#Luxury #Android has £7,000 price tag

News - Vertu chooses Android over Windows for luxury handset

bbc.co.uk 12 Feb '13, 7am

#Luxury #Android has £7,000 price tag

12 February 2013 Last updated at 04:27 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Vertu chooses Android over Windows for luxury handset Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Speaking to the BBC's Aaron Heslehurst, Vertu's chief executive Perry Oosting denied the handset was simply "a showpiece" Continue reading the main story Related Stories Windows phone launched in Africa First Firefox smartphones revealed Apple revenues miss expectations Luxury smartphone maker Vertu has launched its first Android-operated handset. The Vertu Ti costs 7,900 euros (£6,994) and is made at the firm's headquarters in Church Crookham, Hampshire. The device had a titanium frame and sapphire screen but was not 4G-enabled, said its designer Hutch Hutchison. Until last year the company was owned by Nokia and specialised in highly pri...

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