Vertu, a British manufacturer and retailer of luxury mobile phones, known for using lavish materials such as gold, sapphire, rubies and fine leather to create an elegant design is now introducing VERTU TI, the company’s first Android-powered smart phone.

Using the same sophisticated craftsmanship as their current models, the VERTU TI features a low weight titanium case with leather accents as well as the largest scratch proof sapphire crystal screen ever engineered at 3.7 inches.

Customers are guaranteed service, 24-hours a day, 7-days a week via a global team of professionals. The Vertu key is a new feature that allows instant access to a world of benefits wherever you may be. These services include Vertu Certainty, which helps protect the device, its data and, where necessary, the customer. Vertu Life – tailored information, articles and benefits – sits alongside Vertu’s famous Concierge Service.

VERTU TI is powered by Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, which in combination with the devices 1.7 GHz processor makes for an intuitive, highly reactive and enjoyable experience. Other features include an 8MP rear camera with auto focus and twin LED flash, a 1.3MP front facing Skype compliant camera, 64GB internal memory and secure near field communication technology.

Vertu President and CEO, Perry Oosting said, “VERTU TI is our most significant product for a decade. Android 4.0 delivers a proven and intuitive environment for users while the design and craftsmanship of the handset remains uniquely Vertu. Vertu has pioneered and led the luxury mobile phone sector since we began in the late 90s and the great depth of our knowledge and experience can be seen in VERTU TI. There is nothing else like it.”

VERTU TI now means that our customers can leave the house in the morning with just this phone in their pocket or bag without the need for any other device.”

The sheer elegance of this beautifully crafted phone offers the best in style and technology.

Photo: courtesy of Vertu

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GT-V7650 smart phone is a new collaboration between Italian luxury brand Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics.

The GT-V7650 is a rose bronze-colored smart phone. The GT-V7650 will be one of the first mobile devices to be powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.

The GT-V7650 has wireless Internet connectivity and was actually designed by Giorgio Armani himself. The new smart phone will come with camera functions and GPS capability.

“Three companies [Samsung Electronics, Giorgio Armani, Microsoft] which each represent their respective industry have met to create the ultimate smart phone with an innovative design, cutting-edge technology and the most recent software,” said Hong Won-pyo, vice president of Samsung Electronics’ product strategy division.

This is Samsung’s third collaboration with the famous fashion brand. The initial Giorgio Armani-Samsung phone was introduced back in 2007. Next was the Emporio Armani-Samsung phone, named the “Night Effect”. The Night Effect was introduced in 2008.