Vertu Ascent X photos and specs show up
Vertu (one of Nokia’s wholly-owned subsidiaries) is getting ready to launch a new luxury phone called Vertu Ascent X. The Ascent X was recently approved by the FCC, and today we even have two photos of it, as well as some of its specs. Apparently, the new phone features a 2 inch QVGA display, A-GPS, [...]
Mobiado shows off CPT001 concept phone
If you think you’ve seen it all when it comes to industrial design in mobile phones, prepare to be wowed by Mobiado‘s latest concept phone, the Mobiado CPT001. This new phone concept, which the company also refers to as an “objet d’art”, blends modern-age communications technology with materials that were famously used during the renaissance [...]
Four golden Vertu phones launched in Japan for $215K each
To celebrate one year of existence for its flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo, Nokia’s Vertu is launching a new limited edition Vertu phone in Japan. The limited edtinion handset is available in four versions (Vertu Kinko, Vertu Kikusui, Vertu Nanten and Vertu Daigo) representing the four seasons. Each model has been hand-painted and dressed in [...]
Ulysse Nardin Chairman luxury phone now runs Android, costs up to $49,500
Officially announced one year ago, the Ulysse Nardin Chairman will be launched with Android on board – not with Windows Mobile, as initially planned. As far as I know, this will be the world’s first luxury smartphone to run Google’s OS. Manufactured by Swiss watch maker Ulysse Nardin in collaboration with SCI Innovations, the Ulysse [...]
Gresso lets you personalize luxury phones for as low as $2,200
Gresso, the Russian manufactured of luxury candybar phones, has announced that it now allows customers to personalize their phones. The company says there are “almost 40 combinations available” – customers can choose the case model, keyboard design, and the type of leather decoration (including Cayman leather). Moreover, a personalized text can be engraved on your [...]
Samsung Diva S7070 Luxury Gold edition spotted
Available only in white and black for now, the Samsung Diva S7070 will soon come in a new color version: Luxury Gold. We’re not sure if this version of the Diva S7070 has real gold on it (which would make it quite expensive), but the phone doesn’t look bad in the new color. Together with [...]
Diamond Apple iPad to be available in June for $20,000
Since the iPhone has a lot of luxury versions, it’s only natural for the upcoming Apple iPad to have at least a few versions dressed in expensive materials, too, right? Well, it looks like the world’s first luxury iPad will be available starting June 1. It’s made by Mervis and it’s covered in “11.43 carats [...]
Mobiado Classic 712GCB luxury phone announced
Mobiado has added yet another model to its endless line of luxury phones: the Mobiado Classic 712GCB – an “expression of mechanical perfection, mastering of aesthetic details, and the integrity of consistent craftsmanship.” The Classic 712GCB is not too different form the Classic 712ZAF, so it’s a candybar with a 2.2 inch QVGA display, 3G, [...]
Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition unveiled, costs $850
While we’re waiting for new phones like the X10 or the C6 to be announced, Nokia’s busy launching luxury editions of already-available handsets. Take the Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition for example, which has been unveiled today. The N97 mini Gold Edition is dressed in 18-carat gold and comes with apps like “ELLE 360Fashion”, which [...]
Mobiado Classic 712ZAF – new luxury phone announced
Mobiado, the Canadian manufacturer of luxurious (and often weird) mobile phones, has just announced its first phone of 2010: the Mobiado Classic 712ZAF. Building on the heritage of the Mobiado Luminoso series, the Classic 712ZAF is a candybar “crafted with a strong and vivid visual identity” – well, at least that’s what Mobiado says. The [...]
Versace luxury phones coming soon from ModeLabs
ModeLabs, the company behind handsets like the TAG Heuer Meridiist and the Christian Dior clamshell, announced that it has teamed-up with Italian fashion label Versace in order to launch a range of new luxury phones. The first Versace phone will be showcased in Paris this month, although it won’t be available until spring this year. [...]
Nokia Supreme is supremely boring, supremely expensive (£100,000)
The newest luxurious Nokia phone is called Nokia Supreme, comes from Goldstriker’s Stuart Hughes and is nothing more than an upgraded Nokia Royal – which is (also) nothing more than a blinged out Nokia 8800 Arte. The Nokia Supreme is made out of select materials like platinum (83 grams) and it’s encrusted with roughly 1225 [...]
Bellperre Finest Woods luxury phone series launched
Bellperre announced the availability of a new luxury phone series, made out of “the very finest authentic materials”, including hand-crafted wood (Walnut, Elm, Zebrano or Wenge). The new Finest Woods Bellperre phones weigh 120 grams and measure 100 x 44 x 15,3 mm each, and can be customized with hand-polished Steel, Yellow Gold, Rosé Gold [...]
Mobiado Professional 105GMT Stealth and 105GMT Antique unveiled
The Mobiado watch-in-phone saga continues with two new limited edition handsets – Mobiado Professional 105GMT Stealth and Mobiado Professional 105GMT Antique – which were announced yesterday. Like the other 105GMT models, these new phones from Mobiado incorporate Swiss gold-plated dual mechanical watches that feature 25 jeweled bearings. The 105GMT Stealth is made from aluminum, sapphire [...]
TAG Heuer MERIDIIST Lamborghini luxury phone announced
TAG Heuer, the Switzerland-based luxury watch maker famous for its chronographs and sports watches, announced the release of a new phone, dubbed TAG Heuer MERIDIIST Automobili Lamborghini. As the name suggests, the new handset is made in collaboration with Lamborghini and it’s actually a special edition of the MERIDIIST phone announced last year. The new [...]
Vertu Constellation Ayxta video preview
Vertu’s first clamshell phone, the Constellation Ayxta, was just caught on video and previewed, so if you’re into luxury (and obviously expensive) phones, read on. In case you don’t know yet, the Ayxta comes with features never seen in a Vertu phone before: it has two displays (QVGA internal and 128 x 160 pixels external), [...]
New Christian Dior luxury phones to come in December 2009
Christian Dior, the famous French fashion house, is getting ready to launch new luxury phones for the Holidays. Apparently, all these new handsets will be clamshells – just like the first model. Two of the upcoming phones should be gold plated, black PVD coated and encrusted with sapphire crystals; they’ll cost $6,500 each. Other two [...]
Mobiado Grand 350 Pioneer luxury phone pays homage to NASA
Mobiado has jut unveiled its second QWERTY-equipped handset, the Mobiado Grand 350 Pioneer, which is the world’s first phone to “utilize the compelling beauty of meteorite.” The company says that the Grand 350 Pioneer pays homage to NASA – more exactly, to its Pioneer 10 spacecraft. Launched 37 years ago, Pioneer 10 is the first [...]
Samsung Armani Windows phone (B7620) video hands-on
Officially unveiled last Friday in Milan, Italy, the Samsung Armani B7620 seems to be one of the most interesting luxury phones of the year. The B7620 is actually not just a phone, since it runs on Windows Mobile 6.5 – so it’s obviously a smartphone. The new Giorgio Armani handset from Samsung also features a [...]
Samsung Giorgio Armani Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone unveiled
Earlier this year, we told you that a WM 6.5 Samsung Armani smartphone is in the making, and today the handset was officially announced in Italy. Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer himself presented the new device, saying that it’s “the most fashionable phone he’s ever had a chance to talk about.” Resembling the Samsung Armani W820/W8200 [...]