It’s clearly the summer of the phone. From the BlackBerry Curve to the Samsung Instinct to Apple’s iPhone 3G, the buzz is everywhere. Even Samantha and Miranda clearly positioned their phones as their fav accessory in the Sex and The City Movie. You can’t watch TV or read the paper without seeing the latest story, phone comparison or advertisement for the best deal on these new phones. So what are the elite carrying this summer?
Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, and Armani are just a few of the top designers who have recently put out a branded phone. With general prices around $5,000 USD and essential functionality including touch screens and cameras, these are starting to pop up all over Hollywood, Milan and Paris. But I’d rather showcase the crème da la crème; the ones you are most likely not seeing because only a select few can pay the price.
So let’s start at the very top with Christian Dior’s $26,000 USD Crocodile Skin “Lady Dior” Mobile Phone. Yes, you’re reading correctly, and no it’s not a typo of a couple extra zeros:
Plush crocodile skin and a colossal 640 Swarovski crystals, totaling 3,251K, make this phone a beauty. Designed in partnership with Modelabs, the clamshell fashion phone has a 2.6” touch screen with a QVGA resolution and a 2 Megapixels camera.
Too expensive for your taste? Then allow me to introduce the $14,000 USD African Blackwood and white diamonds Cell Phones by Gresso, a Russian company that recently stunned the marketplace with the release of their new phones:
These phones are made of incredible materials such as titanium, 42K sapphire crystal glass for the display, 200-year-old African blackwood for the panels, and 18K gold and 2.53K diamond coated keys. The African blackwood and diamonds make no two phones exactly the same, or as Gizmodo puts it, each one is unique like a snowflake.
If you’re anything like me, which is someone who accidently drops, throws, and often loses their cell phone, the thought of losing or destroying one at this price would make my stomach turn. Yet the idea of touching diamonds every time I dial a number is quite intriguing…
How much is too much to spend on a cell phone? Looking forward to your comments and thoughts.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I have seen one of these in person….. toooooo rich for my blood!!!!!
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Peace
June 17th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
@MoneyGuyBK, did you to touch the keys? What was it like dialing on diamonds?
June 17th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
No Natalie, I did not…. I did not want to have any reason to WANT the thing
But I must admit, the thing looks awesome….
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To me however, a phone is to converse with….
But I am certain those who make millions daily, weekly, monthly… Must Have This.
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Peace
June 17th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
I would be afraid to get near one of these. Murphy`s law applies to me. I do like diamonds and have several, but i think I`ll pass on these gems.
June 18th, 2008 at 9:13 am
When I signed up for my new cell phone account, I got a FREE Motorolla Razor. If you buy a $14,000 phone, do you get free service?
June 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
@quint, well, you sure should!!! At least for the first year!!! Can’t imagine the insurance on the phone is the standard $5/month like the others either. LOL.
June 21st, 2008 at 1:55 am
$26,000?!?!?! That’s *WAAAAAAAAAAAY* over my “ludicrous line!” It’s certainly a very luxurious phone but that’s just crazy!