
While the
unlicensed version of Porsche's mobile handset still holds a special place in our hearts, it looks like the Porsche Design Mobile Group finally took it upon themselves to join the growing fray and introduce its own co-branded device. The group has already slapped the luxurious logo on a
sat nav device as well as a
portable XM radio, but Stephane Bret (the group's director) was caught showing off a new mobile in Essen. Unfortunately, details on the phone are all but nil, but we do know that the P'9521 was unveiled at the Red Dot Design Museum and will rock a squarish flip-phone design, integrated camera, and multimedia player. No word just yet on when (or if, actually) this sure-to-be-overpriced handset will hit store shelves, but we can't help but notice that a few formidable
opponents are quite a few
laps ahead at this point. Click on through for a few more shots.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
smartygus @ Jun 5th 2007 9:19PM
Played with a proto of this one yesterday at a retail expo in Oz. Is manufactured by Sagem on behalf of Porsche design.
The horizontal strip under the main display is a biometric fingerprint reader - this can apparently be used to protect certain apps (& the info held therein) from prying eyes eg. Messaging and Contacts. According to the guy in the Sagem booth, Sagem is the worldwide leader in biometrics.
Design is nice, if a little chunky by today's standards - all the silver bits are metal (aluminium maybe?). Flip can rotate 180 and fold flat against the device. Mechanics were a bit loose and unfinished, but that was because it was a prototype I guess.
Cam was 2MP I think, but wasn't paying too much attention.
Cheers