Posted by julias
Today's launch of the new Vertu Constellation sees a Symbian smartphone in the "£4,000 to £10,000" price.
Some features of interest:
3.5" nHD AMOLED screen, made from 'Sapphire crystal'
8 megapixel camera with EDOF and twin LED 'Heptagon' flash
ringtones specially composed for the handset and performed by the LSO
City Brief software triggers off GPS to present relevant information for your current location
High-fidelity 11mm x 15mm E.loudspeaker.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/te[....]nstellation-Symbian-phone.html
Posted by Bonovox
Jeez at that asking price you think they would have put auto focus in
Posted by julias
Yeah but these phones are more about the exterior rather than what they pack inside so if your looking for great specs Vertu's are not it.Have to say though the build quality on these is like nothing else on the market.
Posted by Bonovox
I always thought the Vertu range were ugly
What's a heptagon flash??[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-10-19 19:42 ]
Posted by julias
Ugly really?I think they are absolutely stunning and when you hold one they turn heads name any other phone that can do that?
Posted by Bonovox
Never liked them I seen them in a shop in Bull Ring shopping centre in Birmingham. The styling imo is yucky
Posted by julias
Its all about taste and class not everyone can see it but then people who buy high end phones probably think our common everyday phones aren't very attractive.I however would buy one in a heartbeat if I had a spare 5 or 10k.
Posted by Bonovox
Nah i would rather buy a top smartphone and this has bloody Symbian anyway. If i had not a care in the world for money i would buy something functional but with style too and this has none. You spend all that money for just style?? Waste. I think Samsung top end phones are more stylish. And most of the time what do you see celebs with?? An iphone or Blackberry.
Posted by julias
Its about being unique and individual as I mentioned these phones aren't for everyone people who buy these are the same people who will buy a Lamborghini or Buggatti Supercar to stand out from the crowd and be different and sure people choose certain brands for style its why Apple rules the world and Vertu is no different.
Posted by Marly
I don't think, these phones are aimed at celebs (footballplayers, "nouveau riche"), they're for those people, who don't talk about money, they simply have it
[ This Message was edited by: Marly on 2011-10-19 20:56 ]
Posted by Bonovox
Hmm,yeah but even if I had £100 million in the bank I still would not touch one
Posted by Marly
With 100 million in the bank, I'd buy a Bugatti, not a phone
Posted by Bonovox
What's one of them??
Posted by julias
On 2011-10-19 21:55:22, Bonovox wrote:
Hmm,yeah but even if I had £100 million in the bank I still would not touch one
Then you won't be alone there are plenty of millionaires who would never buy this but who ever said money buys you class.
Posted by Bonovox
Tell that to Apple fans
Posted by julias
On 2011-10-19 21:54:02, Marly wrote:
I don't think, these phones are aimed at celebs (footballplayers, "nouveau riche"), they're for those people, who don't talk about money, they simply have it
[ This Message was edited by: Marly on 2011-10-19 20:56 ]
Spot on I've seen some quite wealthy people come to Selfridges in London and just buy these without thinking twice
Posted by Bonovox
We have Selfridges here too
Posted by julias
On 2011-10-19 22:14:05, Bonovox wrote:
We have Selfridges here too
I know you do but yours is just a tiny store compared to our flagship London store. There is also a Official Vertu Boutique not far on Bond Street.
Posted by Bonovox
Very futuristic looking building in Birmingham too looks like a space ship has landed from a distance
Posted by masseur
guys, this is getting off topic now
Posted by julias
@masseur blame bono I'm trying to talk about Vertu.
[ This Message was edited by: julias on 2011-10-19 21:54 ]
Posted by mlife
Some think they are ugly but I have owned two of them and this looks like it will be my third when it hits my local Vertu dealer here in the US.... They have unsurpassed build quality and the Concierge service is AMAZING to say the least.... I also have never owned a device with as loud of a speaker not to mention my last one sounded like a Ferrari starting up when you turned it on!
*removed crazy large picture
[ This Message was edited by: mlife on 2011-10-20 03:38 ]
Posted by masseur
but is this some pretentious way of pretending to own a ferrari because your phone has such "sounds"?
Surely any modern phone can "sound like a Ferrari"!
I very rarely discuss it here but Im proud to own a late model Ferrari but have never wished to own a Vertu as it is merely a pretty picture (in some people eyes) compared to being a real work of art, both in style and mechanics
Each to their own choice of course but lets keep things in perspective please. if you need to justify an expensive phone purchase in terms of a Ferrari sound then there is certainly something missing from the phone and you really should consider putting that money to the real thing...
I have had several Nokia 8800 series and even those I sold quickly as they were the "pretenders" in this mobile phone arena.
Honestly, when people dismiss iphone I always think back to the acceptance of phones such as vertu, 8800 series, gold V3i (D&G) etc... and wonder "why?"
Posted by mlife
On 2011-10-20 04:12:10, masseur wrote:
but is this some pretentious way of pretending to own a ferrari because your phone has such "sounds"?
Surely any modern phone can "sound like a Ferrari"!
Skipping over your calling me "pretentious" and adding that I have zero desire to own a Ferrari... I'll just say the sound that comes from these phones is much louder, more crisp and realistic than any other phone I have ever used.
On 2011-10-20 04:12:10, masseur wrote:
I rarely discuss it here but I do own a late model Ferrari but have never wished to own a Vertu as it is merely a pretty picture (in some people eyes) compared to being a real work of art, both in style and mechanics
Trust me.... this phone is indeed a REAL WORK OF ART. Also some people "value" different things... a car just to get you from point A to point B and a Ferrari is for old men trying to impress the young ladies (Im beyond all that). Additionally, as much traveling as I do, much of my time is spent in the air and in rental cars.
On 2011-10-20 04:12:10, masseur wrote:
Each to their own choice of course but lets keep things in perspective please. if you need to justify an expensive phone purchase in terms of a Ferrari sound then there is certainly something missing from the phone and you really should consider putting that money to the real thing...
Find your local Vertu dealer and go hold one of their devices..... it is much more than just the "sound of a Ferrari" and there are other models to choose from ... the "size" of the sound that comes from their phones are UNSURPASSED and build quality can not be matched by any other device.... I have owned many phones and still (other than functionality up to this point) have never liked a phone as much as a Vertu considering the services offered along with the device.
On 2011-10-20 04:12:10, masseur wrote:
I have had several Nokia 8800 series and even those I sold quickly as they were the "pretenders" in this mobile phone arena.
On 2011-10-20 04:12:10, masseur wrote:
Honestly, when people dismiss iphone I always think back to the acceptance of phones such as vertu etc... and wonder "why?"
Because
Cheers!
[ This Message was edited by: mlife on 2011-10-25 13:41 ]
Posted by masseur
sorry, there was no personal intention in my post as there never is as I honestly don't know any esato members personally...
but... I have been personally invited through Amex to view Vertu's at Bluewater shopping centre and given them thorough consideration and have fairly quickly dismissed them as I did ithe 8800 series.
Although I could afford them I very much appreciate value over style and am not willing to pay for style... a point I have regularly tried to make on my choice of iPhones though few here seem to appreciate that I choose my phone for function over form, or being some kind of zombie droid in some way...
I choose my phone now from 26 years experience in the market place and that is something I expect few here can appreciate but which I would hope some can consider the wisdom that it brings...
sorry but "because" as a reason just proves my point when that is the best excuse can find to actaually to prove my point... oh dear
[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2011-10-20 04:23 ]
Posted by mlife
I figured it wasn't personal... no worries.... Well... I believe its a fine device and have gained much enjoyment from the ones I've had... I guess to each his own and I certainly don't categorically reject your stance on the subject, it just happens to be one of the "silly" things I like to spend "too much" money on..... phones and pens... Sue me!
Posted by julias
@masseur owning a vertu is about being individual and standing out from the crowd people who buy these do so for the very same reason that we would say choose a Tag Heur watch over a Sekonda we know which is oozes quality and is built to last even though both do exactly the same job and comparing a vertu with a fine watch is a perfect comparison as each vertu is hand assembled with superior parts not mass produced over some third world assembley line its for these reasons vertu is worth the price.
Posted by julias
The Constellation T is also the first ever full touch screen phone from Vertu.