CAT S42 vs Poco F3

CAT S42
CAT
S42
Poco F3
Poco
F3

At a glance

Brand
Cat
POCO
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
March 2021, 5 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
800.216 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.67"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED Samsung E4
Density
294 ppi Medium Density
386 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 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Peak brightness - 1300 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 900 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, True Tone display, MEMC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (SM8250-AC)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
1x Cortex A77 3.20 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
7 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Qualcomm Adreno 650
RAM
3 GB
6 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
48 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 1.79
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 960 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, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor
Sony IMX582 Exmor RS
Pixel size
0.60 µm
Sensor size
1/2.96"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
20 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.45
Sensor
Samsung S5K3T2
Pixel size
0.80 µm

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
4520 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 33.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable
Wireless charging
Supports QC3 + / PD3.0 fast charging protocol

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
76.4 mm 163.7 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
196 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Plastic , Glass , Metal , Splash resistant design
Colors
Black Orange
Black White Blue Silver
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
66 %
85 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 11 Red Velvet Cake MIUI V12 (Android 11)
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), 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, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), 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), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), 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), 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), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers

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