CAT S42 vs Poco M2

CAT S42
CAT
S42
Poco M2
Poco
M2

At a glance

Brand
Cat
POCO
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
September 2020, 5 years 8 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
203.078 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 6% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.53"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
294 ppi Medium Density
395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio
18:9
19.5:9
Features
Without Notch, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Color LED Notifications, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Water Drop Notch, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 70% NTSC, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
MediaTek Helio G80 (MT6769T)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
12 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2
RAM
3 GB
6 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.2
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
Digital zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor
Omnivision OV13B10
Pixel size
1.12 µm
Sensor size
1/3.06"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
5020 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 18.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable
Wireless charging
Standard 5V2A 10W charger, 18W charger must be purchased separately

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
64 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage

Body

Dimensions
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
77.0 mm 163.3 mm 9.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
198 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Plastic , P2i Nano coating , Splash resistant design
Colors
Black Orange
Black Blue Red
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
66 %
83 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 10 Q MIUI V12 (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 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface 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
Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
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), B8 (900), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, in the back
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
Noise cancellation microphone

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  • Poco
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    6 GB · 6.53" · MediaTek Helio G80 (MT6769T)
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  • Poco
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    6 GB · 6.53" · MediaTek Helio G80 (MT6769T)
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  • Poco
    M2
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  • Poco
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