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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Amosu Diamond Blackberry

Many luxury models focus on own-brand designs or iPhones, but the Blackberry hasn’t been completely ignored. The Amosu Diamond Blackberry contains 4459 diamonds (a total of almost 29 carats) on the back and front. The handset is coated in 18 carat gold.

This Blackberry, one of three to be made, costs £12,000 ($18,000), and comes with a global concierge service.

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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