Chinese e-commerce company Jingdong (JD.com) recently held its Luxury Goods Festival-Autumn and Winter Mobile Phone Fashion Festival. The company unwittingly listed the top 10 “unaffordable” mobile phones and a look at the list would leave you speechless. The most expensive of the lot cost as much as 2.47 million yuan (about $353,000)! That model is the Vertu Signature Cobra Limited Edition. The phone was launched back in May 2017 and even came with an offer of delivery by Helicopter. We doubt if the device will ever get sold out since it is still listed over 2 years after.

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Vertu is known for its premium phone designs with gold or platinum accents as the case may be. So, it is no surprise that the second-most-expensive model on the list is also a Vertu model. Next on the line is the Vertu Aster P which was launched in October 2018. The gold plated version is listed on JD.com for 221,800 yuan ($31K).

The third phone is Huawei Mate X 5G foldable smartphone which holds the record as the industry’s first 5G foldable display mobile phone. The Mate X has a recommended retail price of 16,999 yuan (~$2400)but Jingdong’s spot price for the device was 69999 yuan(~$10K). It is presently sold out.

The Vertuu Aster P made it again into the list with a price tag of 46800 yuan which should be for the Ink Black and White variants. Swiss watchmaker 8848 released the M5 luxury smartphone and it is ranked at number 5. The rest of the top 10 is made up of the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche design, a light business phone priced at 15999 yuan (~$2286). It is followed by the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the world’s first mass-produced foldable phone with a price tag of 15,999 yuan (~$2286). A number 8 is the iPhone 11 Pro Max, priced at 12,699 yuan (~$1800). OPPO Find X Lamborghini model, which costs 9999 yuan ($1400) claims the ninth spot. Finally, the Royole Flexpai completes the top 10 with a 9,998 yuan price tag (~$1400).

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Vertu SIGNATURE Cobra Limited Edition is the new “flagship” phone says Vertu that is known for marking most expensive and luxurious phones. According to the company, it is not a smartphone, but a regular cellphone. So, do not expect high-end specs from it. Since it is a limited edition phone, only eight units will be manufactured and sold exclusively through Jingdong Mall, the online retailer in China. Each unit is priced at $360k.

As the names goes, the phone is inspired by the original Vertu SIGNATURE phone. It is hand-assembled in the United Kingdom and is manufactured by a French-based brand called Boucheron that is famous for its royal jewelries. Hence, the phone is decked with 439 rubies that is designed such a way on the phone that it appears like a cobra around the front side of the phone. For its eyes, the French company has made use of two emeralds. However, the handset appears like a regular Vertu phone.

Vertu sells its phones through its branded stores in various countries. Some stories like Selfridges and Harrods that are in London provide the Vertu phones with concessions. Such an expensive phone is delivered through a special courier service. Vertu will be delivering the SIGNATURE Cobra Limited Edition through a helicopter to its customers. We hope that its limited edition 8 units reach safely to the respective customers

Vertu SIGNATURE Cobra Limited Edition can be availed with an upfront payment of 1000 Yuan ($145). Once the customer pays the remaining 2.47 billion, the Chinese firm will fulfil its promise of delivering the phone through helicopter. Here is the listing of the Vertu SIGNATURE Cobra Limited Edition phone on JD.com

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Vertu, known for making elegant and luxurious phones were established by Nokia in 1998. In 2002, it was sold to private equity in Sweden. In 2015, it was taken over by Godin Holdings. Now, it is owned by Cyprus-based Baferon Ltd that belongs to Hakan Uzan, a Turkish mogul. Each handset made by the company is individually crafted by hand at the factory that is situated at Hampshire, England.

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