BlackBerry goes back to Porsche

Porsche Design and BlackBerry have announced the Porsche Design P’9983 smartphone. The phone features sapphire glass for the camera lens and a forged stainless steel chassis. It uses the BlackBerry 10 OS and a QWERTY keyboard.

Porsche Design and BlackBerry have announced the new Porsche Design P’9983 smartphone from BlackBerry. The luxury P’9983 smartphone combines the design of the Porsche Design brand with BlackBerry 10 technology.

Marking the third smartphone collaboration between BlackBerry and Porsche Design, the device integrates premium quality materials such as sapphire glass for the camera lens, forged stainless steel for the Porsche Design floating logo and chassis, and a special glass-weave technology for the back door. Furthermore, Porsche Design has collaborated with BlackBerry for the first QWERTY version with BlackBerry 10 with glass-like keys, and a 3D effect with silver font characters.

Yet again, the collaboration with BlackBerry has led to a product that blends style and functionality to provide a true luxury experience,” says says Juergen Gessler, CEO of the Porsche Design Group.

Today we mark yet another milestone in delivering an experience that goes beyond luxury,” said Ron Louks, President, Devices and Emerging Solutions at BlackBerry. “The first QWERTY Porsche Design smartphone with BlackBerry 10 experience combines productivity, security and privacy and the performance of a professional tool.

The new Porsche Design P’9983 smartphone offers the full benefits of the BlackBerry 10 platform, with key features such as:

· BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard РThe BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard continues to provide a good typing experience. The additional personalized auto-correction and next word suggestion help to type faster, more accurately and with less effort.

· Secure communication and collaboration РBlackBerry brings security through encrypted BBM instant messaging for your business and personal needs.

¬∑ Unique PIN – Be instantly recognizable as a Porsche Design user. The Porsche Design P’9983 smartphone from BlackBerry provides an exclusive Porsche Design PIN range – 2AAXXXXX – that sets the owner apart and makes them instantly recognizable among other Porsche Design users.

· BlackBerry Priority Hub РBlackBerry Hub is the one place to manage all your conversations and notifications. The BlackBerry Priority Hub intelligently filters messages to give you instant access to the conversations and content most essential to you, helping you stay organized and focused on the most important tasks.

¬∑ Exceptional battery performance – Power designed to keep up with you. With the optimization of power consumption in BlackBerry 10, the P’9983 smartphone delivers good battery performance. Enjoy peace of mind knowing that you can be productive and in touch with the people who matter all day long.

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