Blackview BV9900E vs Cat S42

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Blackview BV9900E Cat S42
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Phone Names Blackview BV9900E Cat S42
Network
2G bandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bandsHSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU
4G bands1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 661, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
SpeedHSPA, LTEHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
TechnologyGSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE
 -HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
Launch
Announced2020, September 10. Released 2020, September2020, January. Released 2020, August
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued
Body
Dimensions156.5 x 78.3 x 14.2 mm (6.16 x 3.08 x 0.56 in)161.4 x 77.3 x 12.7 mm (6.35 x 3.04 x 0.5 in)
SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight273 g (9.63 oz)220 g (7.76 oz)
 -IP69 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 min) Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m MIL-STD-810H compliant
Display
ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass 5Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~293 ppi density)
Size5.84 inches, 85.1 cm2 (~69.5% screen-to-body ratio)5.5 inches, 78.1 cm2 (~62.6% screen-to-body ratio)
TypeIPS LCDIPS LCD
Platform
CPUOcta-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
ChipsetMediatek MT6779V/CE Helio P90 (12 nm)Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)
GPUPowerVR GM9446PowerVR GE8320
OSAndroid 10Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11
Memory
Card slotmicroSDXCmicroSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal128GB 6GB RAM32GB 3GB RAM
 -eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
FeaturesLED flash, HDR, panoramaLED flash
Quad48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 16 MP, 120˚ (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens-
Single-13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), PDAF
Video4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps1080p@30fps
Selfie camera
Single16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)5 MP
Video1080p@30fps-
Sound
3.5mm jack -Yes
35mm jackNoYes
Loudspeaker YesYes
Comms
Bluetooth5.0, A2DP, LE5.0, A2DP, LE
NFCYesYes
PositioningGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDSGPS, GLONASS, BDS
RadioFM radioFM radio
USBUSB Type-C 2.0, OTGmicroUSB 2.0, OTG
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/acWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Features
SensorsFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometerAccelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Charging15W wired 18W wireless-
Type4380 mAhLi-Ion 4200 mAh
Misc
ColorsBlack, SilverBlack
PriceAbout 260 EURAbout 300 EUR