CAT S42 vs Poco X2

CAT S42
CAT
S42
Poco X2
Poco
X2

At a glance

Brand
Cat
POCO
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
February 2020, 6 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
279.521 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 10% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.67"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
294 ppi Medium Density
395 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, Brightnes 420 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, HDR10, 84% NTSC, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
2x Kryo 470 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 470 1.8 GHz
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
8 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Qualcomm Adreno 618
RAM
3 GB
6 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
64 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 1.89
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
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, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Sensor
Sony IMX686 Exmor RS
Pixel size
0.80 µm
Sensor size
1/1.7"

Front camera

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

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
4500 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 27.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
64 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type
UFS Storage 2.1

Body

Dimensions
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
76.6 mm 165.3 mm 8.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
208 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Aluminium alloy , P2i Nano coating
Colors
Black Orange
Blue Red Violet
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
Usable surface
66 %
84 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 10 Q MIUI V11 (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), 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
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), 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
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes

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    3 GB · 5.5" · MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
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  • CAT
    S42
    3 GB · 5.5" · MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
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  • CAT
    S42
    3 GB · 5.5" · MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
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  • CAT
    S42
    3 GB · 5.5" · MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
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    centric G3
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    G3
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  • CAT
    S42
    3 GB · 5.5" · MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
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    S42
    3 GB · 5.5" · MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
    CAT S42
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Compared with Poco X2

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    6 GB · 6.67" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
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    X2
    6 GB · 6.67" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
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  • Poco
    X2
    6 GB · 6.67" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
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    6 GB · 6.1" · Apple A14 Bionic
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  • Poco
    X2
    6 GB · 6.67" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
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  • Poco
    X2
    6 GB · 6.67" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
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  • Poco
    X2
    6 GB · 6.67" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
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    centric G5
    centric
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  • Poco
    X2
    6 GB · 6.67" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
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  • Poco
    X2
    6 GB · 6.67" · Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
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