Today Nokia announced that EQT VI (an investment fund that's part of a private equity group in Northern Europe) is ready to acquire Vertu for unannounced amount.Founded by Nokia in 1998 and headquartered in the UK, Vertu currently employs around 1,000 people worldwide. It has steadily seen constant growth these past years and it's the undisputed leader in the luxury phone segment. EQT VI... full story ![]()

Vertu, the formerly-owned-by-Nokia maker of eye-wateringly expensive, leather-clad, gem-encrusted, handmade-in-the-U.K. 'luxury' smartphones, has launched its first Android-powered device: the Vertu Ti. After leaving the Nokia fold, back in October, it was rumoured that Vertu planned to do what many a Nokia fan still wishes that company would do: ditch Symbian and adopt...
techcrunch.com (3 months and 11 days ago)
When last we looked at Vertu, it was to look at their first full touchscreen smartphone, the Vertu Constellation --this was back in September of 2012, and the announcement of the handset corresponded with another series of announcements from Vertu --most significantly, that the company was moving forward no longer going to be part of its erstwhile parent firm --the troubled...
forbes.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
The Vertu Ti is the first truly new phone model Vertu has to present after they parted ways with Nokia. It's also their first Android smartphone. And Vertu has done a nice job in making sure the specs are as up-to-date as possible. There's a dual-core 1.7Ghz CPU, 1GB RAM and 64GB of in-built storage. It's got an 8MP camera capable of recording 1080p video plus a 1.3MP front...
gsmarena.com (3 months and 11 days ago)

Vertu, the company that makes phones for the rich and technologically illiterate, has finally made a smartphone, the Android-powered Vertu Ti. And because it is a Vertu, the Ti is ridiculously expensive and technologically underwhelming. You think the iPhone is ...
wired.com (3 months and 10 days ago)
Vertu is back with another absurdly-priced smartphone, only this time it runs an out-of-date version of Android, rather than the entirely-out-of-date Symbian. Oh, and $10K will only get you the entry-level version.
gigaom.com (3 months and 11 days ago)
Vertu claim their new Vertu Ti phone is the best phone they've ever made but what exactly do you get for your money?
telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 9 days ago)

British-based luxury mobile phone maker Vertu has announced its first Android smartphone. And no, as was true for other Vertu phones, you probably can’t afford it. The handmade Vertu Ti starts at $9,600, with a more expensive rose gold-trimmed model that sells for a whopping...
abcnews.com (3 months and 10 days ago)

British-based luxury mobile phone maker Vertu has announced its first Android smartphone. And no, as was true for other Vertu phones, you probably can’t afford it. The handmade Vertu Ti starts at $9,600, with a more expensive rose gold-trimmed model that sells for a whopping...
abcnews.com (3 months and 10 days ago)
Nokia has accused supplier STMicroelectronics of selling microphones Nokia says it developed to rival HTC, and on Monday won an injunction in the Amsterdam District Court preventing their sale.STMicroelectronics must stop supplying HTC with the microphones used in the HTC One because they were invented by Nokia and manufactured exclusively for Nokia, according to Nokia...
pcworld.com (1 month ago)
The Vertu Ti is the first Android smartphone from the luxury smartphone maker, although it's certainly not for everyone.But is it for me, you ask. Honestly, probably not. Unless that is, you've got money coming out of your ears and regularly travel the world.For you see Vertu has a very focussed market and although it may be a small one in the grand scheme of things, it's...
techradar.com (3 months and 11 days ago)
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