Keepin' it real fake, part XXVII: Vertu loses some girth

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jun 15th 2006 at 9:06PM

If you're loving the Vertu Signature 2006 but the gargantuan 122 x 42 x 15.5mm dimensions have left a bad taste in your mouth -- not to mention the absurd price tag -- boy oh boy, do we have just the phone for you. The "Mars Bar size" miniature Signature knockoff, apparently made by CISC, comes it at a smallish 89 x 38 x 22mm. The chubby little bugger strikes a strong resemblance to its costlier role model if you squint, but that's where the resemblance ends: you lose a GSM band, leaving you with just 900 and 1800, the camera is a laughable "30k pixels," and we're guessing that our lookalike friend here doesn't sport the Vertu's jeweled key action. On the upside, internal flash is allegedly good for a hefty 128MB, and you can buy a small army of these for the cost of the genuine article.

[Thanks, Nick]

Filed under: Handsets, Vertu, GSM

Tags: fake, signature, signature 2006, Signature2006, vertu

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Nick @ Jun 16th 2006 6:03AM

"Thanks for the Tip, Nick"

yeah, cheers Engadget, last time I supply a tip.

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Chris Ziegler @ Jun 16th 2006 9:22AM

Nick - our apologies. I know it seems hard to believe, but we make the occasional mistake/omission in our posts. I'll update it to credit you.

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