T-Mobile Garminfone vs ZTE Blade V8

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

    Garminfone: 5 g lighter

    Garminfone:
    136 g
    Blade V8:
    141 g
  • Width

    Garminfone: 9.3 mm narrower

    Garminfone:
    62.2 mm
    Blade V8:
    71.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Garminfone: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Garminfone:
    3.5 in
    Blade V8:
    5.2 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Garminfone:
    Single
    Blade V8:
    Dual
  • Depth

    Blade V8: 4.3 mm thinner

    Garminfone:
    12 mm
    Blade V8:
    7.7 mm
  • Height

    Garminfone: 32.4 mm shorter

    Garminfone:
    116 mm
    Blade V8:
    148.4 mm

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. Garminfone

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    62.2 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +4.3 mm versus Blade V8
  2. 2. Blade V8

    Height:
    148.4 mm +32.4 mm versus Garminfone
    Width:
    71.5 mm +9.3 mm versus Garminfone
    Depth:
    7.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Garminfone

    136 g

  2. 2. Blade V8

    141 g

    +5 g versus Garminfone

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. Garminfone

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²
  2. 2. Blade V8

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²

Blade V8 has approximately 104.4% 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.

Garminfone: Original memory entry

4 GB · 256 MB RAM

Blade V8: Original memory entry

32 GB · 3 GB RAM 16 GB · 2 GB 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. Garminfone

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

2. Blade V8

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

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. Garminfone

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. Blade V8

    2730 mAh

    +1580 mAh versus Garminfone

Specifications

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1. Garminfone2. Blade V8

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Garminfone, Blade V8.
SpecificationGarminfoneBlade V8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 62.2 Х 12 mm
  • 148.4 Х 71.5 Х 7.7 mm
Weight
  • 136 g
  • 141 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2730 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat); MiFavor 4.2
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Garminfone, Blade V8.
SpecificationGarminfoneBlade V8
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 50.6%
  • 70.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Garminfone, Blade V8.
SpecificationGarminfoneBlade V8
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • AF -2 MP
  • depth sensor
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@24fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 13 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Garminfone, Blade V8.
SpecificationGarminfoneBlade V8
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 505
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 40156
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 668
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2379
General specs
General specs — specifications for Garminfone, Blade V8.
SpecificationGarminfoneBlade V8
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2017
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Rose Gold
  • Silver
  • Dark Grey
  • Champagne Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 340 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 144 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Garminfone, Blade V8.
SpecificationGarminfoneBlade V8
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Garmin navigation
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Garminfone, Blade V8.
SpecificationGarminfoneBlade V8
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Garminfone, Blade V8.
SpecificationGarminfoneBlade V8
Dop
  • 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
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass