Apple iPhone 5 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

    iPhone 5: 24 g lighter

    iPhone 5:
    112 g
    Garminfone:
    136 g
  • Width

    iPhone 5: 3.6 mm narrower

    iPhone 5:
    58.6 mm
    Garminfone:
    62.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Garminfone: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    iPhone 5:
    4 in
    Garminfone:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    iPhone 5: 4.4 mm thinner

    iPhone 5:
    7.6 mm
    Garminfone:
    12 mm
  • Height

    Garminfone: 7.8 mm shorter

    iPhone 5:
    123.8 mm
    Garminfone:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    iPhone 5:
    2012
    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. iPhone 5

    Height:
    123.8 mm +7.8 mm versus Garminfone
    Width:
    58.6 mm
    Depth:
    7.6 mm
  2. 2. Garminfone

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    62.2 mm +3.6 mm versus iPhone 5
    Depth:
    12 mm +4.4 mm versus iPhone 5

Weight

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

  1. 1. iPhone 5

    112 g

  2. 2. Garminfone

    136 g

    +24 g versus iPhone 5

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. iPhone 5

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

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

iPhone 5 has approximately 20.9% 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.

iPhone 5: Original memory entry

16/32/64 GB · 1 GB RAM DDR2

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. iPhone 5

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. iPhone 5

    1440 mAh

    +290 mAh versus Garminfone

  2. 2. Garminfone

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. iPhone 52. Garminfone

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for iPhone 5, Garminfone.
SpecificationiPhone 5Garminfone
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 123.8 Х 58.6 Х 7.6 mm
  • 116 Х 62.2 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 112 g
  • 136 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 1136 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16/32/64 GB
  • 1 GB RAM DDR2
  • 4 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1440 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • iOS 6
  • upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Apple A6 (32 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for iPhone 5, Garminfone.
SpecificationiPhone 5Garminfone
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 44.1 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 60.8%
  • 50.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 326 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for iPhone 5, Garminfone.
SpecificationiPhone 5Garminfone
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 33mm (standard)
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Face detection
  • FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@24fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 1.2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 35mm (standard)
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for iPhone 5, Garminfone.
SpecificationiPhone 5Garminfone
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 13215
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for iPhone 5, Garminfone.
SpecificationiPhone 5Garminfone
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black/Slate
  • White/Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 340 EUR
  • 340 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 144 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Body build
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for iPhone 5, Garminfone.
SpecificationiPhone 5Garminfone
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100)
  • 17(700) - GSM A1428 LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Garmin navigation
USB
  • 2.0
  • proprietary reversible connector
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for iPhone 5, Garminfone.
SpecificationiPhone 5Garminfone
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for iPhone 5, Garminfone.
SpecificationiPhone 5Garminfone
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Supported LTE Networks
  • 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