Nokia to Sell 18-Carat Gold Phone

By Allen Tsai | Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:28 am

Nokia plans to release a gold-plated version of its 6700 early next year for $540.

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Nokia 6700 Classic (Gold Edition)

The Finnish handset maker said the 6700 "Gold Edition" is plated with an 18-carat gold finish and comes with matching gold wallpapers.

It features a 5.0-megapixel camera auto-focus camera with LED flash, noise-cancelling technology for clear conversations and an A-GPS receiver with Nokia Maps for driving and pedestrian navigation.

"The Nokia 6700 moves that bar even higher with a beautiful, slim design and perfectly balanced practicality," said Soren Petersen, Senior Vice President at Nokia.

In 2007, Nokia unveiled an 18-carat gold version of its 8800 handset. LG also created a limited edition gold plated handset as part of a promotion campaign for the film Iron Man.

Last year, luxury mobile phone maker Vertu has teamed up with French jewellery house Boucheron to create a handset built from solid gold that costs $30,000.

The new 6700 handset will be released in the first quarter of 2010 and have an estimated retail price of $540. A stainless steel version was announced last January.

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