I have never really understood the need to spend lots of money on a mobile phone just because it was a “luxury” device. I prefer to have phones that are cool and function well without being overly expensive. Perhaps if I were loaded I might feel differently.
LG have revealed their plans to launch a number of new luxury phones, including a new PRADA design, which they hope will help usurp Samsung from their number two cellphone maker in the world position. According to LG’s mobile business president, Ahn Seung-kwon, the current number three is aiming to step up by 2012, and one of their first steps in doing so will be releasing a new “Black Label” series phone in Q4 2009 to take on Apple’s iPhone 3GS.
So, for those of you that don’t know, Vertu does a really good job of applying “themes” to their handsets whenever they release them, the theme for the Ascent Ti is from high performance sports cars. I have never seen a sports car made out of Titanium, but this phone is.
That is nice; since this $6300 handset is something you will probably want to las you for a while. I don’t think there is anywhere that this phone won’t work either, it has 3G UMTS, Quad-band GSM, and CDMA, so if there is any type of cellular coverage, you should be able to make a call.
Ferrari is a name we associate with luxury car and a sexy one of course; now Vertu has unveiled its new luxury phone with Ferrari collaborated design on it. The phone will hit Vertu’s retail store in London, Paris, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Currently it seems like you’re nobody in the celebrity world if you’re not driving – and crashing – Bugatti Veyron’s or Ferrari Enzo’s, but if you fancy a prancing horse (not literally, of course) and can’t quite afford the sticker price of a four-wheeled variant then how about Vertu’s latest limited-edition super-phone?
New in excessively luxurious phones with no apparent added functionality besides blinding people with their sparkly gemstones, is the Vertu Signature Cobra. Crafted by French jeweler, Boucheron, the ritzy phone features one pear-cut diamond, one round white diamond, two emerald eyes, and 439 rubies.
IMHO this phone looks awfully hiddeous, but commands a price tag of $310,000. And, with a limited production of 26, only a ‘lucky’ few will be able to get one.
Vertu’s Signature Cobra Cellphone Cost $310,000 USD [Via: Slashgear]
Vertu once again made the wallets of the rich squeal in delight with the announcement of their latest luxury cellphone, the Constellation – available in everything from satin steel and leather, through ceramics and up to gold.
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