Now, each Android-based Vertu Ti will come already provisioned with Silent Circle out of the box.
The design and craftsmanship positions VERTU Ti alongside other iconic products in the luxury market.
In the hand, the Vertu Ti (which runs an older version of the Android operating system) has a decidedly old-school feel.
The Vertu Ti, meanwhile, runs on an Android operating system in a sign of its separation from former parent company Nokia.
As the preferred private communications service partner to Vertu, each new Vertu Ti phone comes with a complimentary 12-month subscription to Silent Circle.
The Vertu Ti (pronounced "tee-eye") emphasizes the value of "durable" over "disposable" materials that a consumer might expect from the luxury category, added Oosting.
Weighing 180g (6oz), the Vertu Ti is heavier than most current generation smartphones - the Samsung Galaxy S3 weighs 118g and the iPhone 5 is 112g.
The Vertu Ti is powered by Android Ice Cream Sandwich, but with a suite of Vertu specific apps and portals that make it a very different value proposition than any other Android phone.
The Vertu Ti raises a provocative question relevant to the estimated one billion smartphone users in the world: Should our smartphones be less of a disposable consumable something that will soon become obsolete and thoughtlessly replaced and more of a durable good, an investment that transcends minor gadget trends?
For those of us annoyed with friends and colleagues repeatedly showing off their new iPhone 5 or BlackBerry 10, Vertu offers the hand-crafted Ti model with 3.7-inch sapphire crystal screen and titanium case.
If the above images are authentic then the Ti does indeed maintain the classic Vertu look.
But Vertu's CEO simply says he does not envisage the masses talking and texting on a Ti.
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