BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981

BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981
ManufacturerResearch In Motion
Availability by regionDecember 2011
SuccessorBlackBerry Porsche Design P'9982
RelatedBlackBerry Bold 9900
Compatible networksQuad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks: 850/900/1,800/1,900 MHz
Tri band 3G UMTS networks: 850/1,900/2,100 MHz
Form factorWide-set physical keyboard smartphone
Dimensions115.0 x 67.0 x 11.3 mm (4.53 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
Weight155.0 g (5.68 oz)
Operating systemBlackBerry OS 7.1
CPU1.2GHz MSM8655
GPUAdreno 205
Memory768 MB RAM, 8 GB storage, microSD slot
Rear camera5 megapixel EDOF fixed focus, 4x digital zoom and LED flash
Display640x480 px, 2.8 inches (71 mm) @ 286 ppi
Data inputsTrackpad, keyboard, Multi-touch touchscreen

The BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 is a bar-style smartphone developed by Research In Motion and Porsche Design, announced together on October 27, 2011 in Dubai.[1] It was a variant of the latest model of the BlackBerry Bold 9900, sharing all of its internal hardware components.[2][3] Porsche Design changed the aesthetics of the Bold by adding a metal QWERTY keyboard laid across four straight rows that were set into the steel frame, each row of keys divided by a space, along with custom menu buttons.

It shared, with the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the same Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8655 CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz, 768 MB of RAM, a 2.8-inch (71 mm) TFT multi-touch capacitive touchscreen (built on 88μm pixel) with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, and the same 5.0-megapixel EDOF rear camera capable of 720p video recording, and an LED flash. The major difference was the exterior case, which included a unibody stainless steel frame and leather rear door.

It runs BlackBerry OS 7 and featured a custom user interface, modified by Porsche Design. Aside from this, the software contained within the device itself is identical to software on the Bold 9900.

References

  1. ^ Patel, Nilay (2011-10-27). "Porsche Design P'9981 announced: BlackBerry inside, Porsche outside". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  2. ^ "P'9981 specifications on GSMArena". GSMArena. April 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "P'9981 specifications on PhoneArena". PhoneArena. April 11, 2012.