Vertu Ascent

This phone represents the fashion Ascent Collection. The body is made of LiquidMetal alloy, which is used in aerospace industry. A hand-curried leather covers the sides and the back of the device. Special button for calling a "concierge", which is a special feature by Vertu, is placed on the left side. Pressing the button you initiate a call to an operator, which may provide a consultation on almost any question. The service works 24-hours a day in about 170 countries of the world.

• Class: premium
• Position in the line:
• Rivals: no direct rivals
• Description based on official information

• General features
  • Announced in 2005 , on the market since 3 quarter 2005
  • eGSM 800/1800/1900
  • Battery type Li-Ion 950 mAh
  • Battery life:
  • talk mode up to 4 hours
  • standby mode up to 400 hours
  • Colour graphical display high-contrast, 34.7 x 46.8 mm, shows up to 65000 colours (TFT), the resolution of 116 x 148 pixels, sapphire glass
  • Сolours: red, yellow, blue, brown, black, beige
  • Weight: 173 gramms
  • Dimensions: 108x43x21 mm

• Memory
  • Phonebook memory for 1000 names, each name entry may contain 3 numbers and one text field. Memory shared dynamically, thus keeping less than 1000 names you may enter up to 5 numbers and 4 text fields for a name. Caller groups.
  • Memory for 100 SMS and 50 graphical messages (memory is also dynamical, the number of SMS may increase at reducing the number of graphical messages )
  • Calendar memory up to 220 events
  • To-do list memory for 30 notes
  • Call log of last 10 calls of all types with date and time specified
  • User memory forms shared dynamically among applications

• Call management, ringing tones
  • Vibracall
  • Polyphony, high-quality loudspeaker AKG 20 mm, sound processor by Yamaha
  • Integrated speakerphone
  • Fast dial for 9 numbers
  • Automatic redial

• SMS
  • Predictive text input Т9
  • Concatenated messages
  • Message templates
  • Sending and receiving graphical messages
  • A capability of group messaging, mailing lists
  • Concatenated messages

• Multimedia
  • MP3-player
  • Dictaphone
  • Java (MIDP 2.0)

• Connectivity
  • Integrated mail client (SMTP/POP3/IMAP4)
  • GPRS class 10
  • WAP 2.0 ( xHTML)
  • Bluetooth
  • MMS
  • Synchronization with PC

• Organizer and extras
  • Integrated image editor
  • User profiles, temporary profile
  • Time, date, world clock
  • Alarm clock
  • Organizer with calendar monthly view, weekly, daily
  • To-do list
  • Calculator, currency converter
  • Automatic key lock
  • Stopwatch, countdown timer
  • Games

Michail Machnaev ([email protected])
Published — 11 January 2007

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