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alcatel Fire E vs T-Mobile Garminfone

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Fire E: 33 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    Garminfone:
    136 g
  • Width

    Garminfone: 1.3 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Garminfone:
    62.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Garminfone: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Garminfone:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 3.8 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    Garminfone:
    12 mm
  • Height

    Garminfone: 13 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    Garminfone:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    Fire E:
    2014
    Garminfone:
    2010

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.

  1. 1. Fire E

    Height:
    129 mm +13 mm versus Garminfone
    Width:
    63.5 mm +1.3 mm versus Garminfone
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. Garminfone

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    62.2 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +3.8 mm versus Fire E

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. Garminfone

    136 g

    +33 g versus Fire E

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Fire E

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. Garminfone

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Fire E has approximately 53% more rectangular screen area than Garminfone.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Fire E: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Garminfone: Original memory entry

4 GB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Fire E

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Garminfone

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire E

    1700 mAh

    +550 mAh versus Garminfone

  2. 2. Garminfone

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Garminfone

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Garminfone.
SpecificationFire EGarminfone
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 116 Х 62.2 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 136 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Garminfone.
SpecificationFire EGarminfone
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 50.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Garminfone.
SpecificationFire EGarminfone
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@24fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire E, Garminfone.
SpecificationFire EGarminfone
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Garminfone.
SpecificationFire EGarminfone
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 340 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G) Music play - Up to 25 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 144 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Garminfone.
SpecificationFire EGarminfone
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Garmin navigation
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Garminfone.
SpecificationFire EGarminfone
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Garminfone.
SpecificationFire EGarminfone
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/eAAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Identical to Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50