CAT S42 vs OnePlus Nord 2

CAT S42
CAT
S42
OnePlus Nord 2
OnePlus
Nord 2

At a glance

Brand
Cat
OnePlus
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
July 2021, 4 years 10 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
714.400 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 78% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.43"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
Super AMOLED Samsung E3
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 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), HDR10+, DCI-P3, Full sRGB standard, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (MT6893)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
1x Cortex A78 3.0 GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
6 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
3 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
9x Arm Mali-G77 MC9 886MHz
RAM
3 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 1.8
Flash
LED
Dual 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, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Sensor
Sony IMX766
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.45
Sensor
Sony IMX615
Pixel size
0.80 µm

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
4500 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 65.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

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
73.3 mm 159.1 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
189 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Plastic , Glass
Colors
Black Orange
Gray Cyan
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
66 %
88 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 12 Snow Cone OxygenOS 12 (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
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), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers

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