Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 vs Cat S42

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Phone Names Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Cat S42
Network
2G bandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU
4G bands1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 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 / HSPA / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE
 -HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
Launch
Announced2021, March 042020, January. Released 2020, August
StatusAvailable. Released 2021, March 12Discontinued
Body
Dimensions147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm (5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 in)161.4 x 77.3 x 12.7 mm (6.35 x 3.04 x 0.5 in)
SIM· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight172 g (6.07 oz)220 g (7.76 oz)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810H compliantIP69 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 min) Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m MIL-STD-810H compliant
Display
Protection-Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution720 x 1480 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~311 ppi density)720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~293 ppi density)
Size5.3 inches, 71.3 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)5.5 inches, 78.1 cm2 (~62.6% screen-to-body ratio)
TypePLS LCDIPS LCD
Platform
CPUOcta-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
ChipsetExynos 850 (8 nm)Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)
GPUMali-G52PowerVR GE8320
OSAndroid 11, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6.1Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11
Memory
Card slotmicroSDXC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal64GB 4GB RAM32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
FeaturesDual LED flash, HDR, panoramaLED flash
Single16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), PDAF
Video1080p@30fps1080p@30fps
Selfie camera
Single5 MP, f/2.25 MP
Sound
3.5mm jack YesYes
35mm jackYesYes
Loudspeaker YesYes
Comms
Bluetooth5.0, A2DP, LE5.0, A2DP, LE
NFCYesYes
PositioningGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDSGPS, GLONASS, BDS
RadioUnspecifiedFM radio
USBUSB Type-C 2.0, charging connector pinsmicroUSB 2.0, OTG
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi DirectWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Features
SensorsAccelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassAccelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Charging15W wired-
TypeLi-Ion 3000 mAh, removableLi-Ion 4200 mAh
Misc
ColorsBlackBlack
ModelsSM-G525F, SM-G525F/DS, SM-G525N-
Price£ 61.49 / € 74.89About 300 EUR
SAR EU0.70 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)-