CAT S42 vs Google Pixel 5a 5G

At a glance

Brand: Cat; Google
Release date: July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago; August 2021, 4 years 9 months ago
AnTuTu: 50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices; 379.500 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Size: 5.5"; 6.34"
Resolution: 720 x 1440 px HD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 294 ppi Medium Density; 406 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, Always-On Display, HDR, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D); Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
CPU: 4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz; 1x Cortex A76 2.4 GHz + 1x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A76 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Quad-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 7 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: PowerVR GE8300; Qualcomm Adreno 620 625MHz
RAM: 3 GB; 6 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 12 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 2.0; ƒ/ 1.7
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, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Sony IMX363 Exmor RS
Pixel size: —; 1.40 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/2.55"

Dimensions: 77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model; 73.7 mm 154.9 mm 7.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 220 g; 183 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy; Aluminium alloy
Colors: Black Orange; Black
Water/dust resistance: IP68, MIL-STD-810G; IP67
Usable surface: 66 %; 86 %

Operating system: Android 10 Q Android 10; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0 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, 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

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), B14 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), 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); CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n12 (700), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)