CAT S42 vs Poco M5

CAT S42
CAT
S42
Poco M5
Poco
M5

At a glance

Brand
Cat
POCO
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
September 2022, 3 years 8 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
414.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 68% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.58"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2408 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
294 ppi Medium Density
410 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
Water Drop Notch, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, 70% NTSC, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
6 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
3 GB
4 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
LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 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, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash, Night Mode
Sensor
Samsung S5KJN1
Pixel size
0.64 µm
Sensor size
1/2.76"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 18.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
64 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
76.1 mm 164.0 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
201 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Metal
Colors
Black Orange
Black Yellow Green
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
IP54
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 5.3 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
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
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
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
No

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