CAT S42 vs. Motorola RAZR 40

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of CAT S42 and Motorola RAZR 40. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

CAT S42 vs. Motorola RAZR 40 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch - Rugged Folder (flip) - touch screen, dual screen
Height 161.3 mm 170.82 mm Motorola RAZR 40 has greater height than CAT S42.
Width 77.2 mm 73.95 mm CAT S42 has greater width than Motorola RAZR 40.
Depth 12.7 mm 7.35 mm Motorola RAZR 40 is narrower than CAT S42.
Weight 220 g 188.6 g Motorola RAZR 40 is lighter than CAT S42.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 73.95 mm x 7.35 mm x 170.82 mm
Folded - 73.95 mm x 15.8 mm x 88.24 mm
Body Colour - Vanilla cream | Sage green | Summer lilac
Body Material - Vegan leather, 7000 Series aluminium, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Protection Shockproof, dustproof, splashproof, waterproof, sandproof, dirtproof, drop-proof Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - CAT S42 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP69 IP52
SAR Value 0.947 W/kg (head), 1.206 W/kg (body), 2.029 W/kg (limb) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
Display Type LCD display pOLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED (LTPO)
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Inward folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.9" Motorola RAZR 40 has larger screen size than CAT S42.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1440 x 720 pixels 2640 x 1080 pixels Motorola RAZR 40 has better screen resolution than CAT S42.
Display Format HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density - 413 ppi
Aspect Ratio 18:9 22:9
Max Brightness - 1400 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
HDR - Yes Motorola RAZR 40 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology Super Bright Display -
Display Refresh Rate - 144 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 360 Hz
Display Features - DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, secondary screen: 282 PPI
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 1.5"
Second Display Resolution - 194 x 368 pixels
PROCESSOR CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio A20 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
Clock Speed - 2.4 GHz
Processor Core Qty Quad-core -
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 644
MEMORY CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Motorola RAZR 40 has more RAM than CAT S42.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Motorola RAZR 40 has more internal memory than CAT S42.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Motorola RAZR 40 has better camera resolution than CAT S42.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Motorola RAZR 40 has better lens aperture than CAT S42.
Pixel Size - 0.7 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Motorola RAZR 40 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR, Spot Colour
Camera Modes - Panorama, Pro mode, BurstShot, Quick Shot, Watermark mode, tap anywhere to capture, Active photos, Portrait, Night Vision, Portrait video, Hyperlapse video, Live filter, Ultra-Res, Capture Dual, Scanner, Auto night vision, smart high resolution
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola RAZR 40 has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Auto-Macro, video stabilisation, smart composition, Audio zoom, levelling, shot optimisation, Google Lens, Assistive Grid, Quad Pixel technology for 1.4 µm, keep last mode, horizon lock, smart noise cancellation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Motorola RAZR 40 has better front camera resolution than CAT S42.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.7 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free Fixed focus
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, photo booth, Spot Colour
Camera Modes (Front) - Pro mode, BurstShot, Quick Shot, Watermark mode, Face Beauty, tap anywhere to capture, Active photos, Selfie Mirror, Portrait video, Gesture selfie, Hyperlapse video, Live filter, Capture Dual, Portrait mode beauty, Auto night vision
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Auto smile capture Motorola RAZR 40 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Self-timer, video stabilisation, Quad Pixel technology for 1.4 µm, levelling, Selfie animation, Assistive grid, keep last mode, smart noise cancellation
BATTERY AND CHARGING CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh 4200 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Fast Charging Technology - TurboPower technology Motorola RAZR 40 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Motorola RAZR 40 can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Motorola RAZR 40 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 13
User Interface - My UX
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Payment Technology Android Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, LTEPP, SUPL
COMMUNICATIONS CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE EDGE, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 43, Band 48, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3700, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40, n26
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 850
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.3
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
Supported Digital Audio Standards - Dolby Atmos
Sound Enhancements - Surround sound, dual stereo speakers tuned by Dolby
FEATURES CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, hall sensor, ultrasonic sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Wet Touchscreen Operation, Glove Touchscreen Operation Three microphones, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS CAT S42 Motorola RAZR 40
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, TurboPower 33W charger
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP68, IP69 IP52
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
Max Height of Shock Resistance 1.8 m -
Max Operating Temperature 55 °C -
Min Operating Temperature -25 °C -
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