Cat S42 vs OnePlus Nord CE6

320 USD

320 USD

Discontinued

Available

CAT Mobiles

OnePlus Mobiles

Cat S42

OnePlus Nord CE6

2020, January 01

2026, May 07

GSM / HSPA / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28

1, 3, 5, 8, 19, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA

161.4 x 77.3 x 12.7 mm (6.35 x 3.04 x 0.5 in)

162.5 x 77.5 x 8.5 mm (6.40 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)

220 g (7.76 oz)

215 g (7.58 oz)

IP69 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 min) Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m/ Corning Gorilla Glass 5 MIL-STD-810H compliant

IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810H compliant* * does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Black

Pitch Black, Lunar Pearl, Blue

IPS LCD

AMOLED, 144Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR, 800 nits (typ), 1800 nits (HBM), 3600 nits (peak)

5.5 inches, 78.1 cm2 (~62.6% screen-to-body ratio)

6.78 inches, 112.4 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)

720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~293 ppi density)

1272 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~450 ppi density)

Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11

Android 16

Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)

Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53

Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)

PowerVR GE8320

Adreno 810

3GB

8GB

32GB

128GB/256GB

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), PDAF

50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF, OIS

LED flash

Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS

Auxiliary lens

5 MP

32 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/3.1", 0.7µm

Panorama

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Li-Ion 4200 mAh, non-removable

8000 mAh

80W wired, 55W PPS, 13.5W PD 27W reverse wired Bypass charging

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

5.0, A2DP, LE

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Yes

FM radio

Yes

microUSB 2.0, OTG

USB Type-C 2.0