CAT B40 vs CAT S42
| Type | Bar (classic) | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68, IP69 | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 145.00 x 62.00 x 18.00 mm | 161.30 x 77.20 x 12.70 mm |
| Weight | 157.00 g | 220.00 g |
| Display size | 2.40" | 5.50" |
| Display | Color / TFT 256k colors 240 x 320 px (2.40") 167 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 720 x 1440 px (5.50") 293 ppi |
| Display protection |   | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 660 min. (11.0 h) |  |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 720 h. (30.0 days) | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 1800 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 4200 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | | 32 GB |
| RAM memory | | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | KaiOS 2.5 | Android 10 |
| Processor | Unisoc T117 | MediaTek Helio A20 MT6761D |
| Processor clock | - | 1800 MHz |
| GPU | - | PowerVR GE8300 @550 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | nd | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | |
| Announced | 3Q 2021 | 3Q 2020 |
| Other names | - | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 800 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 640x480 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 - 30 fps | H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | FF | AF, f/2.0 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | nd | 5 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 21.10 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 21.10 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | - |
| LTE UP | 51.00 Mbit/s | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.0 | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, MIDI, OGG, OPUS, PCM | AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |