Porsche BlackBerry P9981 just got Official

That blocky-looking BlackBerry Bold we saw last month has just been officially announced in India. As suspected, its a luxury do-over of the 9900, branded by Porsche. Aside from having a unique PIN starting 2AA, a custom-sculpted exterior, and an exclusive UI theme, the BlackBerry P'9981 has the same 5 megapixel camera without autofocus, 2.8-inch 640 x 480 touchscreen, OS 7, and 1.2 GHz processor.

Porsche has not pumped out a phone in awhile, and even then, their handsets tended to be feature phones with an excessive amount of attention put into the casing. While the Bold 9900 certainly is not the top-of-the-line in the smartphone world, its certainly passable, and likely a familiar face for the high rollers that tend to buy luxury phones. We have seen a fewgaudy after-market BlackBerry devices in the past, but this is the first time we have seen RIM partner up with a big-name brand to produce a luxury smartphone.