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Caterpillar S42 vs OPPO A53s
What S42 does better (0) and where A53s wins (9) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
S42A53s
| S42 | A53s | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 161.3 mm | 163.9 mm | −2.6 mm |
| Width | 77.2 mm | 75.1 mm | +2.1 mm |
| Thickness | 12.7 mm | 8.4 mm | +4.3 mm |
| Weight | 220 g | 186 g | +34 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is S42 better than A53s?
S42 has no measurable advantages in this pair.
Why is A53s better than S42?
- Storage (max)32 GB vs 128 GB4×
- Battery capacity4,200 mAh vs 5,000 mAh+19%
- RAM3 GB vs 4 GB+33%
- Storage (base)32 GB vs 64 GB2×
- Weight220 g vs 186 g+18%
- Screen size5.5″ vs 6.5″+18%
- Selfie camera5 MP vs 8 MP+60%
- Thickness12.7 mm vs 8.4 mm+51%
- Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 4 vs Wi-Fi 5+25%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 220 g | 186 g |
| Thickness | 12.7 mm | 8.4 mm |
| Height | 161.3 mm | 163.9 mm |
| Width | 77.2 mm | 75.1 mm |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | — |
| Glass protection | Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colours | Black | Electric Black, Fancy Blue |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 5.5″ | 6.5″ |
| Panel | IPS | IPS LCD |
| OLED panel | No | No |
| Resolution (width) | 720 px | 720 px |
| Resolution (height) | 1,440 px | 1,600 px |
| Pixel density | — | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 90 Hz |
| Peak brightness | — | 480 nits |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | 82.9% |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio A20 | Qualcomm SM4250 Snapdragon 460 |
| Chip maker | Mediatek | Qualcomm |
| Process | — | 11 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 1.8 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| GPU | PowerVR GE8320 | Adreno 610 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage (max) | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (base) | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Main camera aperture | — | f/2.2 |
| Main sensor size | — | 1/3.06" |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 1 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | — | 1080p |
| Selfie camera | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | — | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,200 mAh | 5,000 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | — | 18 W |
| Wireless charging | — | No |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 4 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | — | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | — | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | — | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | — | Rear |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, compass | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.77 W/kg |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 10 | Android 10 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | — | ColorOS 7.2 |
