Some phone brands in the world today can confidently brag about having the most expensive mobile phones there are in the world at large, and they may not be wrong.
When the most expensive mobile phones in the world are being mentioned, certain phones are expected to grace the list. You may be expecting to see phones like the recently released iPhone 12 pro max topping the charts, or even the Samsung Galaxy S20. However, the mass-produced iPhone specs do not cut it. For a phone to qualify as one of the most expensive phones that there is, it must possess some distinguishing qualities; usually high-quality, expensive precious stones, otherwise called pieces of expensive jewellery.
So, if you were under the impression that your iPhone that is worth 1,000 dollars is among the priciest one in the market, then you might need to reconsider.
Look at some of the world’s most expensive smartphones, they have lots more to boast than just top-of-the-line specifications.
With their designers extending their Midas touch to the world of gadgetry, you have mobile phones costing over a million dollars. Sizzling both in features and in looks, these phones stand for both style and class.
Read on as we present to you the top 10 most expensive mobile phones in the world that can cost its buyer a fortune.
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The world’s most expensive mobile phones
10. Vertu Signature Cobra – Price: USD310,000.00
The most expensive of Vertu, the Signature Cobra, features a snake wrapped around its edges. It is made up of two emeralds and 439 rubies.
The device is gold-plated and features several expensive gemstones. It was designed by Boucheron, a French jewellery company, and was assembled by hand in the UK.
Only 8 of these Vertu units are known to have ever been created.
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9. Goldvish Revolution – Price: USD488,150.00
Goldvish Revolution was created by the Swiss company Goldvish. The phone features rounded ends and is made of pink and white gold, diamonds, a sapphire glass display and the finest of leathers.
The phone also hosts a detachable analogue watch by Frederic Jouvenot. The fact that only 30 of such phones were ever made adds to their exclusivity.
8. Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot – Price: USD1 million
The Gresso Las Vegas Jackpot features a back panel made of wood, extracted from an African tree of more than 200 years old.
It also features black diamonds and more than 180 grams of gold. Each key, part of the keypad, is beautified with a gem sapphire.
The Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot keypad consists of 17 manually polished and laser etched sapphires weighing 32K.
The renowned accessory designer Gresso designed the phone in 2010. The designer only ever produced three of these phones with each having a unique number engraved on it. This makes them more than phones and thrusts them into the realms of collectors’ items.
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7. Goldvish Le Million – Price: USD1 million
This extravagant phone is GoldVish’s priciest device and was once listed in Guinness Book of Worlds Records as the most expensive and exclusive phone sold in the Millionaire Fair in Cannes, France, in September 2006.
It is plated with gold and is made of 18-karat white gold. It also features 120 carats of VVS-1 graded diamonds.
6. Diamond Crypto Smartphone – Price: USD1.3 million
This phone once held the title of the most expensive phone in the world. The Diamond Crypto Smartphone was designed by Peter Aloisson and was created by JSC Ancort.
The device is made of solid platinum while its logo is made of rose gold. Its navigation key is also made of rose gold and features 28 round cut diamonds.
The gorgeous phone comes with a total of 50 diamonds including 10 rare blue ones.
The phone has a hand-polished wood on either side, which is made of Macassar ebony.
The device also gives protection against kidnapping and technological blackmail.
5. iPhone 3g Kings Button – Price: USD2.5 million
Peter Aloisson created this phone in 2009. This iPhone 3G is made of 18-karat yellow gold, white gold as well as rose gold.
The white gold strip that the phone features is decorated with 138 beautifully cut diamonds and its home button has a big 6.6-carat diamond.
The phone is considered to be one of the most beautiful phones in the market, and very popular with phone fanatics.
4. Goldstriker iPhone 3gs Supreme – Price: USD3.2 million
This iPhone 3GS was also designed by Stuart Hughes and is made of 271 grams of 22-carat gold. The front bezels host 136 diamonds, its rear logo features 53 diamonds and its home button has a 7.1-carat diamond.
The phone is sold in a granite chest, made from a single block of granite in Kashmir gold with the inner lined with Nubuck top grain leather that weighs a massive 7kg.
The handset is 32GB, factory (legal) unlocked for worldwide use and can be updated with new firmware when available without freezing up.
3. Stuart Hughes iPhone 4 Diamond Rose – Price: USD8 million
The third most expensive phone is an iPhone 4 that was designed by none other than Stuart Hughes.
The phone is made of solid rose gold and features 500 diamonds that add up to 100 carats. Its logo is decorated with 53 diamonds, while its start button has a 7.4-carat single-cut pink diamond.
The phone comes in a gorgeous granite chest of 7 kg.
2. Stuart Hughes iPhone 4s Elite Gold – Price: USD9.4 million
This phone ranks as the second most expensive phone in the world. It is an iPhone 4s, designed by Stuart Hughes.
The bezel of the phone is handmade and it is encrusted with 500 stunning diamonds, which is a total of more than 100 carats.
Its rear panel and logo are made of 24-carat gold. The logo also features 53 diamonds.
The home button itself is an 8.6-carat diamond. The phone also comes with a 7.4-carat diamond, which can replace the existing one.
The device comes in a chest made from solid platinum with polished pieces of original dinosaur bone from a T-REX, along with rare stones that include Opal, Pietersite, Charoite, Rutile Quartz and Star Sunstone.
The handset is 64GB and limited edition of only two to be ever made.
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1. Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond – Price: USD 48.5 million
US luxury brand FALCON pushed the price tag for premium gadgets through the roof with its SuperNova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond range.
This is now the world’s most expensive mobile phone. This phone cost its owner as much as $48.5 million.
The device is made of 24-carat gold and is studded with a huge pink diamond on the back.
The phone also comes with a platinum coating and hack protection. It is a prized possession of Nita Ambani, wife of Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, the richest man of Asia.
If you don’t want to loosen your purse strings so much, you can also go for the ‘cheaper’ models in this range. The Orange Diamond and Blue Diamond iPhone 6 models cost $42.5 million and $32.5 million, respectively.
Conclusion
Yes, we know that some of your popular phones like Samsung Galaxy did not make the list of the most expensive phones in the world, and this goes to show that contrary to what we think, the most expensive phones in the world are not even popular.
While some categories of the popular iPhone have been able to sit on the list, other phones that may have shocked you also made the list.
Hopefully, you learned a thing or two about the most expensive phones in the world by reading this article. Tell us in the comment section which of the entries surprised you the most.
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