CAT S42

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Reviews for the CAT S42

CAT S42 Motherboard swap
Source: Ricks Tech
Support, online available, Long, Date: 09/21/2023

80% CAT S42 Review – Ruggedised shell meets smart android
Source: Ausdroid
That being said, if you’re in the market for a ruggedised device, then the CAT S42 will be available from Telstra through their small to large business users with plan starting at $18 a month over a 24 month period, $36 for 12-month payment plans + monthly plan costs on top of this, alongside retail partner, Harvey Norman, for $439 outright.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/18/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%

CAT S42 smartphone review
Source: Android Guys Archive.org version
I only spent a few days with the CAT S42 as my primary device and I’ll admit that I was not only pleasantly surprised if not impressed with it. The phone does many things well. Especially when you consider the retail price is only $299. Battery life is its strongest attribute along with its physical durability. I didn’t purposely drop the phone but the CAT website boasts it will survive a six-foot drop on steel. I didn’t test its waterproof rating either. The IP68 rating indicates it will survive prolonged submersion in water beyond one meter.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/27/2020

70% The Cat S42 Is Exactly What A Rugged Smartphone Should Be
Source: Make Use Of Archive.org version
Whether you should buy this phone is trickier than most other phones. If you're an independent contractor or own a construction or similar business, yes, this makes sense. If you work for someone else, the question shouldn't be whether you buy this phone but whether your company does.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/17/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%

90% Cat S42 Rugged Smartphone review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
Despite looking the part and being suitably robust, the S42 doesn’t sport the hardware to justify its price point. It’s short on memory, storage and video resolution. But the screen is decent quality, and the Cat applications are well designed.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/10/2020
Rating: Total score: 90%

80% Cat S42 review: an extra rugged phone for an affordable price
Source: T3 Archive.org version
The Cat S42 just has two real selling points – the ability to withstand drops, heat, cold, water, dust and more besides; and how easy it is to clean. If those would be big benefits for you, then the Cat S42 is one of the cheapest and most appealing rugged phones currently on the market.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/06/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%

Device review: Cat S42 – low specs, high durability
Source: What Mobile Archive.org version
The S42 should find a home in many industries, especially at Cat’s cheapest launch price yet. While it’s missing the performance power of non-rugged phones in its price point, and the fancier abilities of pricier, more specialised rugged devices, it’s still a solid performer that you would have to try very hard to break. It’ll last through a day’s consistent user, and the camera is good enough to do the jobs it will need to do.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/23/2020
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Das günstige Permafrost-Smartphone
Source: Computerbase DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/12/2020

Cat S42 Für das Extreme wie gemacht
Source: Heute DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/03/2020

¡El teléfono ultra-resistente que necesitas! Nuevo CAT S42
Source: Comprar Tec ES→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; decent autonomy; waterproof and dust avoiding; nice display.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/01/2020

80% CAT S42: betaalbare bouwvakkerssmartphone
Source: Computer Totaal NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/21/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%

70% Review: Cat S42, de betaalbare robuuste smartphone
Source: GadgetGear.nl NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/03/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%

Bijzonder robuuste Cat S42 verkrijgbaar
Source: Portablegear NL→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; premium design; solid workmanship; powerful hardware; high performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/03/2020

66% Test: Cat S42 – Gör jobbet utan marginaler
Source: Mobil.se SV→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/14/2020
Rating: Total score: 66%

Comment

Imagination PowerVR GE8300: Integrated graphics card for mid-range ARM SoCs.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Helio A20 MT6761D: ARM based quad core SoC (8x ARM Cortex-A53) clocked at up to 1.8 GHz. The chip also includes a Cat-4 / Cat-6 LTE modem (150 Mbps download / 50 Mbps upload).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

5.50":

It is a very small display format for smartphones. You should by no means be mis-sighted and you will generally see very little on the screen and only have a small resolution available. In return, the device should be very small and handy.

CAT:

CAT, which can be easier found under CAT Phones in the web, gets seldom reviewed, does hardly have any market shares and achieves average ratings (as of 2016).

76.13%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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