CAT S42 vs Poco M3

CAT S42
CAT
S42
Poco M3
Poco
M3

At a glance

Brand
Cat
POCO
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
November 2020, 5 years 6 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
185.028 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 55% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.53"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
LTPS LCD
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)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
4x Kryo 260 2.0 GHz + 4x Kryo 260 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
11 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Qualcomm Adreno 610
RAM
3 GB
4 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

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, 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, 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
Samsung S5KGM1
Pixel size
0.80 µm
Sensor size
1/2"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Omnivision OV8856
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
6000 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 18.0W
Features
Non-removable
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
22.5W fast charger in-box

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
64 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Type
UFS Storage 2.1

Body

Dimensions
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
77.3 mm 162.3 mm 9.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
198 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Polycarbonate
Colors
Black Orange
Blue Yellow Gray
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
66 %
83 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 12 Snow Cone MIUI V13 (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 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution 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
Dual band, 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, Galileo, 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), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), 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), 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)

Sensors & security

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

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