Vertu Constellation F to be the first Vertu clamshell phone
When you say Vertu, you’re obviously thinking about luxury candybar phones, as Nokia’s subsidiary has launched only candybars until now.
However, the British luxury phone maker is getting ready to launch a clamshell too, called Vertu Constellation F and made from premium materials (including stainless steel, leather and – in some versions – gold).
Apart from having [...]
Pantech announces Sky DuPont IM-U510LE luxury phone
Like Prada, Armani and Dolce&Gabbana before it, the French company S.T. DuPont has decided to enter the mobile market by making a cell phone in collaboration with a big manufacturer.
The manufacturer is Pantech, South Korea’s third largest handset maker, and the new phone is Pantech Sky DuPont IM-U510LE.
The DuPont phone was announced today in Korea. [...]
Nokia Erdos 8800 luxury phone appears in video
Nokia didn’t forget about its 8800 series of luxury phones, and it looks like it’s getting ready to launch a new 8800 handset this autumn.
Codenamed Nokia Erdos, the phone is, according to CellPassion, an “engineering masterpiece”.
Running on Symbian S60, the handset is made from a single piece of stainless steel.
Apparently, a piece of glass covers [...]
Gresso Grand Monaco phones are “inspired by Formula 1 racing”
Gresso, the Russian manufacturer of Luxury mobile phones, announced the release of a new collection dubbed Gresso Grand Monaco.
Inspired by F1 racing, the Gresso Grand Monaco phones are made from materials borrowed from the world of racing: “titanium superalloy”, high-tech ceramic and carbon. Other materials include steel and hand-polished 42 K sapphire crystal (framing the [...]
Vertu Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre collection announced
Fans of luxury mobile phones will probably be interested in Vertu’s latest collection, called Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre and available starting August this year.
The Ascent Ti Carbon Fibre phones are handcrafted in England and include “the optimum amount of carbon fibers and resin”, combined in order to “achieve a flawless uniform look on both the [...]
UK man convicted of handling stolen Vetru phones has to repay £1 million
Narinder Sandhu, a man from Southall, London, convicted of handling 65 stolen Nokia Vetru phones back in 2007, has to repay £999,713.21 ($1,6 million) to the British Government, as he failed to prove he obtained said amount of money legally.
The 65 Vertu luxury phones, stolen during an armed robbery in 2005, have been recovered, and [...]
Vertu Ascent Ti Damascus Steel is tough like a sword
Vertu, Nokia’s luxury phone division, has just unveiled a new phone from its Ascent Ti collection: the Vertu Ascent Ti Damascus Steel.
The handset is built using an “ancient steel forging” technique that increases the metal’s hardness. Apparently, said technique was used throughout the centuries to make, for example, Samurai swords (katana) or Indian Wootz swords [...]
Mobiado Grand Line collection debuts with the QWERTY-equipped Grand 350PRL
That rumored Grand Line of luxury phones from Mobiado has just become reality, with the official announcement of Grand 350PRL – Mobiado’s very first QWERTY phone.
The Grand 350PRL certainly looks like nothing that Mobiado launched until now, somewhat resembling the Nokia E71 – but only a bit, if you consider its overall aspect.
Like all the [...]
Mobiado to launch a Grand Line luxury QWERTY phone?
Until now, Mobiado’s luxury phones have all had about the same style – candybar with alphanumeric keypad.
Well, the Canadian company is apparently getting ready to unveil a new phone that will have a full QWERTY keyboard – this could be the world’s first luxury messaging phone.
According to Mobileburn, the new QWERTY handset is part of an [...]
Mobiado Professional 105GCB Rose announced
Mobiado Professional 105GCB Rose is the latest (and arguably greatest) luxury phone unveiled by the Canadians from Mobiado.
In the purest Mobiado tradition, the 105GCB Rose comes with a case built out of sapphire crystal and plated with 18K gold – rose gold, more exactly.
It also has sapphire crystal keys that are hand-painted with the same [...]