$300,000 or $1,000,000 Phone?

Black Diamond
Take a good look at the "Black Diamond," brought to you by Swiss manufacturer VIPN, and designed by Singaporean designer Jaren Goh. No doubt the glossy black candybar is gorgeous but to say it's worth US$300,000? Unlikely.


Little details are available, but what is known is that the Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone should include quadband GSM, WiFi, 128MB of memory with SD expansion, a 2-inch display, and a 400MHz XScale all wrapped up in titanium. The touch sensitive keypad is Chocolate-esque, completely disappearing when not lit (really cool), while SIP is thrown in to keep your GSM usage minimum when you're in WiFi range. Coming out in the early 2007, you have about a year to start saving and train your eyes, as it is only limited to 5 (yes, five) units.



Goldvish PLATO
"The Bentley of cellphones" is a million US dollars, limited to 100 units (and by special request only). This one-of-a-kind quad-band handset by Goldvish in Geneve sports a blinding 120 carats worth of VVS-1 grade diamonds, according to designer Emmanuel Gueit, and as you'd expect from a seven-figure phone, features such amenities as Bluetooth, a camera with 8x digital zoom, MP3 playback, FM radio, included 2GB memory card and an EDGE connection (but why is there no 3G or WIFI?). For those of you not willing to drop such an obscene amount of money on a phone that even the designer likens to a boomerang, Goldvish also offers several other diamond-encrusted 18k gold models in your choice of rose, yellow, or white, starting at a much more reasonable US$25,600 (check out the pictures below).