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Apple iPhone 12 vs Caterpillar S42
What iPhone 12 does better (16) and where S42 wins (4) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
iPhone 12S42
| iPhone 12 | S42 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 146.7 mm | 161.3 mm | −14.6 mm |
| Width | 71.5 mm | 77.2 mm | −5.7 mm |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm | 12.7 mm | −5.3 mm |
| Weight | 164 g | 220 g | −56 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is iPhone 12 better than S42?
- Storage (max)256 GB vs 32 GB8×
- OLED panelYes · S42: No
- Optical stabilisationYes · S42: No
- 5GYes · S42: No
- RAM4 GB vs 3 GB+33%
- CPU frequency3.1 GHz vs 1.8 GHz+72%
- Selfie camera12 MP vs 5 MP2.4×
- Weight164 g vs 220 g+34%
- Storage (base)64 GB vs 32 GB2×
- Rear cameras2 vs 12×
- Ultra-wide cameraYes · S42: No
- eSIMYes · S42: No
Why is S42 better than iPhone 12?
- Battery capacity2,815 mAh vs 4,200 mAh+49%
- Main camera12 MP vs 13 MP+8%
- Memory card slotNo · iPhone 12: Yes
- CPU cores6 vs 8+33%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 164 g | 220 g |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm | 12.7 mm |
| Height | 146.7 mm | 161.3 mm |
| Width | 71.5 mm | 77.2 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | — |
| Back | Glass | — |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | IP68 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx8 |
| Glass protection | Ceramic Shield glass | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colours | Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple | Black |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 6.1″ | 5.5″ |
| Panel | Super Retina XDR OLED | IPS |
| OLED panel | Yes | No |
| Resolution (width) | 1,170 px | 720 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,532 px | 1,440 px |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | — |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | — |
| Peak brightness | 1,200 nits | — |
| Measured brightness | 643 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86% | — |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple A14 Bionic | Mediatek Helio A20 |
| Chip maker | Apple | Mediatek |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 3.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| GPU | Apple GPU | PowerVR GE8320 |
| AnTuTu score | 568,674 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 4,067 | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 2,155 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage (base) | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Memory card slot | No | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.6 | — |
| Main sensor size | 1/3.4" | — |
| Rear cameras | 2 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | Yes | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Optical zoom | 2× | — |
| Max video | 4K | — |
| 4K video frame rate | 60 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| 4K selfie video | Yes | — |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 2,815 mAh | 4,200 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | 18 W | — |
| Charged in 30 min | 50% | — |
| Wireless charging | Yes | — |
| Wireless charging power | 15 W | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | Yes | No |
| eSIM | Yes | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | Lightning | — |
| USB version | — | 2 |
| Ultra Wideband | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | — |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | — |
| Loudspeaker loudness | -24.4 LUFS | — |
| 3D face unlock | Yes | — |
| Barometer | Yes | — |
| Sensors | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | proximity, accelerometer, compass |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | iOS 14.1 | Android 10 |
| Platform | iOS | Android |
| EU label | ||
| Energy class | B | — |
