A Chinese brand called 8848 has just launched its luxury smartphone which is made of titanium and gold; and of course, it comes with a very expensive price. 

A new luxury smartphone: Titanium M3

At the first glance, we would think that it came from those made by London-based company Vertu because of its design language. This Chinese device is said to have been designed by designer Lawrence Hsu for the wealthy in order to celebrate their partnership with Forbidden City Palace National Museum. The device is made of expensive materials – sapphire glass, calfskin, hand-polished titanium and high-quality ceramics.

The phone is expensive not only because of its design alone but more about the sophisticated features it packed. Inspired by the dragons themed around the art works inside the Imperial Palace in China. There is a 18K gold dragon sculpture engraved on its back and a layer of calfskin leather around with 4 color options: black, pink, grey and bright yellow.

Regarding to its specs, the device comes with 5 inches, resolution – 1920 by 1080 pixels. This Chinese luxury smartphone is powered by an 8-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon paired 4 GB of RAM and 128GB of ROM. However, the chip is not specified. When it comes with camera, there are a 21MP rear and a 3MP front camera. The phone is also a dual SIM card / dual standby phone. Titanium M3 also offers secure mobile banking, strong encryption and other security tools.

Ready for the Chinese New Year Sales season

It is clear that the phone is ready on sale during the ongoing Chinese New Year Sales season. Du Ying, the 8848’s founder,  said the company’s aim was to make secure and high-taste phones for the business folks. There are two price options, depends on the configuration. With its high-end features, there is no surprise when it goes with low-end version at approximately $1500. For top-end modification, you will have to pay $2400, however, it is limited only 999 phones for the domestic market.