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BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981
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Full Specifications September 3, 2026
BlackBerry · 2011

BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981

BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 smartphone. Announced Oct 2011. Features 2.8″ display, Snapdragon S2 chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1230 mAh battery, 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM.

Display 2.8"
Chipset Snapdragon S2
RAM 768 GB
Storage 8GB storage, microSDHC
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1230 mAh
OS BlackBerry OS 7.0
Build 155g, 11.3mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, October. Released 2011, December
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 205

Display

Type TFT
Size 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm 2 (~31.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 115 x 67 x 11.3 mm (4.53 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Optical trackpad

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 348 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother MP3/eAAC+/Flac/WAV player MP4/H.264 player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Misc

Colors Gray, Black
SAR 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.35 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.60 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2011, October. Released 2011, December
Status Discontinued
OS BlackBerry OS 7.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 205
Type TFT
Size 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm 2 (~31.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density)
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM
Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p
cam2modules No
Dimensions 115 x 67 x 11.3 mm (4.53 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Optical trackpad
Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 348 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother MP3/eAAC+/Flac/WAV player MP4/H.264 player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Colors Gray, Black
SAR 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.35 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.60 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
Price About 800 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
37.6/100
Entry-level

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Processor 37.5
Display 48.8
Camera 35.3
Battery 29.7
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