blu G9 vs CAT S42

blu G9
blu
G9
CAT S42
CAT
S42

At a glance

Brand
BLU
Cat
Release date
May 2019, 7 years ago
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
74.500 Antutu v7 Overall performance better than 16% of devices
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices

Display

Size
6.3"
5.5"
Resolution
720 x 1520 px HD+
720 x 1440 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
267 ppi Medium Density
294 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
19:9
18:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 470 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, 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 P22 MT6762
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.5 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
PowerVR GE8320
PowerVR GE8300
RAM
4 GB
3 GB
RAM type
LPDDR3 RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.0
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual 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
13 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh
4200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes
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
71.8 mm 155.4 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
165 g
220 g
Materials
Aluminium alloy
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black Blue
Black Orange
Usable surface
88 %
66 %
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G

Software

Operating system
Android 9.0 P Android 9.0 Pie
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 4.1
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
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

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), B28b (700), B28a (700)
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), 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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