This is what a $22,000 luxury smartphone looks like

Smartphones are expensive. In most cases, you need to shell out around $600-$700 range to buy one. But that sum sounds like petty cash compared to what luxury brand Vertu charges for its smartphones.

The company recently launched its Vertu Signature Touch, which costs between about $10,000 and $22,000 depending on how you customise it.

So what makes Vertu's smartphones so expensive?


The company claims it's all about the materials it uses for the design.

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All of Vertu's smartphones are handmade in England, according to the company's website. The phone's casing is made of natural-grain alligator leather and grade five titanium alloy.

The phone's display, made of sapphire crystal, can reportedly withstand the weight of a 200g ball dropped from 3.2 feet.



Vertu has partnered with Bang & Olufsen for the speakers in this device, claiming its camera is certified by Hasselblad.

However, other than its appearance, the phone doesn't seem to be much different than your average regular-priced smartphone .