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TOP 10
MOST EXPENSIVE CELL PHONE
1. The
Diamond Crypto Smartphone
Price Tag: 1.3 Million USD
Luxury
accessory producer Peter Aloisson has created the The
Diamond Crypto Smartphone which is sold at $1.3 Million
Dollars. Why So Expensive? Apart from the platinum body
this expensive cellular phone features a cover adorned
with 50 diamonds including ten which are a rare blue
diamond. Even the logo of Ancort and the navigation key
are made of gold which is 18 carat rose gold.
The
Smartphone is powered by Windows CE and comes with
high-resolution color TFT display and a 256 bit
cryptographic algorithm. This expensive mobile phone is
capable of SMS, MMS, E-mail, Internet, WAP, JAVA support
and also has a media player.
In this
post you can see the top ten expensive mobile phone in
the world.However, Vertu’s monopoly of the luxury phone
market is coming to an end with the launch of several
new luxury mobile makers, including Gresso, Mobiado and
GoldVish. Other mobile phone manufacturers are also
partnering with luxury brands to produce a range of
premium mobile phones, such as LG and Prada, D&G and
Motorola, and now Tag Heuer and Modelabs.
2. Goldvish “Le million” = $1,000,000 (£540,540)
This is
the most most epensive Cell Phone in the history of
mankind. It was exhibited at the three-day Millionaire’s
Fair in Cannes, France to certify the sale of the
Most Expensive Cell Phone in the world.
Also nicknamed ‘Le Million’ Piece Unique which was
bought by a Russian businessman for his wife for 1
million Euros ($1.2 million)!
Created by GoldVish SA, a Geneva based luxury
communication goods company, the cell phone is made of
18-carat white gold, mounted with 1800 (totaling
120-carats) VVS-1 graded diamonds and equipped with the
latest in mobile technology.
3. Vertu Signature Cobra = $310,000 (£167,567)
Vertu’s Signature Cobra Cellphone can be yours for only
$310,000.Vertu is now
taking orders for the Signature Cobra, designed by
French jeweler Boucheron, but you had better be quick as
only 8 are being made! The Cobra will feature one
pear-cut diamond, one round white diamond, two emerald
eyes and 439 rubies. Vertu will also be offering a
“cheaper” version, ruby free, at $115,000 (£62,162).
4. Sony Ericsson Black Diamond = $300,000 (£162,162)
The Black
Diamond will be available in 2007, not from Sony
Ericsson but by a company called VIPN. Initially only 5
unique numered pieces will be available for the
unbelievable price of, wait for it… $300,000.
Black
Diamond will have Quad-band with Wi-Fi, an Intel 400Mhz
processor running windows mobile 5, and a touch
sensitive 2″ screen. It will also include internal
memory of 128mb and will come with a 2Gb SD card for
external storage, plus a respectable 4 Megapixel camera.
5. Vertu Diamond = $88,000 (£47,567)
Vertu’s another $90,000
handset will feature tiny diamonds dotted all over, and
a keypad that carries eight carat’s worth of diamonds.
The phone’s body in constructed from the finest
platinum, underpinned with ruby bearings and equipped
with a similar ceramic composition originally intended
for the space shuttle. For that price, it doesn’t even
come with a camera! Only 200 such phones will be sold in
jewelry and department stores.
6. Motorola V220 Special Edition = £28,000 ($51,800)
Austrian
designer Peter Aloisson, has taken a standard Motorola,
studded it with 1,200 diamonds and added a keyboard
inlaid with 18 carat gold.This phone i think is
dedicated for women
7. Gold Edition Nokia 8800 Phone = $2,700 (£1,459
One phone bitten by the Gold Bug is the exclusive Nokia
8800 which will now be available in 24K gold. By owning
one of these babies you’ll no doubt be the talk of the
town.However the features found on the Gold Edition are
the standard 8800 features (bummer). It includes a 0.5
Mega pixel SVGA camera and a 2, 62,000 colors, TFT (208
x 208) display. Connectivity options include EDGE,
Bluetooth, Infrared, Java, MMS, SMS, USB, WAP and it has
64 MB of internal memory. Some other features found on
the phone which now may now look standard include, 64
polyphonic, FM Radio, Mp3 Player, Video Recording and
180 mins talktime.
8. Mobiado
Professional EM (wood) = $1,900 (£1,027)
Professional EM is a $1900USD phone made from ebony and
sporting titanium buttons, 1.3 megapixel camera and
Bluetooth. It’s available in a limited edition of 200
phones. According to the site, the phone is not
currently available in the U.S.
9. Bang & Olufsen (Samsung) Serene = $1,250 (£675)
Bang &
Olufsen hooked up with Samsung to design the sleek but
unconventional Serene. Its not a bad looking phone and
it even has a built-in motor to assist you in opening
and closing the phone. It’s not very practical however,
requiring a special screwdriver to access the battery
and the SIM card, and its circular keypad will take some
getting used to.
10. Lamborghini 8800 Sirocco from Nokia = $To be
announced
It has tri-band GSM coverage for up to five continents,
as well as 128 MB of internal memory. Like its color TFT
display, protected by scratch-resistant sapphire coated
glass. It also has a 2 megapixel camera, as well as an
integrated digital MP3 player. This is in addition to
Bluetooth, xHTML browsing, Instant Messaging, video
streaming services, as well as data transfer over EDGE,
GPRS, or TCP/IP.
This Lamborghini 500-piece limited edition will also
feature Lamborghini graphics as wallpapers,
screensavers, ringtones, and even has a short
documentary video about the Lamborghini. No word on the
price.
11. Gresso Luxury Phone = more than 1000$
The
Russia based Gresso, is a new entry into the luxury
phone market. Their aptly name “Gresso Luxury Phone” is
made of gold and African Blackwood. Apparently they will
be releasing a collection of five models called the
Black Aura collection, and the designer is a “well
known” Italian designer. Currently there are two
versions of the African Blackwood phone, one with pink
gold highlights named the Gresso Blackwood Gold Edition,
and one made entirely of African Blackwood |
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