CAT S42 vs Fairphone 4

CAT S42
CAT
S42
Fairphone 4
Fairphone
4

At a glance

Brand
Cat
Fairphone
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
October 2021, 4 years 7 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
385.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 65% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.3"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
294 ppi Medium Density
409 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
18:9
20:9
Features
Without Notch, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Color LED Notifications, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Water Drop Notch, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
2x Kryo 570 (Cortex A77) 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 570 (Cortex A55) 1.8GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
8 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM
3 GB
6 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
48 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 1.6
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 120 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
4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Pixel size
0.80 µm

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
25 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2
Pixel size
0.90 µm

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
3905 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 20.0W
Features
Non-removable
Removable

Storage

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

Body

Dimensions
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
75.5 mm 162.0 mm 10.5 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
225 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Metal
Colors
Black Orange
Black Green Jewelry Green
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
MIL-STD-810G , IP54
Usable surface
66 %
78 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 11 Red Velvet Cake Android 11
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 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
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
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
USB
USB Type-C

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B71 (600)
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)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Noise cancellation microphone

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