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Blackview A96 vs Cat S42 H+

Blackview A96

Cat S42 H+

Blackview A96

Cat S42 H+

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 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, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66

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

21.1 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

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

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LTE speed

LTE, 301 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-09

2021-04
Status

2023-09

2021-04

Design
Build

Plastic

-
SIM

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

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

161.8 mm

161.3 mm
Width

74.2 mm

77.2 mm
Thickness

8.6 mm

12.7 mm
Weight

193.9 g

220 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, Purple

Black

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.5 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1800 x 2400 pixels

720 x 1440 pixels
Pixel density

405 ppi

293 ppi
Display colors

16777216

-
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

120Hz

-

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

-
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

MediaTek MT8781 Helio G99

Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20
GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

PowerVR GE8320
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

3 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

32 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

128 GB

128 GB
Storage

UFS 2.2

-

OS
OS

Android 13, Doke OS 3.1

Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Single
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, 1/2.25" , 0.8 µm

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.0
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, 117˚
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1440p@30fps, 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

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

-
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, 1/3" , 1.0 µm

5 MP
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection

-
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

-

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

FM Radio

FM Radio

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Wi-Fi hotspot
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

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

A2DP
bluetooth LE

Yes

LE
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Po
Battery capacity

4380 mAh

4200 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Yes, 18W

-
Talk time 4G

26 h

-

Tests and performance
Antutu

423393 (v9)

-
Geekbench(single-core)

576 (v5.2)

-
Geekbench(multi-core)

1806 (v5.2)

-

Cost
Price

175 USD

320 USD

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