When two premium luxury good makers combine, you sense all you would expect is Premium +. English Luxury Smartphone maker, Vertu and fellow English Luxury Car maker, Bentley to announce the ‘Vertu for Bentley smartphone. Talking about premium, Vertu does not have any Luxury phone (smartphone) retailing less than $5000 neither does Bentley has a Luxury automobile (Car) retailing less than $170,000.
Vertu for Bentley
Vertu signed a partnership agreement with Bentley over a 5-year period which will see both english company release five smartphones. The Vertu for Bentley is more like an exclusive version of the already announced Vertu Signature Touch.
Specswise, expect a 4.7-inch (1080 x 1920 pixels) sapphire crystal display, quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz, 64 GB of internal memory, 13 MP rear camera, 2.1 MP front camera, LTE, stereo speakers and a 2275 mAh battery. And as usual expect the Vertu and Bentley logo as well as some software suites from both company.
Vertu for Bentley Key Specs:
- • Dimensions – 145mm x 69mm x 10.65mm
• Weight – 192g
• OS – Android 4.4 Kitkat OS
• Display – 4.7-inch Full HD IPS with Sapphire Crystal glass
• Pixel density- 469ppi
• Processor – 2.3GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snadpragon 801
• Storage – 64GB internal storage
• Camera – 13MP rear AF camera with dual-LED flash; 2.1MP front
• Connectivity – 4G LTE, Dual Band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS/A-GPS, Micro USB, Wi-Fi Hotspot
• Others – Qi Compatible Wireless Charging, Stereo High-Fidelity loudspeakers with Dolby Digital Plus
• Battery – 2,275 Li-Ion battery (Up to 15 hrs 30 mins (WCDMA) of talktime and Up to 380 hrs on standby)
• Services: Vertu LIFE, Vertu CERTAINTY, Vertu Concierge, Exclusive Bentley Content available on-device
In the Box
- • Vertu for Bentley phone
• Vertu for Bentley slip case
• Wired stereo headset with remote
• Wall charger with regional plug heads, microUSB cable 1200 mm
• Polishing cloth
• NanoSIM card adapter
• Collateral pack, including Quick Start Guide, Warranty Booklet and Authenticity Card
The Vertu for Bentley is the first out of five smartphones expected from the partnership. The device is expected to be available in Limited Edition of 2000 pieces and available across Vertu’s sales outlets. And also would be retailing at a starting price tag of €12,500 (~$15,905; about N2.6 Million Naira); coming October 2014.
