Vertu auctioned most of its luxury phones, but they remained expensive
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For a few days now, Vertu is selling the contents of its UK factory, including all the stuff showcased inside the company's museum (older phones, statues, awards, etc.).
The good news is if you really want a luxury phone that has key numbers instead of a touch screen, you can get a Vertu model relatively cheap, but only if you're lucky. For example, one of Vertu's Signature phones that were launched for £14,700 ($19,000) back in the day, was sold at the auction for £11,200 ($14,500).
The “lesser” Vertu phones could be bought for prices slightly higher than £1,000 ($1,300), but that's because they were among the oldest launched by the British company. All in all, it appears that Vertu made quite a lot of money after selling some of its assets, but it's unclear whether or not it will be enough to pay all its bills.
source: TNW
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