Most Expensive iPhone

Written by: jeremy Filed Under: Electronics, Luxury, World on March 16th, 2008

iPhone Apple 3G “Kings Button”

Austrian luxury designer and jeweler Peter Aloisson, creator of one of the world’s most expensive cell phones, has quite literally outdone himself. Last year, he created the world’s most expensive iPhone—the iPhone Princess Plus. This year, he’s created… the world’s most expensive iPhone.

The “Kings Button” [sic] iPhone is, like its predecessor, a jewel-bedecked iPhone. This time, however, Aloisson had the iPhone 3G to play with—and, apparently, a bit of a bigger budget. One hundred and thirty-eight brilliant-cut diamonds line the sides of the phone, but the real prize is the home button—a rare 6.6 carat white diamond.

Last year’s Princess Plus got its name from the Princess cut used on 138 of the 318 diamonds on its surface. The other 180 diamonds on the phone were brilliant-cut. In total, the phone has 17.75 carats of diamonds set in 18k white gold around its rim. The iPhone Princess Plus is worth $176,400 while the somewhat more pedestrian “Brilliants only” version sold for $66,150.

Compare that to the Kings Button’s $2.4 million price tag.

Most Expensive iPhone - The Princess Plus
iPhone Princess Plus

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Posted by The most expensive iPhone, only $176,400 | iPhone Footprint 11th August, 2008 at 10:17 am
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Posted by the critic 16th December, 2008 at 8:32 pm
another lame device overloaded with diamonds….great just what the world needed! do the diamonds help anyting or make the phone better? NO. What a waste..just get a regular one and save yourself $176,000.
Posted by someone 10th February, 2009 at 5:35 pm
it may be expensive but it isnt pretty and it will get stolen quickly
Posted by prince 17th February, 2009 at 6:15 am
stupid diamond phone i like the phone will be stolen fast stupid diamond designer
Posted by smiley face 22nd March, 2009 at 7:15 pm
its soooooooooooooo pretty!!!!!!!!!!! if it wasnt so expensive id buy it in a heat beat!!
Posted by veronika 27th April, 2009 at 11:53 pm
It’s fabulous when u can afford such a phone! If u can’t, don’t be that jalous! I have A cell phone with 8 diamonds and I am happy! Never enough!:)
And nobody will still it cuz if u have it people around u have smth like this.
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Posted by taylor 8th May, 2009 at 9:23 pm
This is so retarded who would waste there money on a fone like this you have to have money to waste to buy this fone
Posted by mad mad gurl 24th May, 2009 at 10:56 am
this is so so so stupid my dad has an iphone and its no different then this one. and blackberry’s are better i would say. because they are useful and 2.5 million dollars for an iphone?!!!….NOT WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!
Posted by iko the pshyco 12th June, 2009 at 5:35 pm
dude all it is is smashed, hot coals that have been cooled
sooo stupid why don’t you put 1000 gig on it