Luxury phones you'll probably never own: gallery

Summary: A smartphone is not just a way to make calls -- now, it can be a status symbol. But could you afford any of these gadgets?

By Charlie Osborne for iGeneration | October 22, 2012 -- 10:27 GMT (03:27 PDT)

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Nokia Supreme

Another design by Stuart Hughes, this Nokia smartphone is encrusted with 12.5 carats of pink diamond, created with roughly 1225 gems that include one central 3 carat diamond.

The casing is made of handmade platinum veneers (83 grams), and only three handsets are due to be made.

This phone costs £99,995 ($106,111).

Topic: Mobility

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Ugh...

Ugh, those diamond encrusted monstrosities are so gaudy. I look at them and don't thing: "ooh, how classy!" I think "Christ, just how far can the rich push the bounds of tackiness?" I got the same feeling some time back looking at the interior of a Maserati Quatropporte. It was so self-consciously ostentatious as to border on the ridiculous. I would 1000 times rather ride in the interior of a 2008 Acura TSX than one of those.

dsf3g
22 October, 2012 12:45

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- Look on the bright side. Folks that toss money
  
  after this gaudy stuff keep a lot of people employed in the "we make gaudy stuff for your ego" industry.
  
  baggins_z
  22 October, 2012 17:40
  
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Too bad they won't name the fools that buy them

Then we would know who the world's biggest idiots are!

thetwonkey
22 October, 2012 13:38

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- Her name...
  
  I'll give you a hint: her first name is "Paris" and her last name "Hilton."
  
  dsf3g
  22 October, 2012 18:02
  
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Those are, mostly, hideous.

I mean down right horrid.

Bruizer
22 October, 2012 18:17

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These phones would suit

oil sheiks or bling bling rap artists !!

partman1969@...
23 October, 2012 16:57

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Yuck

What an absurd waste of money.

Max Peck
14 February, 2013 15:39

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