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Cat S42 H+ vs HTC U23

Cat S42 H+

HTC U23

Cat S42 H+

HTC U23

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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 7, 20, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

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

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2021-04

2023-07
Status

2021-04

2023-07

Design
Build

-

Metal, glass
SIM

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

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

161.3 mm

166.6 mm
Width

77.2 mm

77.1 mm
Thickness

12.7 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

220 g

202 g
Waterproof

IP69, 1.5m and 35 minutes

IP67 (1.5m for 30 mins)
Dust proof

Yes, IP69

IP67
Resistance drop

1.8m

-
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Build features

Antimicrobial protection (silver ion-based)

-
Colors

Black

Blue, Violet

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

OLED
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

293 ppi

393 ppi
Display colors

-

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

-

120Hz

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53

Single-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.36 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20

Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
GPU

PowerVR GE8320

Adreno 644
Memory RAM

3 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

128 GB

-

OS
OS

Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11

Android 13

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.0

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.9
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

-

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

5 MP

32 MP, (wide) , f/2.5 , 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

6560 x 4928 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock, face detection, HDR
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

FM Radio

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Wi-Fi hotspot

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

A2DP

Yes
bluetooth LE

LE

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Ion
Battery capacity

4200 mAh

4600 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes, 30W
Reverse charging

-

Yes
Wireless reverse charging

-

Yes, 5W
Fast wireless charging

-

Qi, 15W

Cost
Price

320 USD

490 USD

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