CAT S42 vs HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G

CAT S42
CAT
S42
HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G
HTC
Desire 21 Pro 5G

At a glance

Brand
Cat
HTC
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
January 2021, 5 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
275.000 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 4% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.7"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
294 ppi Medium Density
393 ppi 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
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, HDR10, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 (SM6350)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
2x Kryo 560 2 GHz + 6x Kryo 560 2 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
8 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Qualcomm Adreno 619L
RAM
3 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
48 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 1.8
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
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, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Pixel size
0.80 µm

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
16 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
Unknow

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
5000 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
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Body

Dimensions
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
78.1 mm 167.1 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
205 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Plastic
Colors
Black Orange
Blue Purple
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
66 %
83 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
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 5.0 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)
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, 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), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
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), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), 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

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