Vertu Scales New Heights With Ascent 2010

Vertu's new mobile phone, the updated Ascent 2010 mixes discrete styling with stellar technology; making it the perfect match for a high-octane lifestyle

Inspired by the concepts of power, speed and stealth, Vertu uses aerospace-grade aluminum in its latest handset for the very first time. The reason is simple: aluminum delivers strength but remains exceptionally lightweight. Using various treatments such as precipitation hardening and anodization, they can create a surface layer five times harder than the raw material. A very reassuring statistic, if you happen to drop the phone.

Of course, Vertu looks after fans of the Ascent Ti by continuing to offer the model in titanium. An established material within the brand's portfolio, titanium is also chosen for its strength-to-weight ratio. A nine stage forging process is used to create the casing, which mainly involves heating the metal to 860 degrees before applying 630 tones of pressure to mould it. The handsets are then trimmed using high-performance vulcanized rubber or leather, which creates a phone that's smart and tough in equal measure.

Frank Nuovo, Principal Designer says, "The new Ascent design is an extreme expression within the heart of the Vertu Collection. The highly structural, linear and faceted nature of the design is hard edged and without compromise of character."

That said, the Ascent is as enhanced on the inside as it is out, offering quad-band 3G and GSM network coverage, as well as Assisted GPS technology. Complete with pre-loaded worldwide maps covering more than 190 countries, it also includes a 32GB internal memory for storing all your files from video clips to photographs.

Specifications:

Frequency: Tri band GSM 900/1800/1900 Mhz

Dimensions: 115 x 45 x 18.5 mm

Talk time: 120 - 180 minutes

Standby time: 180 - 240 hours

Display: 2.2" 262'000 colour LCD, 176 x 220 px resolution

Color: rosso leather

Ringtone: 64 chord polyphonic, MP3; 25 built in ringtones

Phonebook: capacity of 300 contacts, supports incoming call with big head sticker, grouping ring and individual ring

Messaging: SMS / MMS, Message multi-sending

Internet: WAP, GPRS

Music: MP3 player

Video: Fullscreen MPEG-4 player, 3GP, MP4

Camera: 2.0M pixels

Memory: 1 GB internal memory

Data transfer: Bluetooth, USB

File formats: MP3, MPEG-4

Power switch: Timer ON / Timer OFF

Battery: 1050 mAh Li-ion

Alarm: 5 groups; can set from Monday to Sunday at random

Games: 3 common games

Languages: English, Arabic, French, Portuguese, German, Vietnamese, Spanish, Russian, Persian,Thai, Chinese

Misc: Handsfree, Voice recorder, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS, Memory extendable, E-book, perfect touch feeling, alarm, memo, world time, calculator, unit converter, health management, photo editor etc

Comes with: Quality giftbox, two batteries, stereo headset, USB cable, charger and manual. Now we add as a gift also nice leather pouch and car charger.

Original Vertu Price: US$ 18,500

Our Price: US$590.00