CAT S42 vs Nothing Phone (1)

CAT S42
CAT
S42
Nothing Phone (1)
Nothing
Phone (1)

At a glance

Brand
Cat
Nothing
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
July 2022, 3 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
624.253 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.55"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
294 ppi Medium Density
402 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
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ (SM7325-AE)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
1×Cortex A78 2.5GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.4GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
6 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Adreno 642L 608MHz
RAM
3 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 1.88
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), Ultra stable video, 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 IMX766
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
16 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2
Sensor
Sony IMX471 Exmor RS
Pixel size
1.00 µm

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
4500 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 33.0W
Features
Non-removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
No charger in box, Wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging 5W

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No
Type
UFS Storage 3.1

Body

Dimensions
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
76.0 mm 159.0 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
194 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Polycarbonate , Aluminium
Colors
Black Orange
Black White
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
IP53
Usable surface
66 %
85 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
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 5.2 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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
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, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System
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), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
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), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
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), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones

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