A Smartphone by Bentley

Buyers who have the means to purchase a Bentley that costs as much as a house need the very best that money can buy: they don’t shop at Moores, only tailor-made suits from Saville Row will do; you will never see a Timex watch on their wrist, they NEED to have a Rolex or a Cartier. But what about their phone? They can’t just get a Blackberry or the latest iPhone, lest they leave it on the table and it gets confused with the aide’s…

Bentley just answered the pleas of their wealthy clients who need of a phone to distinguish themselves from the masses. Developed by Vertu (renowned smartphone maker) these telephones are made by hand out of Titanium and covered in the same leather as that found in the Mulsanne. The attention to detail is impressive: even the screws are designed to look like the air vents of the Continental GT.

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The specs of the Vertu for Bentley are also top-notch: the speakers are made by Bang & Olufsen, the camera is a 13 megapixel unit from Hasselblad, the processor is a quad-core running at 2.6 GHz, and the integrated ringtones are recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The smartphone can be encrypted for more safety, and it uses the Android architecture. Finally, each unit sold comes with its own concierge service: available 24/7, they will do their best to fulfill your every need, from booking a table at a restaurant, to sending a limousine to collect you, to getting you tickets to a sold-out show.

The price for this gadget? About $18,000, which is 25 times more than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha (a plebeian phone with roughly the same specifications).