Keepin' it real fake, part CXXVIII: Vertu Ferrari ripoff devoid of Italian blood

by Darren Murph posted Aug 3rd 2008 at 8:01PM

It's one thing to buy a Chinese impression of a Nokia candybar -- you know, something only the fanboys will notice as out of place. It's another to fool only yourself by opting for this over the real deal. The Vertu Ascent Ferrari clone operates on GSM networks and features a 1.8-inch 220 x 176 resolution display, USB connector, 128MB of internal storage, support for MP3 ringtones and MMS capabilities (take that, iPhone!). Excuse us, we're feeling a little sick from staring at this abomination...

Filed under: Handsets, Others, Vertu

Tags: ascent, china, chinese, fake, ferrari, kirf, knockoff, ripoff

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LowTeckh @ Aug 3rd 2008 10:54PM

At least it's got better specs than the "real deal"

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boss-hogg @ Aug 4th 2008 8:56AM

Vertu is a luxury brand. Its not about features, its about the craftsmanship and materials. Not all people can buy a Rolex or Breitling watch. Nor do many understand spending that much money on a phone or a watch.

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grull27 @ Aug 3rd 2008 11:43PM

That is one fugly phone!

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Mgates @ Aug 5th 2008 4:13PM

I've been waiting for someone to dupe one of these outrageously priced fashion phones... Think about how awesome this is for the pretenders out there... they can complete their uber look with this little gem when they pull up in their dealer loaner car ("my 599 GTB is in the shop...") and start yapping away on this thing. Unless you can see it up close and touch it, only geeks like us are going to know it's a bunk knockoff. And anyone else who cares that much deserves to be fooled!

I do understand the build quality thing. But phones are a bit different. Watches are timeless. A Rolex is actually worth the exuberant price because it will never go out of date (no pun intended). A phone however is dependent on the networks and technologies it employs, which are forever changing. In 30 years, that Rolex will still do everything it was designed to do just fine. In a scant 10 years the Vertu will be so obsolete it will be a finely handcrafted $5000 paperweight.

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