CAT S42 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G

CAT S42
CAT
S42
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Xiaomi
Redmi Note 12 5G

At a glance

Brand
Cat
Xiaomi
Release date
July 2020, 5 years 10 months ago
October 2022, 3 years 7 months ago
AnTuTu
50.300 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 49% of devices
460.800 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 72% of devices

Display

Size
5.5"
6.67"
Resolution
720 x 1440 px HD+
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
Oled E2 Pro
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, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 700 cd/m², 4500000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio A20 (MT6761D)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (SM4375)
CPU
4x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
2x2.0 GHz Cortex A78 + 6x1.8 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type
Quad-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
6 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
2 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8300
Adreno
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/ 1.8
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, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor
Samsung S5KJN1 (48MP)
Pixel size
0.64 µm
Sensor size
1/2.76"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
13 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.45
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
4200 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes
Yes , 33.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
32 GB
128 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Type
UFS Storage 2.2

Body

Dimensions
77.2 mm 161.3 mm 12.7 mm Print 3D Model
76.2 mm 165.9 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
220 g
188 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy
Plastic
Colors
Black Orange
Blue Gray Green
Water/dust resistance
IP68, MIL-STD-810G
IP53
Usable surface
66 %
84 %

Software

Operating system
Android 10 Q Android 10
Android 12 Snow Cone MIUI 14 (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 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), 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
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
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)
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), B32 (1500), 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)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), 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

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