vertu

Yeah, but a Vertu is excessive, just as a Porsche.

Change the middle of the watch market and the current high end will look as absurd as a Vertu brick phone.

I recall the first time I saw the Vertu phones in Singapore, then I asked about their prices....

The Vertu Ti is the first Android handset produced by Nokia actually.

Nokia sold Vertu to a private equity group last year[1].

They can sit right next to the Vertu store.

Didn't Vertu also come with concierge service?

The airport mall kiosks sell Vertu phones.

I'm still not convinced Apple had to go this route to appeal to celebrities and chinese, after all they use aluminium iPhones instead of gold Vertu phones.

So, even though a lot of people couldn't affort a pricier phone than the 5S, even those who can afford a Vertu stay on the 5S and spend on other accessories.

The big difference is that while Nokia actively tried to hide the fact the Vertu was basically just a Nokia phone in a more expensive shell, Apple is making no secret of the fact.

I am sure Vertu or some other ridiculous company will sell you your insane diamond-encrusted titanium penis size signifier with a touch screen and Android Wear integration, but it won't be any more functional than the regular version.

Apple needs its own version of an internally developed "Vertu" phone, I mean, their margins are too low!!

Vertu the "luxury" brand that Nokia sold to private equity has dropped Symbian as well.

It's funny when companies like Vertu try to make cell "premium" technology items that are obviously inferior to your standard Samsung phone despite the little bit of leather and concierge service.

Vertu seems to have been reasonably successful, but probably not a level Apple would be happy with.

Before the iPhone and even Vertu, there were a few years when mobile phones were borderline jewelry.

Sapphire glass will be used on several new upcoming high-end smartphones, and is already used by Vertu.