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5 luxurious smartphones that you can't afford

By Chris P.

Updated: Jan 21, 2016, 10:09 AM

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5 luxurious smartphones that you can't afford

Think Apple is overcharging for the iPhone 6s or 6s Plus? That Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ a bit out of your price range? You're not alone, to be fair, but the items on today's list will make the aforementioned trio sound as affordable as a pack of gum. And how could they not? Some of the items on the list come with bodies embellished in gold, with a titanium exoskeleton, and/or with rubies encrusted left, right, and center.

Obviously, with such luxury items, the usual specsorama takes a back seat, as these aren't meant for your neighborly Android geek who's always after the highest pixel or processor count. And while some of the devices we'll highlight below offer an up-to-date specs sheet, others—quite understandably—are focused on areas other than the internals underneath. Like crafting a truly posh casing.

And so, before we jump right into this one, you might be wondering just how expensive devices we're talking here. We'll put it this way: the cheapest we were able to do was $2,000, and that's for a... feature phone. Yeah... let's just dive in:

5 luxurious smartphones that you can't afford

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Chris Panayotov is a former mobile tech reviewer of phones, tablets and wearables at PhoneArena. However, his contribution to PhoneArena content includes not just reviews, but all kinds of regular and experimental features, such as news stories, buying guides, and an exclusive column on the most notable phones out of Asia.