Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 vs Sony Xperia Ion LTE

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Comparing the Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 vs Sony Xperia Ion LTE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Ion LTE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a screen size of 4.6 inches, while Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 offers 2.8 inches, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 and Sony Xperia Ion LTE feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 1900 mAh, while Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 offers 1000 mAh, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for longer battery life.


Storage: Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 16 GB, making Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Blackberry Porsche Design P9981 receives a higher user rating of 5, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE has a rating of 4.1.

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Blackberry Porsche Design P9981
₹139,958
(Discontinued)
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₹21,549
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Summary

Release Date

20 Jun, 2012
24 Jun, 2012
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Snapdragon S2
Snapdragon S3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
768 MB RAM
1 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
2.8 inches (7.11 cm)
4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LCD
LCD
AMOLED
640x480 px
720x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
1000 mAh
1900 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

5/5
(3 ratings)
4.1/5
(237 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

N/A
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205
Adreno 220
Adreno 829

RAM

768 MB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

LCD
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

2.8 inches  (7.11 cm)
4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

640x480 px
720x1280 px (HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

286 ppi
319 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

31.53 %
64.46 %
90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

115 mm
133 mm
150.83 mm

Width

67 mm
68 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

11.30 mm
10.6 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

155 grams
144 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Continuous Shooting
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
N/A

Video Recording

720x480 @ 30
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1000 mAh
1900 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5.5(2G)
Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDMI

N/A
Yes
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AMR-NB AAC-LC AAC+ eAAC+ Flac Vorbis with Loud Speaker and 3.5mm Audio Jack
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

+ Downloadable
N/A
N/A

Java

No
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall
N/A
N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View
N/A
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A
N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail
N/A
N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
N/A
N/A

Applications

Document Viewer
ANT+ support Document Viewer
N/A

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