Yesterday, Unbox featured a Russian luxury handset made for Vladimir Putin fans, the Nokia 3310 “Supremo Putin” Edition. That phone was clad in a titanium frame with a lot of gold engravings on it, one with the image of the Russian federation’s famous president.
Related: Nokia 3310 “Supremo Putin” Edition Goes on Sale in Russia for $1,700
Today, we’re featuring yet another luxury gadget, this time from China, in the form of the ProTruly Darling smartphone. Unveiled at the recently-concluded MWC 2017, this luxury handset features gold and diamond engravings and a huge, protruding front-back camera setup that can take 360-degree shots. Specs-wise, the phone packs sub-flagship hardware.
ProTruly Darling D7/D8
- 2.5GHz MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core processor
- ARM Mali-T880 MP4 GPU
- 3/4GB RAM
- 5.5-inch FHD Super AMOLED display, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 32GB/64GB expandable storage, up to 128GB via microSD
- 13-megapixel rear camera, f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED
- 8-megapixel front camera, f/2.4 aperture,
- Dual 13-megapixel front-rear 360-degree cameras, f/2.0, 4K video
- 4G LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
- Fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C port
- 3560mAh battery, fast charging
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Touted as the “world’s first VR-taking phone”, the ProTruly Darling will be shipping in two different variants: the regular model, and the luxury model. Pricing is currently up in the air at the moment, with reports of the cheaper version going for $500 to $600 (~Php 26K to Php 31K), and the diamond-engraved variant pricing at $800 to $1,300 (~Php 41K to Php 66K).