Vertu Ascent Ti Damscus Steel made from ancient steel forging method

Nokia’s luxury phone division, known as Vertu, has just revealed the latest phone from its Ascent Ti collection called the Vertu Ascent Ti Damascus Steel. It is designed using a century old steel forging technique that enhances the metal’s hardness. This ancient steel forging method comprises of continuously folding and hammer-forging and this manufacturing procedure was used throughout centuries to make Samurai swords, Franconian and Indian Wootz swords.

The features of the Vertu Damascus Steel will almost be the same as those found in all the Ascent Ti phones. Which means that, the phone could include a QVGA display, S40 user interface and GSM/UMTS connectivity. There may be a 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash for clear images and 4 GB of internal memory.

The Vertu Ascent Ti Damascus Steel has a unique swirl pattern that is etched by hand. This phone will have one hundred units available with one of each going to the worlds most important Vertu stores. There is no information about the phone’s price.

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This week in fake devices: 5 luxury phones cloned

And we’re continuing with our “this week in fake devices” series. Today we’re dealing with Chinese “versions” of designer phones, which usually cost a small fortune. Without further ado, here are the contenders:

* Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Gucci phone - an attempt to merge Moto Aura with the famous designer produced a fugly device.
* Christian Dior - on the first glance this clone looks like one of hi-tech Japanese clamshell phones, but the specs aren’t there.
* VERTUFK9 - fake Rolex phone, which borrows some lines from Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s Vertu handsets.
* VERTUA16 - all-touchscreen Vertu phone? I don’t think so. If there is such thing, we would be all over it.
* New Mobiado phone? - Nah, it’s just a poor attempt to make something similar. High-end precious materials are not there, and the same goes for quality.

When it comes to fake devices “keeping your enemy closer” doesn’t work. Grab the real thing, instead.

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