Thanks to a tip from a reader about a forum selling replica Vertu Ascent TI’s, I was surprised to see the appearance, packaging, and especially the price tag! Instead of a 4-figure price, we get three. Since the phone OS on the Vertu doesn’t really offer much compared to S60 on the Nseries or Eseries, it probably works similarly to the genuine phone.

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Obviously, I cannot link to the forum where this is sold, but the seller is reputable to that community (how ironic), selling several other replica items. The asking price is $369 compared to the price of the real thing at about $7000! An important feature that doesn’t work on this replica is GPRS, so no access to internet. Phone calls work fine.