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> $20k phone Is this what some of Blackberry phones would have been if they continued their earlier legacy and designed phone lineups that appeal to reach peop
by Bilal_io 4y ago
> $20k phone
Is this what some of Blackberry phones would have been if they continued their earlier legacy and designed phone lineups that appeal to reach people (hardened device, durable, privacy, "non-trackable", can connect to any cellular network and satellite internet.. etc)?
- fy20 4y agoVertu was originally using Blackberry OS, but now is based on Android.
- axolttl88 4y agoThey did not use an OS from Blackberry / RIM. Vertu emerged from Nokia when they were at their peak - Frank Nuovo was the key designer there, and it was one of his projects. From memory the original versions (Vertu Signature, Vertu Ascent, … ) used one of the Nokia feature-phone OSs as the base - maybe Series 30 or Series 40? - or they might have used one of the Symbian OS’es (Series 60). They definitely used a Symbian OS in subsequent Vertu devices, before switching to Android later on. They were incredibly well made devices, but ridiculous. Source: I worked at Nokia for a while in a non-engineering role. I spent some time with a Vertu Ascent, and had access to the Vertu stores in Asia.