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Shining Armour: The Porsche Design P'9521

The Porsche Design P'9521 phone is a shining piece of aluminium and glass that immediately distinguished itself from the sea of clamshell mobile phones by its minimalist design. Julian Peh examines the P'9521 and gives us his thoughts.

Published in: December 2007

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Shining Armor: The Porsche Design P'9521

The Porsche Design P'9521 phone is a shining piece of aluminium and glass that immediately distinguished itself from the sea of clamshell mobile phones by its minimalist design. Julian Peh examines the P'9521 and gives us his thoughts.

An instrument wrought out of aluminum and glass, the Porsche Design P'9521 phone is an intriguing new entrant to the burgeoning luxury mobile phone market.

A collaboration between Porsche Design and Sagem Communication, the phone’s features include a fingerprint scanner and accelerometer, a music player (with a 2GB memory card) and a 3.2-megapixel camera.

However, as we have observed in the past, companies attempting to break into this market often emphasize on build quality, materials and design, rather than engage in the more-features-is-better specifications war.

It is within this context that we shall review the Porsche Design P'9521.

Most of the photographs in this article can be
downloaded from the Media Gallery on the last page.

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