Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY) Gold Plated BlackBerry Sells For £1,6k

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Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) Blackberry Q10 will be available in an exclusive design carved out by Goldgenie at just £1,597. Goldgenie has been giving eccentric treatment to the usual smartphones. The Gold Company has launched a white gold iPhone 5 prior to this priced below £2k.

Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY) Gold Plated BlackBerry Sells For £1,6k

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The golden device from Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) will have the same features as the standard Q10 and will be SIM free and unlocked. However, there will be a difference between the usual Q10 in terms that the gold Blackberry will be mounted with 24ct gold bezel and will be kept in a special luxury finish box.

The gold Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) Blackberry Q10 will surely command a premium over the standard Q10. The Porsche model of Blackberry, which is a much more expensive phone, has also been given an exclusive look by the Goldgenie. The phone is covered with 24ct gold bezel and is priced approximately at £4,397.

The standard Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) Blackberry Q10 is priced at £534 and is cited as the best Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) (TSE:BB) QWERTY phone yet. Blackberry Q10 will be available in a white color soon and at present comes in black.

Previous similar launches

Earlier Gold & Co London has also launched gold and rose gold colors for Blackberry Q10. Dubai will be the first country to enjoy 24 carat gold plated gold and rose gold plated Blackberry Q10 on May 9.

The exclusive models of Blackberry Q10 will be launched at the Collector’s Palace, which is in the world’s largest mall. The new Blackberry gold and rose gold plated Q10 phones are mainly for those individuals who are tech savvy and at the same time are high on luxury.

“The launch will officially take place at Collector’s Palace in Dubai Mall, the world’s largest shopping mall which is located in the United Arab Emirates,” Gold & Co. London announced.

Both the phones are being released on May 9 which will be few days after the launch of Blackberry Q10 standard models. The gold plated models of Q10 will be a limited edition and are the second exclusive release from the company.

The demand of exclusive luxury phones has not been new. Stuart Hughes who is a jeweler based in Liverpool has made an iPhone, which is studded with gold and diamonds and is worth $15.3 million. Prior to this, a jeweler costumed an iPhone4 with diamonds, Platinum MacBook Air and GoldiPad 2 along with a Fiat 500 worth $655,000. A Chinese businessman Joe is the owner of this iPhone 5.

H/T ubergizmo 

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