BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9983 by
Karalux
The gold plating experts from Vietnam
are back again with a new offering. This time, Karalux focused its efforts on
BlackBerry's Porsche Design P'9983, launched last year with BlackBerry OS 10.3
on board.
If you still enjoy the Canadian
company's own operating system, this might be for you - especially if gold is your
thing.
You can now buy a gold plated P'9983
from Karalux for VND 55 million, which currently translates into US$ 2,440 or
€ 2,226. This price is valid for international orders, if you're in Vietnam you
only need to pay VND 50 million (US$ 2,219, € 2,023). In either case you're getting
a smartphone plated with 24k gold.
As you may have expected, the handset's
innards aren't touched, so in terms of hardware you're getting the same
3.1-inch 720x720 touchscreen, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with 1.5 GHz
dual-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, 64 GB of expandable storage, 8 MP main camera, 2 MP
selfie shooter, and 2,100 mAh battery.
On the other hand if you already have
the device and just send it in for gold plating, you'll shell out either VND 15
million (US$ 665, € 607) or VND 20 million (US$ 887, € 810), depending on which type of
gold you prefer.
The plating process takes three straight
working hours, because more than ten different stages are involved, according
to the chief engineer responsible for the P'9983's gold plating.