CAT S42 vs Google Pixel 4a

CAT S42
CAT
S42
Google Pixel 4a
Google
Pixel 4a

At a glance

Brand
Cat
Google
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
August 2020, 5 years 9 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
275.000 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 60% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
5.81"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
294 ppi Medium Density
444 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
18:9
19.5:9
Features
Without Notch, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Color LED Notifications, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Hole-punch Notch, 100000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
2x Kryo 470 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 470 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
8 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Qualcomm Adreno 618
RAM
3 GB
6 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
12 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 1.73
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 240 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, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Google Lens
Sensor
Sony IMX363 Exmor RS
Pixel size
1.40 µm
Sensor size
1/2.55"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Sony IMX355
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
3140 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 18.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No
Type
UFS Storage 2.1

Body

Dimensions
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
69.4 mm 144.2 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
143 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Polycarbonate
Colors
Black Orange
Black
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
66 %
82 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
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 / eSIM)
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), ANT+, APT-x, LDAC
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 MiMO
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, 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), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100), 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)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, in the back
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers

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