Cat S42 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Cat S42

Cat S42

January, 2020


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Cat S42 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G


Cat S42

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Price
EUR: €300EUR: €313
USD: N/AUSD: $250
GBP: N/AGBP: £228
INR: N/AINR: N/A
PKR: N/APKR: N/A
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
161.4 x 77.3 x 12.7 mm (6.35 x 3.04 x 0.5 in)166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm (6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight
220 g (7.76 oz)222 g (7.83 oz)
Build
IP69 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 min)

Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m

MIL-STD-810H compliant
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
BlackCosmic Grey, Cosmic Black, Cloud White
Models
SM-G988, SM-G988U, SM-G988U1, SM-G9880, SM-G988B/DS, SM-G988N, SM-G988B, SM-G988W, SCG03
Display
Type
IPS LCDDynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (peak)

Always-on display

120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate
Size
5.5 inches, 78.1 cm2 (~62.6% screen-to-body ratio)6.9 inches, 114.0 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~293 ppi density)1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~511 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTEGSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 EUHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 281, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 SM-G988B
5G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 SM-G988B
Memory
Internal Memory
32GB ROM, 3GB RAM128GB ROM, 12GB RAM

256GB ROM, 12GB RAM

512GB ROM, 16GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1UFS 3.0
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Connectivity
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 MbpsHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G (5+ Gbps DL)
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/nWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTGUSB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
YesYes
Camera
Main Camera
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), PDAFPrimary: 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS

Secondary: 48 MP, f/3.5, 103mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 4x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom

Third: 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120" (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

Forth: 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth)
Camera Features
LED flashLED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Selfie Camera
5 MP40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF

Features: Dual video call, Auto-HDR

Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Radio
FM radioFM radio (Snapdragon model only, market/operator dependent)
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v10Android OS, v10
Upgradable
Planned upgrade to Android 11Upgradable to Android 13
UI
One UI 5.1
Hardware
Chipset
Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)Exynos 990 (7 nm+) Global

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) USA
CPU
Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) Global

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) USA
GPU
PowerVR GE8320Mali-G77 MP11 Global

Adreno 650 USA
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compassFingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM and eSIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
YesYes, with stereo speakers

32-bit/384kHz audio

Tuned by AKG
Audio Jack
3.5 mmNo
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 415976 (v7), 514485 (v8)

GeekBench: 12191 (v4.4), 2697 (v5.1)

GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 4200 mAh, non-removableLi-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
45W wired, PD3.0

15W wireless (Qi/PMA)

4.5W reverse wireless
Additional Features
Features
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

ANT+
Misc
SAR EU
0.32 W/kg (head) 1.56 W/kg (body)

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