I was browsing through GadgetsGuru (GG) and tiny little ad struck me. I couldn’t believe what I saw. I checked, double checked and re-checked. What I saw was real. Not quite sure why. A phone called Vertu Ascent which looks like a feature phone costs Rs. 209999. That is after a Rs. 50001 discount from GG. One can get a brand new Android phone with the VAT that is laid on this VERTU. There is a trend off late to price feature phones just for the sake of it. Call it vanity or uber rich but I just don’t get it. Neither do I get the feature phones which are built under the garb of simplicity. There is a £37000 phone which does nothing. Then there’s a world’s simplest phone which costs quite a bit. Take a look at our list of cheapest Android phones and you will be amazed at what you can get for ten thousand Indian rupees.
I mean seriously folks, what does this phone have that it has to cost 2 lakh rupees. Yeah I looked at the specs and they look like normal specs to me which are found in a Rs. 3K phone. Can someone explain what’s going on? Or is it the beer goggles cheating me again? But then I don’t really drink beer.
Vertu Ascent, doesn’t it sound like a car name? May be that’s where the price is coming from. Still confused. Don’t like. Help.
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5 Comments
Yash
It must be white gold plated. Vertu phones are meant for super rich and are often studded with diamonds and such. Vertu is a brand from Nokia! That also gives Nokia some excuse to price other phones ridiculously!
Sriram Vadlamani
Even Micromax Bling is studded with diamonds. But that just costs less than 5K. LOL.
Sure there is market for this kind of stuff. I am just curious about the title which says "Cheap Vertu Phones". At that price it is anything but cheap and putting cheap in the title cheapens it. Someone who has stretched to buy a 2 lakh phone wouldn't mind going the extra 50K would she?
Nishant
It's made up of Aluminum… Titanium… and volcanized Rubber…. but does that add too much to the price… no idea abt it….
Yash
When it comes to fashion and making a statement, the value of raw materials doesn't count. A Gucci bag is made of same materials as any decent handbag is made of but still it sells for 50x the price of a normal bag that you can find in a neighborhood shop. Same with Armani suits or Swiss watches.
Sriram Vadlamani
Abhishek Bachan would say "Get Idea". But I say 'No Idea'.