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The most expensive mobile phones of the world
1. Goldvish “Le million” $1,000,000
The Goldvish "Le million" is officially the most expensive mobile
phone in the world, according the Guinness Books of Records. It is featuring a blinding 120 carats worth of VVS-1 grade diamonds, according to designer Emmanuel Gueit. A Russian businessman bought Le Million for his wife last September at a luxury goods fair in Cannes, France.
2. Vertu Signature Cobra $310,000
Parisian jeweler House of Bucheron linked up with Nokia subsidiary Vertu on this limited-edition series of eight cobra phones, which include a two-carat pear-cut diamond, a one-carat round diamond, two emerald eyes and 439 rubies totaling 21 carats.
3. Sony Ericsson Black Diamond $300,000
The Black Diamond will be available in 2007, not from Sony Ericsson but by
a company called VIPN. Initially only 5 unique numbered pieces will be available. The designer Jaren Goh has used some pretty impressive materials for the build, featuring titane with polycarbonate, mirror-finish cladding and diamonds.
4. Vertu Diamond $88,000
The Diamond is Vertu’s premium range of high-end mobile phones. As the
name suggests the handsets in the Diamond range are diamond-encrusted handsets made from platinum. Only 200 of the handsets are being produced.
5. Motorola V220 Special Edition $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. The outcome is a £28,000 handset, suitable only for footballers and film stars!
6. Gold Edition Nokia 8800 Phone $2,700
Nokia 8800 is in 24K gold. The features found on the Gold Edition are the standard 8800 features. It includes a 0.5 Mega pixel SVGA camera, 64 MB of internal memory, 64 voice polyphonic ring tones, FM Radio, Mp3 Player, video recording and 180 mnt talk time.
7. Mobiado Professional EM (wood) $1,900
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
Bang & Olufsen hooked up with Samsung to design the sleek but unconventional Serene. it has a built-in motor to assist you in opening and closing the phone.
9. Lamborghini 8800 Sirocco from Nokia $to be announced
The Lamborghini Nokia 8800 Sirocco is another special edition. 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, ring tones, and even has a short documentary video about the Lamborghini.
10. Gresso Luxury Phone $to be announced
The Russia based Gresso, 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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