The $10,300 Signature Touch out of your budget range? Vertu understands your plight, which is why the luxury phone manufacturer just announced the Aster, a $6,900 hand-crafted smartphone constructed out of titanium.
The Aster will be offered in a range of back options which include calf leather in black, pink or blue. For an additional, $2,200, you can get a snake skin in black or orange, or you pay $9,700 to get the handset covered in ostrich skin in brown or purple.
While Vertu's first two devices in the Android segment were decidedly outdated by the time they launched (at least in terms of the internal hardware), the luxury phone manufacturer is looking to incorporate specs comparable to what the rest of us call high-end devices. As such, the Aster comes with a 4.7-inch 1080p display on a 5.1-inch 117 carat sapphire screen (because 114 carats just don't cut it anymore), 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 CPU, 13-megapixel Hasselblad-certified camera with dual LED flash, 2.1 MP front camera, NFC, Qi wireless charging, Wi-Fi ac, 19-band LTE connectivity and a 2,250mAh battery.

 The device also comes with front stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus tuning and noise cancellation. One of the reasons as to why the Aster is more affordable is that it comes with a six month subscription to Vertu's concierge services as opposed to the yearly plan that is standard with higher-end models. As well as making the device more accessible, Vertu has announced that it will enter the e-commerce segment with Vertu Digital, through which interested customers will be able to customize and order their handsets online instead of visiting a boutique.

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Bentley is a brand synonymous with luxury and quality, so when the company lends its name to a new smartphone, it’s not unfair to expect something pricy, but jaw-droppingly brilliant. You’d expect this bauble to be super-luxurious, with hardware that makes top-end smartphones from other vendors want to go and weep quietly in a corner.
Except, that’s not what’s happened. Instead, Bentley teamed up with another luxury firm called Vertu to bring the world the Vertu Signature for Bentley smartphone, a badly-specced phone with 2008-era hardware and software.

Its claims of luxury stem from its ridiculous £14 500 starting price tag (R275 550), its “Beluga Calf-skin Leather” backing and access to an exclusive “Vertu Concierge” service that is apparently “…designed to meet your every need, 24/7″. Press a button on the phone, and a real person picks up, ready to do whatever it is you need doing. Within reason, of course… probably.

Central to the phone’s design is the use of high-end, super-expensive materials like an 83-carat, nigh-on unbreakable sapphire screen, a key pad that uses 4.85 carat ruby bearings and, perhaps most importantly to Bentley owners, the option to personalise the phone to look as much like the Bentley they drive as possible.
That’s all well and good if your ambitions include looking like the world’s most pretentious douchebag, just don’t let anyone use the thing because, quite frankly, they’re going to laugh at you.

That’s because it uses Nokia’s very old Series 40 operating system from the days of its mid-tiered feature phones – yes, really – and is powered by a processor Vertu’s page doesn’t list. If that wasn’t bad enough, the phone sports a TWO INCH LCD screen, has a keypad rather than touch functionality, 4GB of internal storage and a battery so tiny it only provides five and a half hours of power,
For a phone that costs considerably more than the annual salary of a mid-level manager in a big company, that’s beyond laughable, leading us to believe the target market is indeed rich twits with more money than sense.

And that starting price? That’s what you’ll pay if you don’t add gold, titanium, platinum, diamond, or alligator skin to it, all of which are options, apparently.
Vertu has other phones on offer that are better-specced and prettier than this one, of course, so the fact that this one is even a thing is a puzzle all of its own.
If you were super-rich and drove a Bentley, would you pick one up? After all, what’s a R275 000 phone when you drive a R4m car?

Me, I’d rather have a four-GPU, three-screen 12K PC gaming rig setup than this thing, but then I have more sense than money.

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While you’ll never see us sporting one, we are no stranger to Vertu’s luxury devices and have kept tabs on the company over the past few years. Their latest creation, the Vertu Pure Jet Red Gold, is actually one of their more “plain” smartphones, but it will still set you back a staggering $23,100.
The last time we checked in on Vertu, they had just released the Vertu Clous De Paris for Valentine’s Day. The month isn’t over, but they are back with another device dubbed the Vertu Pure Jet Red Gold. It may lack some of the glitz and glam of its predecessors, but it is one of the classier handsets you’ll see – if you actually ever see one in person. Not many folks will be walking around with a Jet Red Gold in their pocket.
The Vertu Pure Jet Red Gold may be stylish, but its specs are the same as what you’ll find in several of their other handsets. That said, it has plenty of power with a Snapdragon 801 and 2GB of RAM and you’ll have plenty of storage with 64GB. Other features to note include wireless charging, hi-fi speakers, a 13MP rear camera and a 4.7-inch FHD display covered in Sapphire crystal.



As for the extras, you will get 1-2 months concierge service along with access to their “Life” and “Certainty” programs. A few of the perks from those programs include VIP sporting event packages, Silent Circle communication services and access to private members clubs. The titanium and leather design with the Red Gold accents scream luxury as well.
If you have a whole lot of extra cash lying around or just really love smartphones, the Vertu Pure Jet Red Gold can be yours for $23,100. It’s still cheaper than some of the gold and diamond encrusted devices we’ve seen in the past, but it’s certainly not going to be a device for everyone.

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For those unfamiliar with the name Vertu, they are a British manufacturer of luxury, handmade mobile phones…established in 1998 by the Finnish manufacturer of Nokia.  They were subsequently sold to a private equity group but retained a 10-percent share.  By the end of 2013, Vertu has sold 350,000 devices and seem to be most popular in Russia, Asia and the Middle East.  The idea was if people are willing to spend $20,000 for a watch, why not a handcrafted smartphone.  Vertu refers to them as “mobile communications instruments,” not simply mobile phones.  While they make their own models, they also produce limited edition devices and have collaborated with the likes of Ferrari and Bentley.  While there is no questioning the quality of the workmanship, their specifications are usually ‘yesterday’s news.’



Vertu’s latest model belongs to their Signature Touch collection, will run you $23,100 and is aptly named, Pure Jet Red Gold.  It has solid red gold features, including the volume control keys, power/lock key and on the pillow support.  The main body is made out of Grade 5 titanium coated in black PVD and wrapped in black calf leather, “from the Alpine region of Europe and crafted by one of the oldest tanneries.”  Its design makes a bold and beautiful statement…which is exactly what it is supposed to do.

The Pure Jet Red Gold model uses only “world-renowned” companies such as Bang & Olufsen (B&O) for its sound components, Hasselblad for its camera, Qualcomm for its processor and even the ring tones are produced by the London Symphony Orchestra.  They offer 24-hour worldwide concierge service, exclusive access to cultural events and 24/7 remote access technical support and Kaspersky anti-virus and anti-theft protection.
As far as technical aspects – it has a 4.7-inch FHD sapphire crystal display with 473 pixels-per-inch (PPI).  It uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz and 64GB of internal memory.  It sports a 13MP main camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash.  The front-facing camera (FFC) is 2.1MP for video chatting.  It also comes with 13mm x 18mm stereo high fidelity speakers with built-in Dolby Digital Plus surround sound support.  The battery is 2275mAh and is Qi compatible for wireless charging.  It comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC support and a microUSB port.  It is running on Android 4.4 KitKat.

Please look over the photo gallery and you can see what your $23,000 will buy you…but you know the old saying, “If you have to ask the price…”

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