It's an Android smartphone in a Titanium body

Feb 17, 2015 02:05 GMT  ·  By

When you say Vertu, you immediately think at high-priced mobile phones and you would be perfectly right to do so. The next smartphone launched by the luxury brand is a $19,000 (€16,900) device that revels in premium materials and exclusive service that come for free with the purchase of the phone.

The Pure Jet Red Gold is the latest addition to Vertu's Signature Touch lineup and will only be available for purchase on pre-order. Evidently, these very expensive devices are not mass manufactured and will only be made if they are pre-ordered.

Nevertheless, those who wish to own one and can afford to pay $19,000 (€16,900) can get it from Vertu's official website. Keep in mind that you will probably have to wait a certain amount of time before receiving your very expensive smartphone.

Now moving on to what actually makes the Pure Jet Red Gold so pricey, you should know that the smartphone is manufactured from Grade 5 titanium and black PVD-coated titanium for the back side.

The Pure Jet Red Gold features “fine-mill” leather from the Alpine region and some gold plated bits on the front side to make it more luxurious.

Android 4.4.2 KitKat, Bang & Olufsen sound and 13MP camera

On the inside, Pure Jet Red Gold is far from being impressive. The smartphone is equipped with a 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB of RAM and 64GB of internal memory.

Just like most of other Vertu smartphones, the Pure Jet Red Gold does not come with microSD card slot for memory expansion.

However, the device sports a 4.7-inch full HD (1080p) display that supports 469ppi (pixel per density), which features scratch-proof glass.

On the back, Vertu's Pure Jet Red Gold luxury phone packs a 13-megapixel (Hasselblad certified) camera with autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording, while in the front there's a 2.1-megapixel camera.

It's also worth mentioning that Vertu Pure Jet Red Gold is powered by Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system and features Bang & Olufsen sound technology.

Vertu Pure Jet Red Gold (6 Images)

Vertu Pure Jet Red Gold (front)
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