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BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981

Updated: Mar 27, 2015, 4:07 AM

BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 Specs

5.5

User Score (2 reviews)

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OS

BlackBerry 7

Display

2.8-inch
480 x 640 px

Camera

5 MP Main

Storage

8GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2
0.75GB RAM

Description

Porsche Design P'9981 is a smartphone from BlackBerry. The phone with the futuristic QWERTY keyboard was formerly known as the BlackBerry Knight. The handset will be available from Porsche Design stores and there is speculation that the price tag will be a very Porsche-like $2,000. So what are you getting for that stack of 20 C notes? The device offers solid construction, for one thing with a forged stainless steel frame, leather back, and a sculpted QWERTY keyboard. The model is equipped with a exclusive Porsche Design UI and a Wikitude World Browser augmented reality app. Each unit of the P'9981 gets a premium PIN that allows the user of the device to find another P'9981 user in a crowd. Other specs include a single-core 1.2GHz processor, HD video capture and 8GB of native storage that can be pumped up to 40GB using a microSD card. The phone is NFC enabled and has BlackBerry 7 OS on board. That means the phone has the second-generation WebKit browser and includes the fast and smooth liquid graphics..

Pros

Hardware QWERTY keyboard

Cons

Thick body (0.44 inches)

I want it 35 users

I have it 2 users

I had it 3 users

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Display
Size:	2.8-inch
Resolution:	480 x 640 px, 286 PPI
Technology:	TFT
Screen-to-body:	31.47 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655
Processor:	Single core, 1200 MHz
GPU:	Yes
RAM:	0.75GB
Internal storage:	8GB
Storage expansion:	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS:	BlackBerry (7)
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Type:	User replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	5 MP
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1280x720 (HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	4.53 x 2.64 x 0.44 inches (115 x 67 x 11.3 mm)
Weight:	5.47 oz (155.0 g)
Features:	Full keyboard, Optical Mouse (Touchpad)
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Other

Cellular
3G:	Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, UMTS, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s):	Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	Yes
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g, n, a
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Charging
Hearing aid compatible:	M4, T3
Location:	GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Compass
Other:	NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Dec 05, 2011
FCC ID value:	L6AREQ70UW
Measured SAR:
Head:	0.70 W/kg
Body:	1.35 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced:	Oct 27, 2011

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News

It was back in 2011 when a strange looking BlackBerry model first came to our attention. With a futuristic looking physical QWERTY, this was the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981. The phone, which first looked like a fake, turned out to be legit, carr...

BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9983 visits the FCC prior to September 17th unveiling

Earlier today, we told you that BlackBerry seemingly has no high-end all-touch device in the pipeline for 2014, but might release a total of four pretty different devices by the end of the year. One of them could be the QWERTY-enabled top-shelf Black...

Alleged specs and images of the rumored BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9983 leak

Volkswagen-owned Porsche has been known for advertising its luxury brand via various partnerships, and nowadays you can find anything from a Porsche Design sneakers down to... a Porsche Design smartphone. Porsche's first crack at the burgeoning smart...

A video hands-on with an early BlackBerry Z10 Porsche Design is testing the waters for this $2000+ phone

It has been some time since we heard anything new about the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981. It was last December when the strange looking BlackBerry handset was first made available in the U.K. At the time, the device was priced at £1,275 whi...

OS update for the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981; device in stock at Expansys

Links

Porsche Design P'9981 Official Page

Overall User Rating

(2 reviews)

5.5

Build quality

7.5

Camera quality

Performance

4.5

Display

5.5

Battery life and charging

5.5

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Arena Apprentice

Great phone for its time.

Edited: Jun 26, 2015, 1:06 PM

Phone owned for more than a year

This has been a great device to me; solid build quality and functions as well as a pre-OS10 BB device possibly could. Strong battery life, good radio and wifi. The camera is the only bummer (as per the 9900 BB Bold, it does not zoom due to user complaints on previous devices about "taking too long" and having to wait for an image to focus).

Bear in mind, that it's now 2015 and anyone buying a PD phone who wants the latest and greatest apps should get a 9983 with OS10 and an updated interface.

Blackberry still provides excellent product support (I had a keyboard replacement done recently by them, under warranty), and I don't plan on disposing of this device anytime soon. The desktop charging dock is nice and classy (and beats fumbling for cables and tooling around with the USB plug), and it works fine for business use. This is a utilitarian device, not a toy, and it still catches attention. Don't buy this phone in late 2014/early 2015 and wonder why it doesn't run android apps :)

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What I like

Great design
Strong signal strength
Great battery life
QWERTY!
Simple and efficient OS

What I don't like

Camera is almost useless

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SaintHelena

Overprice, underpower

Posted: Jan 01, 2015, 4:33 AM

Phone owned for less than a month

This BB Porsche design is really doesn't deserve to be called a premium phone. While the build quality were solid, the device is NOT worthed the price tag. It's laggy, underpower & the OS is really not on par with competitor (android/iOS).

I really don't understand why Porsche want their brand put into this device.