BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981

BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981

Manufacturer	Research In Motion
Availability by region	December 2011
Successor	BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9982
Related	BlackBerry Bold 9900
Compatible networks	Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks: 850/900/1,800/1,900 MHz Tri band 3G UMTS networks: 850/1,900/2,100 MHz
Form factor	Wide-set physical keyboard smartphone
Dimensions	115.0 x 67.0 x 11.3 mm (4.53 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
Weight	155.0 g (5.68 oz)
Operating system	BlackBerry OS 7.1
CPU	1.2GHz MSM8655
GPU	Adreno 205
Memory	768 MB RAM, 8 GB storage, microSD slot
Rear camera	5 megapixel EDOF fixed focus, 4x digital zoom and LED flash
Display	640x480 px, 2.8 inches (71 mm) @ 286 ppi
Data inputs	Trackpad, keyboard, Multi-touch touchscreen

The BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 is a high-end luxurious smartphone by Research In Motion and Porsche Design. Released in December 2011, it resembles the latest model of the Bold 9900, even sharing most of its hardware components. They both share the same Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8655 CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz, 768 MB of RAM, a 2.8-inch (71 mm) TFT capacitive touchscreen (built on 88µm pixel) capable of multi-touch with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and the same 5.0-megapixel EDOF rear camera capable of 720p HD video recording with and an LED flash. The major visual differences, are with the styling which include a unibody full stainless steel frame and authentic leather rear door. Porsche Design changed the aesthetics of the device by adding a uniquely styled metal QWERTY keyboard laid across four straight rows that are set into the steel frame, each row of keys divided by a space, along with custom menu buttons.

It runs the BlackBerry OS 7 upgradeable to 7.1 and features a custom user interface, modified by Porsche Design. Aside from this, the software contained within the device itself is parallel to that of the Bold 9900.

External links

• P'9981 via BlackBerry UK