8 Most Expensive Mobile Phones
Over the years, numerous tech companies have developed powerful yet affordable mobile phones. But when it comes to expensive phones, you may be surprised that these companies aren't the ones selling the priciest units in the market. Enter international luxury brands, who don't only make phones priced at the thousands, but priced at the millions. Here are the eight most expensive mobile phones ever made:
1. Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot – $1 Million
The first phone on the list is already priced at exactly $1 million. Founded in 1999, Gresso is a company that makes luxury eyewear. The company entered the expensive mobile phones market in 2010 and released only three units of its million-dollar phone, the Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot. The phone is made of 180 grams of gold, 45.5 carats of diamonds, and a 200-year old African blackwood.
2. Goldvish Le Million – $1 Million
Goldvish is another Swiss luxury brand that makes million-dollar priced phones. And similar to the Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot, only three units of the Goldvish Le Million were ever released. This phone comprises 18-karat white gold and 220 carats of VVS-1 grade diamonds.
3. Diamond Crypto Smartphone – $1.3 Million
Shine bright like a diamond. Originally released in 2006, the diamond and gold-laden mobile phone from Russian company JSC Ancort was once the world's most expensive phone. The phone is covered with 60 diamonds, including 10 rare blue diamonds, while the logo and home button are made from rose gold. Unlike most phones on the list, this one is incorporated with encryption technology to protect the owner's confidential information.
4. iPhone 3G Kings Button – $2.5 Million
Who needs a 5G iPhone when you can have a gold and diamond-crusted 3G iPhone? The iPhone 3G Kings Button is developed by Australian fashion designer Peter Alison and was released in 2009. A 6.6-carat single-cut diamond covers the entire home button while 130 diamonds and 18-karat gold surround the edges of the phone. The King's Button truly lives up to its name.
5. Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme – $3.2 Million
If there's one luxury brand that makes the most expensive Apple products, it's Stuart Hughes. In fact, the UK-based luxury goods designer will be appearing three times on this list, beginning with the $3.2 million Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme. It's built similarly to the 3G King's Button, but with more carats (271 grams of 22-carat gold and 189 diamonds).
The 6.6-carat single-cut diamond in the King's Button phone is replaced with a bigger 7.1-carat single-cut diamond for this one. The Goldstriker phone also comes with a solid granite box embellished with leather and Kashmir gold.
6. Stuart Hughes iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition – $8 Million
This Stuart Hughes collaboration comprises 153 diamonds (53 surrounding the Apple logo) and is made out of rose gold. As expected, the home button is made of a single-cut diamond, 7.4 carats to be exact. Although this doesn't differ much from the previous entry, the phone is made more expensive since only two units were released.
7. Stuart Hughes iPhone 4s Elite Gold – $9.4 Million
Rounding out the Stuart Hughes collection is the iPhone 4s Elite Gold. The phone is coated with 553 100-carat diamonds as well as being made out of pure gold. An 8.6-carat single cut diamond also replaces the home button, making it the iPhone with the biggest ever diamond home button. It's not surprising that Stuart Hughes sells very expensive products, but it should surprise you that the iPhone 4s Elite Gold, which already costs a ridiculous $9.4 million, is not the most expensive smartphone ever built.
8. Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond – $48.5 Million
The title of world's most expensive phone and world's most expensive iPhone ever goes to the Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Diamond. Released in 2004 by US luxury brand Falcon, this phone is covered with 24-carat gold and consists of a pink diamond that replaces the Apple logo.
Two other models were also released, the Orange and Blue Diamond versions which sell at $42.5 million and $32.5 million respectively. If your net worth is over $1 billion, purchasing the entire Falcon Supernova iPhone collection may not be a bad idea. And unlike the other phones which can no longer run the most recent apps, this one may be the best smartphone if specs are concerned.
There are already numerous phones that are expensive to begin with. But a single phone costing $48.5 million? That price tag is more than enough to buy an entire smartphone retail store and still have extra cash to even build a smartphone company from scratch.
