With the development of technology, mobile phones capable of performing many tasks have become an integral part of everyday life. Most people are content with mid-range smartphones, but there are Epicureans who give luxury smartphones made of precious metals, encrusted with precious stones, with cases made from the skins of exotic animals, etc.
If you are interested in the question of which smartphones multimillionaires buy for themselves, we are happy to answer it. We present you the top 10 most expensive phones for 2018.
Our collections of the best smartphones of 2018:
Brand Country: European (A-Class); Chinese with Aliexpress.
Brand Name: Samsung; Xiaomi Sony Huawei.
Price segment, rubles: up to 5000; up to 10000; up to 15000; up to 20,000; up to 30,000.
Availability: inexpensive; the most expensive.
Features: push-button; the best camera; camera + battery; protected.
Trends: new items of the year; the most anticipated.
10. iPhone Princess Plus - $ 176,400
The “mobile ten” is opened by a beautiful smartphone developed by Australian designer Peter Eloisson. Outside, it is covered with white 18-carat gold and encrusted with 318 diamonds, 138 of which have a “Princess” step cut.
There is a more budget version of one of the most expensive phones in the world. Its price is 66,150 dollars. There are only 180 classic-cut diamonds on the model's case.
9. Sony Ericsson Black Diamond - $ 310,000
Against the background of elaborate models designed to capture the imagination of a potential buyer at first sight, this smartphone looks modest. However, do not be fooled by its laconic design. Two black diamonds are encrusted in a smartphone created by Singaporean designer Jaren Goh. One of them is in the control joystick, and the other is on the back cover. And the keyboard is protected by a strong and durable polycarbonate glass.
8. Vertu Signature Cobra - $ 310,000
The British brand Vertu, famous for elegant high-end phones, in collaboration with the French jewelry brand Boucheron, has developed the Signature Cobra model. Her body is made of gold. The frame is surrounded by a cobra, the scales of which consist of 439 rubies, the eyes are made of emeralds, and two hand-cut diamonds are added to all this splendor.
In total, Vertu has released 8 copies of the "snake" gadget. This may not be the most expensive phone in the world in 2018, but one of the most original.
7. Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot - $ 1 million
It is not known whether the owner of such a phone will break the jackpot in Las Vegas, but he certainly will not escape envious and enthusiastic looks.
The back panel of the device is made of bicentennial ebony. The front panel is decorated with very rare black diamonds. Each key is a miniature laser-polished sapphire.
The thickness of the model is only 12 mm.
6. GoldVish Le Million - $ 1.3 million
Let the screen be small (176 × 220 pixels), there is no Wi-Fi, the battery is only 950 mAh and it is inconvenient to carry the device in your pocket. But the glamorous GoldVish Le Million is covered with pure gold (or platinum - at the buyer's choice) and they are not ashamed to brag to their colleagues. The same millionaires, of course.
5. iPhone 6 Amosu Call of Diamond - $ 2.7 million
This super-luxurious smartphone was developed by British designer Alexander Amos. It has an 18-carat gilded case, on which there are 6,127 diamonds and one large diamond weighing 10.2 grams, decorated in the form of the Apple logo.
4. iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition - $ 8 million
This luxury smartphone was developed by the famous Briton Stuart Hughes, specializing in creating super-expensive gadgets. Its frame is handmade from rosewood and encrusted with approximately 500 diamonds with a total weight of over one hundred grams.
The back panel is covered in rose gold, and the Apple logo consists of 53 beautifully cut diamonds. The largest and most beautiful pink diamond adorns the platinum Home button.
A smartphone is stored in a pink granite case trimmed inside with nubuck.
Today in the world there are only two Diamond Rose Editions and both of them belong to tycoon Tony Sage.
3. iPhone 4S Elite Gold Edition - $ 8.2 million
In third place on the list of mobile luxury is another smartphone created by Stuart Hughes. It has a pink gold finish and is studded with 500 diamonds, which together weigh 100 carats. The back panel is trimmed with 24 carat gold, and the apple logo consists of 24 carat gold and 53 diamonds.
The smartphone case is made of platinum and decorated with polished pieces of bone of the Ti Rex dinosaur, as well as rare stones such as opal, charoite, quartz, petersite, etc.
2. iPhone 5 Black Diamond - $ 15 million
And again, before us is a luxury smartphone created by Stuart Hughes, a big fan of gold and diamonds.
The Black Diamond Home button has been replaced with a single 26ct black diamond. The cost of this pebble is $ 12 million.
The back is made of 24ct gold, studded with 600 white flawless diamonds. This iPhone 5 also has the toughest sapphire crystal. And the famous Apple logo on the back cover consists of 53 diamonds.
1. Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 - $ 95.5 million
Here it is, the most expensive phone in the world today. This special version of the iPhone 6 is released by the American premium brand Falcon. To create it, precious stones and rare materials were used.
The case of the device is made of 18-carat yellow gold, but if the customer is not satisfied with this material, then there is pink gold or platinum at his disposal. Models included in the Falcon Supernova collection are priced for gems set between the Apple logo and iPhone engraving. The most expensive model of this smartphone, with a huge pink diamond, costs about 95.5 million dollars. Half the price of an iPhone 6 with a blue diamond. And as accessories to the fabulously expensive mobile phone company Falcon offers headphones in gold or platinum, for only 300 thousand dollars.
According to the characteristics of this device is no different from ordinary "brothers." Version 6 has a 4.7-inch screen, version 6 Plus has a 5.5-inch screen. The amount of internal memory is 128 gigabytes. Both models are unlocked and can be used anywhere in the world.
Prices for the most expensive phones in the world make your eyes widen and your jaw drop. These luxury devices are available in a limited edition and are intended for a very small circle of people.