Mobile Phone News:

As a man who loves both mobile phones and cars, I can categorically state that: “Oh god, I’ve been waiting for this phone to be released!” I’d heard a lot of rumours, and like anyone who’s kept their ears and noses to the ground, I’d seen the pics, heard the stories, and wanted to know more.

Ruddy hell was I in for a shock, when I saw just how good it is, and how well it melds form and function.

First up, the design… Well if any phone can claim to be made of space-age, supercar material, it’s this one, as it has a body made of aluminium, with a screen made of dark mineral glass. Which, and this is no exaggeration, looks spanking gorgeous! So, it’s fair to say it has a supercar body.

But, like I said, there’s function in the form, as well. Open the phone up, and you’ll see it has a rotating screen, which doesn’t make as much sense until you spin it 180 degrees, then close it again. That beautiful glass screen is now on the outside, which makes it perfect for watching high quality videos, and forms a massive viewfinder for the built in 3 megapixel camera. And while we’re on the subject of the camera, at 3 megapixels, it is going to be giving you some pretty damn nice images, especially with the autofocus that comes on it as standard.

It’s got more megapixels than my digital camera, not that I’m bitter…

But there was one more surprise waiting for me in the body of the Porsche P9521, and I had no idea they’d included this feature. My jaw dropped when I found out they have included it, as well. And that’s biometrics.

Ok, that probably means something to about 3 people. It’s one of those words that sounds technical, but means naff all, unless you know what it is. Let me put it another way:

Fingerprint scanner…

So, yes, the Porsche P9521 has a built in fingerprint scanner. Now, for starters, that gives you a nifty little way off navigating the menus on the phone. No button presses, no sir, all you need are finger swipes. But… and it’s a big but… there is another aspect about having a fingerprint scanner: security.

Yep, it’s a James Bond style phone with fingerprint scanner. I LOVE that idea, as it does away with the concept of phone and pin codes entirely, and let’s you get into the phone by using your own, COMPLETELY UNIQUE thumbprint. In a world of identity theft, that’s awesomely comforting, as the only realistic way someone could steal your identity to get in your phone, with the Porsche phone, is to hack your arm off with a machete.

And if that happens, identity fraud will probably be the last thing on your mind…

So, final thoughts… Is the Porsche P9521 any good? God yes. Does it look sexy? Hell yes. Is it more like a 911 or a Carrera GT? Carrera GT, definitely.

All it needs now is a celebrity endorsement. Where’s Richard Hammond when you need him?? This’d be right up his street!

Ooooooooooh, that gives me an idea, too… All the Top Gear boys (let’s face it, Top Gear is easily the best thing on telly… I just wish the BBC’d stop taking it off for the ruddy snooker…) need their own phones. Hammond’s a Porsche nut, he can have the Porsche phone. Lambophone for the esteemed Mr Clarkson. And James May’s gotta have a Fiat Pandaphone, given that he adores Fiat Pandas!

 

Please note, that image just there doesn’t show real phones. The Pandaphone and Lambophone don’t exist. But it’d be nice if they did…

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[EDIT: As you can see in the comments, we've had a special request from the reader "Giles", to knock up a Bugatti phone. Well Giles, we always listen to our readers, so feast your eyes on THIS!

 

- Technical Markus]