The world is going into financial crises. Even the super powers are thinking of ways to save their economies. Oil prices are fluctuating and vibrating as if there is an earthquake. But still there are eccentric millionaires and billionaires who are willing to spend millions of dollars on a mere mobile phone.
Some of these mobile phones cost as much as the annual budget of a whole country, but hey!! Who cares??? We are rich, and as we are out of the ways to spend our money and our pockets are becoming really heavy so why don’t we turn a device which is already a luxury into something that is way above the line of the luxury?
So for such people here is a list of Top 10 Most Expensive Mobile Phones in the World 2013. The common things that you will find in these mobile phones are yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, diamonds, sapphires and platinum (and any precious metal which I might have forgotten.
The new way to carry around gold is to make it into your mobile phones and to make it more pompous, don’t forget to put some precious diamonds here and there on it.
10) iPhone Princess Plus
Worth: $ 176,400.
This phone has been designed by Peter Aloisson who is a very famous luxury phone designer. The basic concept that he uses is to include all the precious and expensive metals in the chassis. The phone has touch screen and the body includes diamonds and gold. White gold mixed with a little rhodium is also used.
9) Sony Ericsson Black Diamond
Worth: $ 300,000.
If by any chance your style statement is glossy sleek and stylish and you also happen to be a crazy rich person, than go for this mobile phone. It has been designed by Garen Joh. The mobile has 4 mega pixel camera and a borderless OLED screen. The set is covered in a polycarbonate mirror finished layer. The whole set is classy and sensual.
8) Verto Signature Cobra
Worth: $ 310,000.
With only 8 such phones, Verto Signature Cobra was the most expensive phone once, but now due to advancements it has been dragged to number 8. It has number of rubies, diamonds and emeralds on the chassis. There is a signature Cobra on the border. Well it might surprise you but according to some reviews, Verto Signature Cobra is one of the ugliest phones ever.
7) Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpo
Worth: $ 1 million.
This phone with smart squared corner case is truly a luxury phone and a jackpot as well. The whole body is made up of pure 180 grams of gold. The rear is even a bigger surprise made up of African Blackwood panel. It is not even missing on diamonds, black diamonds. It also has hand polished and laser etched sapphires on its keypad. There are only three sets of this kind. A lower priced version without diamonds is also available for $ 20,000.
6) Diamond Crypto Smart Phone
Worth: $ 1.3 million.
Diamond Crypto Smart Phone has been designed by Peter Aloisson. The best thing about this phone is that it has a world class security system, so if you decide to invest on this phone then certainly it will be a safe investment. This phone has almost 50 diamonds, and not just any diamonds but ten blue diamonds which are extremely expensive and rare. The center button is made up of 18 carat rose gold and the rest of the chassis is made up of platinum.
5) GoldVish Le Million
Worth: $ 1.3 million.
GoldVish Le Million is certainly not of much use in these days. Reason for this: well it is not a Smartphone. The screen is small and is not a touch screen. But what makes it so expensive, are the jewels studded on it. This phone is designed by Emmanuel Gueit and GoldVish which is a Swiss company. The whole handset is studded with 120 carat grade 1 diamonds. According to Guinness Book of World Record, GoldVish Le Million is the most expensive mobile phone.
4) iPhone 3G Kings Button
Worth: $ 2.4 million.
Chassis made out of yellow, rose and white gold, embellished with 140 diamonds is what iPhone 3G Kings Button has to offer. Obviously the whole chassis has been designed by a jeweler (none of the phone companies could ever think of this much of embellishments) named Peter Aloisson. It has a 6.6 carat white diamond at the center.
3) iPhone 3GS Supreme Goldstriker
Worth: $ 3.2 million.
iPhone 3GS Supreme Goldstriker, is not just a phone but it is a way to carry around your gold in a more fashionable or unusual way then wearing jewelry. It has a whole gold chassis, you may refer to it as a gold brick with fifty three diamonds forming the border and a 7.1 carat diamond studded at the center. It is made only on order and does not have any additional features. It is presently owned by an Australian businessman.
2) iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition
Worth: $ 8 million.
A minute before I searched for this article, I thought I was the luckiest and richest person to have iPhone 4, but now I feel that my phone is kind of worthless (*sad face*). If you are rich enough, and happen to order this iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition, then you will be served with a 7 Kg chest lined with the finest and purest leather. Then after you get your eyes off the box and open it you get a beautiful handset, with a 7.4 carat pink diamond studded at the center and multiple shinny beautiful diamonds covering the whole bezel. The whole chassis is made up of platinum and gold.
1) iPhone 5 Black Diamond
Worth: $ 15.3 million.
It is well known fact that Apple only caters the needs of elite class and that is the reason why it suffered a set- back in sales compared to Samsung. But then again there are some perks of Apple. The class and quality that Apple has to offer is un-matched. Those of you, who got a head ache after seeing the price tag of iPhone 5, brace yourself for a million watt shock, because the luxury edition of iPhone 5 – iPhone 5 Black Diamond is worth rupees 15.3 million. It has a solid gold chassis with a 26 carat diamond replacing the home button. This expensive hand set, designed by Stuart Hugh also has the Apple logo at the rear, all studded with almost 53 diamonds. While the specifications are the same as ordinary iPhone 5 (it really feels weird to call iPhone 5 ordinary, but in front of 15.3 million gold and diamond studded phone, it certainly becomes ordinary).