iPhone 4 Diamond Rose
Stuart Hughes
£5 million
With a price tag of £5m, the iPhone 4 Diamond Rose has been dubbed the world’s most expensive smartphone. There have only ever been two of the luxury handsets to be produced. The phone’s bezel is inset with approximately 500 individual rose diamonds. The rear is formed using rose gold and features an Apple logo made up of 53 diamonds. The main navigation button is made of platinum and holds a single cut 7.4-carat pink diamond. The ‘Diamond Rose’ even comes with its own 7kg pink granite chest in which to store it. However, under the phone’s fancy diamond-studded exterior, it is a regular 32GB iPhone 4.
Kings Button iPhone
Peter Aloisson
£1,636,000
The Kings Button iPhone, which is designed by Australian jeweller Peter Aloisson, is made with 18-carat yellow, white and rose gold and lined with 138 diamonds. The centre-piece of the phone is its home button, which features a rare 6.6 carat white diamond.
Equillibrium
Goldvish
£104,000 - £1,625,000
Swiss manufacturer, Goldvish, released the first dual SIM phone in the luxurious smartphone market earlier this year. Weighing just 185g, the Goldvish Equilibrium features a 2.4 inch LCD display with sapphire glass, 8Gb internal memory, a camera, FM tuner and Bluetooth. It can last up to 7 hours in standby mode after a single charge.
The phone is handcrafted to suit each customer’s preference. Several parts of the phone’s structure are made from 18 carat gold or platinum and it can be customised in various finishes including stainless steel, aluminium, titanium or high quality leather. The price of the phone will depend on the material used.
Reveries
Christian Dior
£78,601
Luxury fashion house Dior unveiled its latest high-end smartphone earlier this year. Reveries comes three years after the release of Dior’s Black Diamond model, which was completely adorned by beautiful diamonds. Carrying a designer price-tag, Dior’s new smartphone is covered in white gold and features pearls and diamonds. There is a version of Reveries available for a fraction of the cost at $4,700, which does not feature diamonds.
Black Diamond Blackberry
Alexander Amosu
£16,682
Alexander Amosu unveiled a limited-edition Black Diamond Blackberry in May. The luxury jeweller and fashion designer only produced 10 of the Black Diamond handsets. The sleek handset is set in 18 carat black gold and features 1,400 small diamonds. It comes in a sleek crocodile skin case in a range of colours. Consumers were given the opportunity to customise their phone by having a name or personal logo embedded in the handset.
