Motorola ROKR E8 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

    ROKR E8: 36 g lighter

    ROKR E8:
    100 g
    Garminfone:
    136 g
  • Width

    ROKR E8: 9.2 mm narrower

    ROKR E8:
    53 mm
    Garminfone:
    62.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    ROKR E8: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    ROKR E8:
    2 in
    Garminfone:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    ROKR E8: 1.4 mm thinner

    ROKR E8:
    10.6 mm
    Garminfone:
    12 mm
  • Release year

    ROKR E8:
    2007
    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. ROKR E8

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    10.6 mm
  2. 2. Garminfone

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    62.2 mm +9.2 mm versus ROKR E8
    Depth:
    12 mm +1.4 mm versus ROKR E8

Weight

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

  1. 1. ROKR E8

    100 g

  2. 2. Garminfone

    136 g

    +36 g versus ROKR E8

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. ROKR E8

    Screen diagonal:
    2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    12.4 cm²
  2. 2. Garminfone

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

Garminfone has approximately 194.5% more rectangular screen area than ROKR E8.

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.

ROKR E8: Original memory entry

2 GB

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. ROKR E8

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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. ROKR E8

    970 mAh

  2. 2. Garminfone

    1150 mAh

    +180 mAh versus ROKR E8

Specifications

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1. ROKR E82. Garminfone

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for ROKR E8, Garminfone.
SpecificationROKR E8Garminfone
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 53 Х 10.6 mm
  • 116 Х 62.2 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 136 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 2 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux / Java-based MOTOMAGX
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for ROKR E8, Garminfone.
SpecificationROKR E8Garminfone
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 12.4 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 20.3%
  • 50.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 200 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for ROKR E8, Garminfone.
SpecificationROKR E8Garminfone
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@24fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
General specs
General specs — specifications for ROKR E8, Garminfone.
SpecificationROKR E8Garminfone
Release date
  • 2007
  • September
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Dark Navy
  • Platinum
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 340 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 144 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for ROKR E8, Garminfone.
SpecificationROKR E8Garminfone
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Garmin navigation
USB
  • 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.89 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for ROKR E8, Garminfone.
SpecificationROKR E8Garminfone
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • ModeShift morphing keypad -Navigation scroll wheel
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for ROKR E8, Garminfone.
SpecificationROKR E8Garminfone
Dop
  • MP3/AAC player -Organizer
  • 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