CAT S42 vs OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G

CAT S42
CAT
S42
OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
OnePlus
Nord CE 2 5G

At a glance

Brand
Cat
OnePlus
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
February 2022, 4 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
424.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 69% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.43"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
294 ppi Medium Density
409 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 430 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 600 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 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 900 (MT6877)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
6 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Mali-G68 MC4 4x cores
RAM
3 GB
8 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
64 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 1.79
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
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, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor
Omnivision OV64B
Pixel size
0.70 µm
Sensor size
1/2"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
16 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.4
Sensor
Sony IMX471 Exmor RS
Pixel size
1.00 µm

Battery

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

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Type
UFS Storage 2.2

Body

Dimensions
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
73.2 mm 160.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
173 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Polycarbonate , Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black Orange
Gray Cyan
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
66 %
84 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 11 Red Velvet Cake OxygenOS 11 (Android 11)
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years

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), 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), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), 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
Compass
Yes
Audio
Noise cancellation microphone

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