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BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981

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User ratings:
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39 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
5
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Pros

  • The video recording quality is really solid
  • Audio quality out of the internal speaker was good
  • P'9981's display is really nice

Cons

  • compact display also makes it feel clumsy
  • lack of autofocus is laughable
  • lack of autofocus was almost unforgivable

Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 2.8 in
  • 640, 480 px
  • 286 ppi
  • 1230 mAh
  • Single-core

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BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 - Pros & Cons

BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981

Pros

  • The video recording quality is really solid
  • Audio quality out of the internal speaker was good
  • P'9981's display is really nice
  • the physical buttons are better attached to the device
  • Colors are crisp and vivid
  • Color balance is solid
  • genuine leather and generally feels great to hold
  • a very straightforward point and shoot experience
  • Touchscreen sensitivity also works with near-perfect reliability
  • loudspeaker also gets commendably loud and produces decent output quality
  • attractive

Cons

  • compact display also makes it feel clumsy
  • lack of autofocus is laughable
  • lack of autofocus was almost unforgivable
  • lack of autofocus can also makes close up shots extremely difficult
  • no autofocus on the camera
  • Uneven keyboard backlighting jumps out at you in the dark
  • fixed-focus is a disappointment
  • lack of auto focus means that it is impossible to capture close up shots
  • the keys are shorter and wider making typing a bit more difficult
  • lacks any fancy AMOLED or Super-branded technology
  • it s only available on iOS for now

BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.8 in
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Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1230 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
286 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.2 GHz
Best:
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CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemBlackBerry 7
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8655T
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory768 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Magnetometeryes
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Connectivity
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DP
NFCyes
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity1230.0 mAh
Standby time348.0 h
Talk time5.0 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no
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Display
Screen size2.8 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution640 x 480 px
Pixel density286.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
HDRno
Multi touchyes
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Storage
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height4.53 in
Width2.64 in
Depth0.44 in
Weight5.47 oz
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Other features
IRyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEyes

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