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LUXURY PHONES DON'T NEED TO BE VERTU THE RETURN OF ARTISTRY
MOTOROLA AURA
LAUNCHED DECEMBER 2008
WITH A 62-CARAT SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL SCRATCH-RESISTANT DISPLAY LENS, MADE UP OF MORE THAN 700 INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS WITH SLIDING MECHANISM THAT PROMISES THE SAME SLIDING EFFECT EVEN IF IT'S SLIDED FOR 100 000 TIMES, THIS BABY IS WORTH MORE THAN S$2000.
BUT THIS BABE IS ONLY ARMED WITH A 2MP CAMERA THOUGH. (WELL, IF YOU'RE LOOKING A STYLISH LUXURY PHONE, SURELY YOU WON'T BE LOOKING AT ITS SPECS RIGHT?)
NOT READILY AVAILABLE ON OUR SUNNY ISLAND, I'VE ONLY SEEN THIS BABE ONCE AT A PHONE STORE AND IT COST ABOUT S$3000 WITHOUT CONTRACT! THE AURA OF DAVID BECKHAM
PROBABLY NOT MEETING SALES TARGETS (DUE TO THE HIGH COSTS), MOTOROLA ENGAGED IN DAVID BECKHAM FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE AURA IN MAY 2009. MOTOROLA AURA DIAMOND EDITION
LAUNCHED 26 OCTOBER 2009
WITH THE SAME FEATURES AS THE AURA, THIS CHICK IS PLATED WITH 18 CARAT GOLD AND HAS 34 DIAMONDS OF WHICH 30 ARE EMBEDDED ABOVE AND BELOW THE CIRCULAR DISPLAY.
AND THE PRICE? US$5730.
GO FIGURE! SCORE
  DO I SEE TWINS?
GIORGIO ARMANI B7620
AVAILABLE END-YEAR 2009
ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS MONTH, THIS BABY IS ARMED WITH A 3.5" WVGA AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY, HSDPA CONNECTIVITY, A 5MP CAMERA AND A QWERTY KEYBOARD. (DOES IT REMINDS YOU OF PRADA II?)
THIS BABE WILL BE INSTALLED WITH THE NEW WINDOWS MOBILE 6.5 & WILL COST ABOUT US$1086.
AVAILABILITY OF THIS BABE IN SINGAPORE IS STILL UNKNOWN.
(AND I CAN'T WAIT!) ;D GIORGIO ARMANI W820/W8200
ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 2009
ALMOST A REPLICA OF ITS SIBLING, THE W820 IS ARMED WITH A 3.1" WVGA TOUCHSCREEN AND A VERTICAL SLIDE-OUT KEYPAD RATHER THAN THE SIDE SLIDE-OUT QWERTY KEYBOARD.
HOWEVER, IT IS STILL UNKNOWN IF THIS CHICK WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY IN KOREA OR WORLDWIDE. PRICE IS ANOTHER MYSTERY TOO. SCORE
 LUXURY REDEFINED
THE NOKIA 8800 SERIES
NOKIA 8800
LAUNCHED 2005
ONE OF THE FAVOURITE LUXURY PHONE IN 2005, THIS BABE IS MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL AND ARMED WITH A 2MP CAMERA AND COSTED SLIGHTLY MORE THAN S$1000 AT THAT TIME.
THIS BABE I CARRIED ON DEFINITELY MADE HEADS TURN WHEN I HELD ON TO IT IN 2006! WAS A GOOD PHONE AT THAT TIME, DEFINITELY ;) NOKIA 8800 SIROCCO EDITION
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2006
A MUCH IMPROVED DESIGN OF THE 8800, 8800 SIROCCO CAME IN BLACK AND SILVER & WAS ONE OF THE BEST LUXURY PHONES THAT WAS AROUND IN 2006.
THIS BABE WAS ARMED WITH A 2MP CAMERA AS WELL, NO EXPANDABLE MEMORY BUT WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, IT'S A NOKIA LUXURY PHONE.
IT WAS ALSO THE SILVER PHONE I HELD ON TO FOR A MONTH BEFORE IT DIED ON ME AND I HAD TO TURN TO MY FIRST PRADA PHONE. NEVERTHELESS, IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST PHONES TO BE USED IN 2006! NOKIA 8800 SIROCCO GOLD
AVAILABLE APRIL 2007
8800 SIROCCO GOLD WAS NOT ONLY A PRETTY FACE. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST NOKIA LUXURY PHONES TO BE PLATED WITH 18 CARAT GOLD & ENCRUSTED WITH SAPPHIRE-COATED, SCRATCH-RESISTANT GLASS DISPLAY. SIROCCO GOLD ALSO RETAINED THE FEATURES OF THE 8800 SIROCCO EDITION. ALSO, IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE NOKIA PHONES TO BE LAUNCED TIPPING AT NEARLY S$2000 AT THAT TIME. NOKIA 8800 ARTE & NOKIA 8800 SAPPHIRE ARTE
ARTE- AVAILABLE DECEMBER 2007
SAPPHIRE ARTE- AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2008
THE 8800 ARTE WAS MADE OF SAPPHIRE & GLASS, AVAILABLE IN BLACK WHILE THE SAPPHIRE ARTE WAS COATED WITH LEATHER SKIN WITH A GEM-LIKE CENTER BUTTON, AVAILABLE IN BRONZE. ARTE WAS AVAILABLE FOR S$1288 WHILE THE SAPPHIRE ARTE S$1688.
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR THE ARTE FAMILY INCLUDED A TAP-FOR-TIME AND THE TURN-TO-MUTE FUNCTION.
ALSO, THE ARTE SERIES DID NOT INHERIT THE HIDDEN CAMERA WHILE INACTIVE LIKE THE OTHER 8800S... BOO!
NOKIA 8800 SAPPHIRE ARTE BLACK EDITION
THE BLACK SAPPHIRE ARTE WAS AVAILABLE IN BLACK A FEW MONTHS LATER FOLLOWING THE SAPPHIRE ARTE AND WAS ONE OF THE FAVOURITE PHONES OF 2008 ON THE RED COLLECTION!
NOKIA 8800 CARBON ARTE
LAUNCHED SEPTEMBER 2008
BOOSTED WITH A 4GB INTERNAL MEMORY, FOUR TIMES THAT OF THE PREVIOUS ARTES, THE CARBON ARTE WAS YOURS FOR S$2088 AND IS STILL UP FOR SALE AT CERTAIN NOKIA STORES IN SINGAPORE.
INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THIS BABY HAD THE WORST PATTERN DESIGN THAT RESEMBLED A COOKING STOVE BUT AFTER MANY LOOKS, YOU'LL FIND THAT THIS STAINLESS STEEL CHICK IS ACTUALLY UNIQUE IN ITS OWN WAYS! NOKIA 8800 GOLD ARTE
AVAILABLE APRIL 2009
INHERITING THE 8800 SIROCCO GOLD AND DUE TO THE RISE OF GOLD IN FASHION AGAIN, NOKIA RELEASED THE GOLD ARTE WHICH WAS AGAIN PLATED WITH 18 CARAT GOLD AND COATED WITH WHITE LEATHER. THIS CHICK IS ONLY SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EXTREMELY CLEAN & CAREFUL WITH THEIR STUFF COS THE LEATHER POUCH FOR THE GOLD PHONE IS WHITE AS WELL. AVAILABLE AT NOKIA STORES AROUND SINGAPORE FOR S$2388, THIS CHICK IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE NOKIA LUXURY PHONES OF ALL TIMES! NOKIA 8800 ERDOS
ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 2009
EARLIER IN THE MONTH, IT IS RUMOURED THAT THIS BABE WILL BE THE NEW BABY TAKING OVER THE 8800 SERIES. ARMED WITH A 5MP CAMERA, STAINLESS STEEL BODY AND RETAINING THE HIDDEN CAMERA WHILE INACTIVE FUNCTION LIKE ITS EARLIER RELATIVES, THIS BABE IS SAID TO EASILY TIP THE PRICE OF THE 8800 GOLD ARTE. AND BOY THIS CHICK LOOKS LIKE A SILVER BULLET. FANTASTIC! LET'S AWAIT FOR MORE DEATILS! WOO-HOO!!! SCORE
THE BLACK LABEL SERIES MAKE A COMEBACK
LG CHOCOLATE BL40
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2009
THE NEW CHOCOLATE IS EQUIPPED WITH A HUGE 4.0" TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY AND BOY IT'S A SLEEK BITCH. SAID TO BE ONE OF LG'S PRIDE IN 2009, THIS BABE IS NOW AVAILABLE IN EUROPE. I WONDER IF IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO OUT SUNNY ISLAND... DO I SEE ANOTHER TWIN?
LG CHOCOLATE BL20
ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 2009
AVAILABLE END-YEAR 2009
THIS CHICK IS SAID TO BE A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE FOR THE HIGH-END LG CHOCOLATE BL40 WITH A SMALLER DISPLAY OF 2.4" SCREEN AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE NAVIGATION PAD. WELL, THIS ALSO LOOKS MORE LIKE THE PREVIOUS CHOCOLATES! SCORE
LAST BUT NOT LEAST...
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
PRADA I (LG KE 850)
LAUNCHED JANUARY 2006
THIS BABY WAS THE FIRST TOUCHSCREEN PHONE IN THE WORLD AND WAS NAMED AS THE IPHONE RIVAL WHEN IT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2006. ONE OF THE FIRST DESIGNER PHONES, PRADA I MADE A HUGE SUCCESS. AFFORDABLE AT S$1088, THE PHONE CAN BE SEEN CARRIED BY MANY FASHIONISTAS & WAS RATED ONE OF THE BEST LUXURY PHONES IN 2006!
AND BOY DID I LOVE MY PRADA I! XD PRADA I SILVER EDITION
LAUNCHED JANUARY 2008
THE PRADA WAS AVAILABLE IN SILVER TOO AFTER 2 YEARS OF ITS DEBUT BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN SINGAPORE. PRADA II (LG KF900)
LAUNCHED DECEMBER 2008
RETAINING ITS DESIGN FROM THE FIRST PRADA PHONE, PRADA II HAD AN ADDITIONAL QWERTY KEYBOARD. ALSO ARMED WITH A 5MP CAMERA, HSDPA CONNECTIVITY, WI-FI & PRELOADED PRADA RELATED CONTENT, THIS PHONE IS A HUGE BABE AND I MEAN HUGE! BUT THE 3" TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY IS WONDERFUL. HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO A LITTLE RETARD. LAG TIME IS MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN PRADA I WHICH HARDLY HAS ANY LAG TIME. AVAILABLE FOR S$1288, THIS BABE ALSO HAS A MATCHING BLUETOOTH-LINKED WATCH CALLED THE PRADA LINK. THE LINK COULD BE USED TO READ MESSAGES & TO REJECT CALLS, SUITABLE FOR BUSINESSMEN WHO ARE CAUGHT UP IN MEETINGS AND DO NOT WANT TO BE SEEN LOOKING AT THEIR MOBILE PHONES! SCORE
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