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Compare Cat S42 H+ and TCL 30 XE 5G

Cat S42 H+ vs TCL 30 XE 5G

Cat S42 H+

TCL 30 XE 5G

Cat S42 H+

TCL 30 XE 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 151 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2021-04

2022-01
Status

2021-04

2022-01

Design
Build

-

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

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

Nano-SIM
Height

161.3 mm

164.1 mm
Width

77.2 mm

74.9 mm
Thickness

12.7 mm

9 mm
Weight

220 g

195 g
Waterproof

IP69, 1.5m and 35 minutes

-
Dust proof

Yes, IP69

-
Resistance drop

1.8m

-
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Build features

Antimicrobial protection (silver ion-based)

-
Colors

Black

Black

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.52 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

293 ppi

269 ppi
Display colors

-

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Dragontrail glass
Display features

-

90Hz

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20

MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G
GPU

PowerVR GE8320

Mali-G57 MC2
Memory RAM

3 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

128 GB

-
Storage

-

eMMC 5.1

OS
OS

Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11

Android 11, TCL UI

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.0

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.2
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

-

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

5 MP

8 MP, (wide) , f/2.0 , 1/4" , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2560 x 1920 pixels
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

FM Radio

Unspecified

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Wi-Fi hotspot

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

A2DP

Yes
bluetooth LE

LE

Yes
NFC

Yes

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

4200 mAh

4500 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes, 18W

Cost
Price

320 USD

400 USD

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

294612 (v9)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

567 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

-

1720 (v5.2)

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