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BLU Bold N3 vs Cat S42 H+

BLU Bold N3

Cat S42 H+

BLU Bold N3

Cat S42 H+

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71

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

5G band 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77 SA/NSA/Sub6

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA)

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-07

2021-04
Status

2023-07

2021-04

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

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SIM

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

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

164.2 mm

161.3 mm
Width

74.7 mm

77.2 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

12.7 mm
Weight

180 g

220 g
Waterproof

-

IP69, 1.5m and 35 minutes
Dust proof

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Yes, IP69
Resistance drop

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1.8m
MIL-STD-810G

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Yes
Build features

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Antimicrobial protection (silver ion-based)
Colors

Green

Black

Display
Display type

AMOLED

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.78 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

720 x 1440 pixels
Pixel density

388 ppi

293 ppi
Display colors

16777216

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Protection

3D curved glass screen

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

120Hz

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

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CPU

Dual-core 2.6 GHz Cortex-A78

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

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

-

Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20
GPU

-

PowerVR GE8320
Memory RAM

8 GB

3 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

32 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

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128 GB
Storage

UFS 3.1

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OS
OS

Android 13

Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Single
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, 1/1.55" , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.0
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 112˚ , 1/4" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1/5" , 1.75 µm
Primary camera resolution

8120 x 6180 pixels

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Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-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

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Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

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Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP

5 MP
(depth) , 2 MP
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection

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Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

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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, 802.11ax

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

Yes

Wi-Fi hotspot
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

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WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

A2DP
bluetooth LE

Yes

LE
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

4700 mAh

4200 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Yes, 66W (100% in 39 min)

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Tests and performance
Antutu

550796 (v9)

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Geekbench(single-core)

970 (v5.2)

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Geekbench(multi-core)

2461 (v5.2)

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Cost
Price

250 USD

320 USD

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