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Cat S42 Vs Oneplus 12r

Should you buy CAT S42 or OnePlus 12R? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Net ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

4200 mAh 5500 mAh

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm) 6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Front Camera

5 MP 16 MP

Processor

MediaTek Helio A20 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

RAM

3 GB 8 GB

Rear Camera

13 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP

Battery

Capacity

4200 mAh 5500 mAh

Quick Charging

- Yes, Super VOOC, 100W: 100 % in 26 minutes

Removable

No No

Type

Li-ion Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

No Yes

Design

Colours

Black Iron Gray, Cool Blue

Height

161.4 mm 163.3 mm

Ruggedness

Dust proof Dust proof

Thickness

12.7 mm 8.8 mm

Waterproof

Yes, IP68, IP69 Yes, Water resistant, IP64

Weight

220 grams 207 grams

Width

77.3 mm 75.3 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

- 19.8:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with punch-hole display

Display Type

IPS LCD AMOLED

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

- Yes, HDR 10+

Pixel Density

293 ppi 450 ppi

Refresh Rate

- 120 Hz

Resolution

720x1440 px (HD+) 1264x2780 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5 Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus 2

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm) 6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.57 % 90.26 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

- 94.2 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Camera Features

- Fixed Focus

Camera Setup

- Single

Flash

- Yes, Screen flash

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera 16 MP f/2.4, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(24 mm focal length, 3" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)

Video Recording

- 1920x1080 @ 30 fps 1280x720 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

CAT OnePlus

Custom UI

- Oxygen OS

Launch Date

November 12, 2020 (Official) February 6, 2024 (Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q) Android v14

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Phase Detection autofocus Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Continuous autofocus, Laser autofocus

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus 20 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Custom Watermark Face detection Filters Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Single Triple

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels 8150 x 6150 Pixels

OIS

- Yes

Resolution

13 MP, Primary Camera 50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(24 mm focal length, 1.56" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)8 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(4.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera

Sensor

- IMX890, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Starry Mode Macro Mode

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

- Dual Video Recording Ultra Steady Video Bokeh portrait video

Multimedia

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

3.5 mm USB Type-C

FM Radio

Yes No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Stereo Speakers

- Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0 Yes, v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

- Head: 1.187 W/kg, Body: 0.824 W/kg

SIM 1

4G Bands: FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

4G Bands: FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Yes, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Quad core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53 Octa core (3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 + 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 + 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510)

Chipset

MediaTek Helio A20 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Fabrication

- 4 nm

Graphics

PowerVR GE8300 Adreno 740

RAM type

- LPDDR5X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

- Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

- On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

- Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 128 GB No

Internal Memory

32 GB 128 GB

Storage Type

- UFS 3.1

USB OTG

- Yes
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

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