Tech Ticker Feature: Vertu

Well this bombshell is the expensive phone on earth. Vertu a separate division of Nokia has a cell phone which costs Rs.17.22 Lakhs. The Vertu range comes in two variants Ascent and Signature. The Ascent range starts at Rs 2.42 lakhs while the Signature range starts between Rs 3.71 lakhs to Rs 17.22 lakhs. You cannot call it a smartphone in anyway because it does not have any other feature apart from sending & receiving SMSes, Fax and ofcourse make calls. It lacks Infrared (IrDA), MMS and also it does not have GPRS facility. You can call this phone as a symbol to show your money power.

Features:

It comes in stainless steel, gold, white gold and platinum. It is sheathed in the same leather used in Rolls Royce's and the face is scratch-proof sapphire. Ruby-embedded keypad ensure precise dialling pressure. Vertu offers two ranges in India -- Signature and Ascent. Vertu also offers its customers a concierge facility. The facility provides a Vertu owner real-time assistance for any problems related to his handset.

Specifications:

Frequency: GSM 900 / 1900 MHz

Diemensions: 122 x 42 x 15.5 mm

Weight: 215g

Standby Time: 200 hrs

Talk Time: 6 hrs

Other Characteristics: Retractable annetena, one touch bottom to VERTU concierge center, polyphonic ringtone with Hi-Fi quality ringtone download, evolution technology for software and hardware upgrade, data connectoin to PC via sync.

For more info you can go to http://vertu.com