The BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9983 is a high-end smartphone by BlackBerry and Porsche Design. Announced in September 2014 and released the following month, the device combines BlackBerry 10.3 software with a compact square touchscreen and hardware QWERTY keyboard aimed at the luxury segment.
Like the BlackBerry Q10, on which it is based, the P'9983 features a 3.1 inch 720×720 display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD card. The handset ships with BlackBerry 10.3 preinstalled, including features such as BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Assistant and built-in access to the Amazon Appstore for Android applications.
Porsche Design reworked the exterior of the phone with a stainless steel frame, distinctive straight-edged lines and a back cover with a glass-weave style finish, along with a sculpted QWERTY keyboard that uses a custom typeface and glass-like key tops. The rear camera module is protected by a sapphire glass lens cover, and the phone was sold at a significantly higher price than the Q10, positioning it as a luxury device.
As with the earlier P'9982, buyers of the P'9983 received a unique BlackBerry PIN format reserved for Porsche Design devices, grouping them into an identifiable PIN range when using BBM. The P'9983 later saw a "Graphite" variant with darker metal accents and updated back materials marketed as an even more exclusive edition.
See also
BlackBerry 10 List of BlackBerry 10 devices BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9982 BlackBerry Q10
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