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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pasanlaksiri" data-source="post: 532023" data-attributes="member: 2882">Until recently, the vast majority of mobile phones had been priced between £100 and £300, with only Vertu, a division of Nokia , manufacturing uber-premium phones. With prices star tin g at around £4,000 Vertu phones are only for the filthy rich , and the super famous. 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. Finally, there are the ridiculous, super-expensive one-offs, made purely for headline grabbing, such as Goldvish's "Le million", worth a cool $1,000,000, see below for details!1. Goldvish "Le million" = $1,000,000 (£540,540)<img src="http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/15285/2002982629598755273_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />A PR stunt it may be, and they surely can't be expec tin g to sell any, but the Goldvish "Le million" is officially the most expensive mobile phone in the world, according the Guiness Books of Records. There's even been talk of a $1.3million phone, but this has fewer diamonds than the Goldvish so I can't see where the extra expense comes from! The "Le million" is a one off, featuring a blinding 120 car ats worth of VVS-1 grade diamonds, according to designer Emmanuel Gueit. If $1 million is out of your price range. the Gen eva -based Goldvish also offer several other diamond-encrusted 18k gold models in your choice of rose, yellow, or white, star tin g at a much more reasonable $25,600 (£13,837).2. Vertu Signature Cobra = $310,000 (£167,567)<img src="http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/15247/2002938536981575681_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />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).3. Sony Ericsson Black Diamond = $300,000 (£162,162)<img src="http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/16038/2002916895368548911_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Apparently 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 unbeli eva ble price of, wait for it... $300,000. With regards to the specifications, don't expect anything remarkable for your money. It 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 car d for external storage, plus a respectable 4 Megapixel camera. The designer Jaren Goh has used some pretty impressive materials for the build, featuring titane with poly car bonate, mirror-finish cladding and diamonds.4. Vertu Diamond = $88,000 (£47,567)<img src="http://aycu16.webshots.com/image/17415/2002902955503483598_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Diamond is Virtue's premium range of high-end mobile phones. As the name suggests the handsets in the Diamond range are diamond-encrusted handsets made from pla tin um. Only 200 of the handsets are being produced, the most expensive believed to be worth an estimated £50,000.5. Motorola V220 Special Edition = £28,000 ($51,800)<img src="http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/18046/2002937858464841251_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Austrian designer Peter Aloisson, has taken a standard Motorola, studded it with 1,200 diamonds and added a keyboard inlaid with 18 car at gold. The outcome is a £28,000 handset, suitable only for footballers and film stars!6. Gold Edition Nokia 8800 Phone = $2,700 (£1,459)<img src="http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/18046/2002992801498757199_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />If you have $2,700 to spare, you can now buy the Nokia 8800 in 24K gold. However, be warned, if you think you'll be get tin g a better phone for your extra cash, you wont! The features found on the Gold Edition are the standard 8800 features, which are pretty basic. It includes a 0.5 Mega pixel SVGA camera, 64 MB of internal memory, 64 voice polyphonic rigntones, FM Radio, Mp3 Player, video recording and 180 minis talk time. However, the Gold Edition does includes a special edition box and charging doc k!7. Mobiado Professional EM (wood) = $1,900 (£1,027)<img src="http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/13710/2002998822470075603_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Mobiado Professional EM, is a wood-clad upgrade of their earlier Nokia-based phone that includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, music player, FM radio, Bluetooth, and according to Mobiado it's the first production phone with Titanium buttons. Only 200 are being made and each one has its limited number engraved on the back. At $1,900 however, you're still paying an awfully high premium for a fairly basic phone encased in wood!8. Bang & Olufsen (Samsung) Serene = $1,250 (£675)<img src="http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/15870/2002911555214263258_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />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 car d, and its circular keypad will take some get tin g used to. Also, for some strange reason they have positioned the camera lens on the side of the device, which will make it difficult to align snapshots via the viewfinder on the display.9. Lamborghini 8800 Sirocco from Nokia = $To be announced<img src="http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/15971/2002909708712512237_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Lamborghini Nokia 8800 Sirocco is another special edition, like the previously launch Aston Mar tin branded Sirocco. It will ultimately be a standard 8800 Sirocco but with the addition of the famous Lamborghini logo engraved on the font and the back, plus ball bearings from the auto company to in the slider phone mechanism. The Lamborghini phone will be a limited edition with only 500 being made. It will also feature Lamborghini graphics as wallpapers, screensavers, ringtones, and even has a short doc umentary video about the Lamborghini.10. Gresso Luxury Phone = £expensive<img src="http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/16006/2002984043213567760_rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Russia based Gresso, is a new entry into the luxury phone market. Their aptly name "Gresso Luxury Phone" is made of gold and Af rica n 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 Af rica n Blackwood phone, one with pink gold highlights named the Gresso Blackwood Gold Edition, and one made entirely of Af rica n Blackwood. In addition to the two Af rica n Blackwood phones Gresso also make a phone made entirely of pink gold named the Gresso Gold phone. Initially, the phones will be on sale only in Russia .</blockquote>

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