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£7000 android phone
Vast_Girth
12-02-2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21387371

I will take 2!
MGS4SnakeRulez
12-02-2013
£7000 is that all? Just pocket change for most of us isn't it.
slick1two
12-02-2013
800x480 screen res!!! for that money surely they should have 4k??

Quote:
“Each device has a "concierge" button that connects the caller with a global team who can provide localised advice and help with events and restaurant bookings.”

Oooooh la la
Stuart_h
12-02-2013
titanium with saphhire crystal screen. nice. Wonder whether it gets frequent software updates tho
legends wear 7
12-02-2013
Sorry but i literally cant get anything from that article as soon as i read the name Hutch Hutchinson....amazing
Stuart_h
12-02-2013
Does this now take the iPhone 5's title of most over priced yet under-specced phone ?


[runs for cover]

flagpole
12-02-2013
Originally Posted by Stuart_h:
“titanium with saphhire crystal screen. nice. Wonder whether it gets frequent software updates tho ”

i would have thought so.
jabbamk1
12-02-2013
I was going to buy this, but then i decided to buy the Xperia Z and an Audi instead...

wavejockglw
12-02-2013
There is a market for this type of luxury phone. Vertu have been selling diamond laden Nokia phones for some years.

The handsets are sold as exclusive accessories for the wealthy who don't really care much about specifications and technology. They are sold through up market jewellers so that you can get one whilst you are in for your new Brietling, Rolex or the odd £50K trinket you decide to pick up now and then!

See the range here: http://www.vertu.com/en/default.aspx
clonmult
12-02-2013
Originally Posted by Stuart_h:
“Does this now take the iPhone 5's title of most over priced yet under-specced phone ?


[runs for cover]

”

Nope.

This Vertu is far from being their highest priced device - I mean its practically regular production. Vertu do some very exclusive models (production run just into double figures iirc).

And when you talk about spec, it goes beyond what geeks talk about - quality of materials on the Vertu are way beyond anything Apple are ever going to make.

For other examples of more sensibly priced high end phones, look up the old Mobiado range (a Nokia 6230 in a fancy case) or the Tag Heuer Merediist (two screens, one on top so you can check the time in your pocket).
Vast_Girth
12-02-2013
True. I think the most expensive vertu is £250,000.
Mustabuster
12-02-2013
That interviewer in the video seems almost incredulous that a phone could cost so much. He seemed really agitated to me!
TelevisionUser
14-02-2013
Originally Posted by Vast_Girth:
“http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21387371

I will take 2!”

...and I will take zero because the design isn't in any way elegant. In fact, it's as ugly as a Renault prototype car and that's saying something.
BrokenArrow
14-02-2013
Does it have an SD card socket ?
finbaar
14-02-2013
And of course theworlds premium handset maker turn to the worlds premium mobile OS.
Mustabuster
15-02-2013
Originally Posted by BrokenArrow:
“Does it have an SD card socket ?”

There's no SD card slot. It has 64 Gb of storage on it.
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