Veptu : Imitation is the sincerest form of profiteering
Can’t afford six grand on a gold iPhone, or not this season enough to sport the new Dior? You could do worse (or could you?) than blowing a far less substantial load on a knockoff luxury phone. Though China’s ‘inspirations’ were once limited to brilliant products like the Vii (yes, the Vii), their talents have spread to appeal to the more fashion than financially conscious with Veptu. Suspiciously similar in name and design to Nokia’s pricey offshoot, they are (allegedly) gold-plated, yet pay far more attention to specs than most luxury retailers with a TFT display, a 1.3/2.0 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and video/music playback. You can’t blame them for attempting to cash in, with Dolce and Gabbana selling €200 million worth of gold Razrs, the posh mobile market is big business. Whilst decent handsets in theory, whether the quality of the workmanship will match their handcrafted and laser-cut parents is debatable. But who cares? The lights in the Ivy are a bit dim and no-one will really be able to tell as you amble down Bond Street. However, if you lose a couple of diamonds braying a bit too loudly into it, don’t blame us.
Update : Would you like to be the official worldwide distributor for Veptu? $12,000 and their site is yours! Arguably, if you had 12 grand to waste, you probably would have bought a real Vertu…
Source: Crave
