CAT S42
Specifications

Secondary Camera: 5 MPix
Price comparison
Average of 8 scores (from 14 reviews)
Reviews for the CAT S42
The predecessor model retailed for about 500 Euros ($590). However, the CAT S42 is twice as cheap. This is possible because CAT has cut production costs, especially when it comes to the display and the battery. Read our review to learn whether or not the robust, waterproof smartphone is worth it.
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%
Source: Android Guys

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
Source: Make Use Of

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%
Source: Techradar

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%
Source: T3

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%
Source: What Mobile

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
Source: Computerbase

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/12/2020
Source: Heute

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/03/2020
Source: Comprar Tec

Positive: Good price; decent autonomy; waterproof and dust avoiding; nice display.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/01/2020
Source: Computer Totaal

Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/21/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: GadgetGear.nl

Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/03/2020
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Portablegear

Positive: Good price; premium design; solid workmanship; powerful hardware; high performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/03/2020
Source: Mobil.se

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/14/2020
Rating: Total score: 66%
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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.
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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.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.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.