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Hands On With Porsche's $1,800 BlackBerry

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P’9981 Front

The Porsche Design P’9981 is a BlackBerry Bold with a $1,600 makeover from Porsche.

P’9981 Back

The back of the phone is finished in black leather.

P’9981 Display

The P’9981 has the same 2.8-inch, 640-by-480-pixel display as the Bold.

P’9981 Top

The body of the phone has been forged from stainless steel.

P’9981 Bottom

The P’9981 measures 4.53 by 2.64 by 0.44 inches (HWD) and weighs a solid 5.47 ounces.

P’9981 Left

Though its looks are a matter of taste, there’s no denying the P’9981 feels luxurious.

P’9981 Right

The BlackBerry 9900, on which the P’9981 is based, costs just $199.99 with a two-year contract from AT&T.

P’9981 Keyboard

The P’9981’s keyboard is good, but it isn’t as good as the BlackBerry Bold’s.