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alcatel S42 vs BLU C4

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

alcatel S42

alcatel S42

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BLU C4

BLU C4

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WeightC4: 102 g lighterC4: 118 g · S42: 220 g
  • WidthC4: 13 mm narrowerC4: 64.2 mm · S42: 77.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalC4: 1.5 in smaller diagonalC4: 4 in · S42: 5.5 in
  • DepthC4: 1.8 mm thinnerC4: 10.9 mm · S42: 12.7 mm
  • HeightC4: 37 mm shorterC4: 124.3 mm · S42: 161.3 mm
  • Release year2020 / 2018S42: 2020 · C4: 2018

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
S42: 161.3 × 77.2 mm 1 C4: 124.3 × 64.2 mm 2
Side
S42: 161.3 × 12.7 mm 1 C4: 124.3 × 10.9 mm 2
  1. 1. S42
    Height
    161.3 mm
    Width
    77.2 mm
    Depth
    12.7 mm
    Weight
    220 g
  2. 2. C4
    Height
    124.3 mm
    Width
    64.2 mm
    Depth
    10.9 mm
    Weight
    118 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationS42C4
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 161.3 Х 77.2 Х 12.7 mm
  • 124.3 Х 64.2 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 220 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.5" inc
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1440 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32GB 3GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSDXC (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 4200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1300 mAh
  • Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 10.0
  • planned upgrade to Android 11.0
  • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
Chipset
  • - Mediatek MT6761D Helio A20 (12 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationS42C4
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 78.1 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio Unknown
  • 57.1%
PPI /points per inch/ Unknown
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection
  • DragonTrail Pro
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationS42C4
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • -13 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationS42C4
Processor CPU
  • - Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • - PowerVR GE8320
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 21722
General specs
General specs
SpecificationS42C4
Release date
  • 2020
  • January
  • 2018
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Blue
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
  • 50 USD
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationS42C4
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA -4G - LTE (unspecified)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationS42C4
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationS42C4
Dop
  • - Sensors - Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 35 mins) -Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8 m -MIL-STD-810G compliant - Also known as Cat S32
  • Sensors Accelerometer For USA

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