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Nokia Plans to Sell Vertu

Mark Guim — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:48:34 +0000

Financial Times reported that Nokia is in the early stage of selling its luxury subsidiary, Vertu. Their phones usually cost from $7,800 to $16,000. Goldman Sachs will oversee the process according to a person familiar with the matter. The latest device from Vertu is the Constellation. It’s a Symbian device with touchscreen and a 4,400 [...]

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Vertu Constellation Now Official

Mark Guim — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:16:24 +0000

Vertu Constellation became official today. It will be a Symbian device with touchscreen and a 4,400 Euro price tag. If you like, you can go for the ‘Red Gold Mixed Metals’ variant for 10,900 Euros. My wallet can’t afford it, but it will sell. If you haven’t heard, Vertu is owned by Nokia. They’re actually [...]

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Vertu Constellation T Revealed by Bluetooth Filing, Expected this Month

Mark Guim — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:43:59 +0000

Vertu’s first touchscreen-toting smartphone was just revealed by a recent Bluetooth certification filing. The Vertu Constellation T will probably cost thousands of dollars, but Nokia’s luxury division won’t have a problem finding buyers. The filing reveals some of its specs. Take a look. The bluetooth listing describes the CONSTELLATION T having a 3.5-inch 640×360 pixels [...]

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Vertu: Nokia’s Luxury Division Continues to Succeed

Mark Guim — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:10:15 +0000

We’ve been hearing bad news about Nokia’s marketshare, but did you know their luxury division, Vertu, continues to succeed? According to Businessweek, Vertu has seen “high double-digit sales growth” since the beginning of 2010. While Nokia cut 7,000 employees to reduce costs, Vertu’s staff increased by over 50 percent since 2009. Vertu’s success is due [...]

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Replica Vertu TI Ascent Pictures and Pricetag

Mark Guim — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:53:05 +0000

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, [...]

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Sybarites Reviews the Vertu Constellation

Mark Guim — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:51:14 +0000

Sybarites.org, an interesting community for people who enjoy the finer things in life, shares their first impression of the Vertu Constellation. The weight is very noticeable, but they note that weight can portray good quality to some people. Since not that many people are fortunate enough to own this device, I am looking forward to [...]

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