Huawei P40 vs. CAT S42H+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P40 and CAT S42H+. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P40 vs. CAT S42H+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch - Rugged
Height 148.9 mm 161.3 mm CAT S42H+ has greater height than Huawei P40.
Width 71.06 mm 77.2 mm CAT S42H+ has greater width than Huawei P40.
Depth 8.5 mm 12.7 mm Huawei P40 is narrower than Huawei P40.
Weight 175 g 220 g Huawei P40 is lighter than Huawei P40.
Body Colour Silver frost | Black Black
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Shockproof, dustproof, splashproof, waterproof, sandproof, dirtproof, chemical-resistant, drop-proof, bleach resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP53 IP68, IP69
Repairability Index 7.9 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Micro-USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.1" 5.5" Huawei P40 has larger screen size than CAT S42H+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 720 pixels Huawei P40 has better screen resolution than CAT S42H+.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Pixel Density 422 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
PROCESSOR Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G MediaTek Helio
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 1.8 GHz Huawei P40 has higher clock speed than CAT S42H+.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Huawei P40 has higher processor core quantity than CAT S42H+.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P40 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 MC16 -
MEMORY Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
RAM 8 GB 3 GB Huawei P40 has more RAM than CAT S42H+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 32 GB Huawei P40 has more internal memory than CAT S42H+.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 1
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better camera resolution than CAT S42H+.
Sensor Size 1/1.28" -
Sensor Name Huawei Ultra Vision sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/2.0 Huawei P40 has better lens aperture than Huawei P40.
Pixel Size 2.44 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom, Leica Triple Camera, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studio, AI AWB Algorithm, AI motion algorithm, Gallery Edit, HUAWEI Golden Snap, AI Remove Reflection, AI Remove Passersby, AI Best Moment, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 2.5cm macro photography -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom 3x -
Hybrid Zoom 5x -
Camera Features (3rd Camera) 30X Max Zoom -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better front camera resolution than CAT S42H+.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Huawei P40 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) IR camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3800 mAh 4200 mAh CAT S42H+ has larger battery capacity than Huawei P40.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge - Huawei P40 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 1.5 hour(s) -
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei P40 can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time - 840 hours
Talk Time - 1860 minutes
Run Time Details - Standby: up to 840 hrs
Talk: up to 1860 min
Mixed usage: up to 2 days
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Huawei P40 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 10
User Interface EMUI 10.1 -
Intelligent Assistant Celia -
Payment Technology Google Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC -
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 LTE, VoLTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT
5G NR Band N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP -
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP -
FEATURES Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition -
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime Programmable push-to-talk button, guaranteed upgrade to Android 11
OTHERS Huawei P40 CAT S42H+
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones -
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP53 IP68, ISO 22196, IP69, MIL-STD 810H
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m 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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