CAT S42

Blackview BL5000 5G
Blackview
BL5000 5G
CAT S42
CAT
S42

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
Cat
Release date
July 2021, 4 years 10 months ago
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
382.900 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 64% of devices
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices

Display

Size
6.36"
5.5"
Resolution
1080 x 2300 px FHD+
720 x 1440 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
400 ppi Very high density
294 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
18:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, Brightnes 550 cd/m² (typ), Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Without Notch, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Color LED Notifications, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 700 (MT6833)
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
CPU
4x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Quad-Core
Process
7 nm
12 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
1.8 GHz
GPU
Arm Mali-G57 MC2
PowerVR GE8300
RAM
8 GB
3 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
12 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.75
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
Yes, 120 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, 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
16 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Samsung S5K3P9
Pixel size
1.00 µm

Battery

Capacity
5280 mAh
4200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 30.0W
Yes
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
32 GB
Type
UFS Storage 2.2
SD slot
No
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
80.4 mm 164.0 mm 12.8 mm Print 3D Model
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
270 g
220 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black Green Orange
Black Orange
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
70 %
66 %

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)
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 Display
Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), 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), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), 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), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
No
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
No
Accelerometer
Yes

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