Samsung had launched the Samsung S5560 touchscreen mobile at the end of 2009. It was a slick looking handset that was dubbed the Samsung Player 5 in France. That same device has taken on another suffix and is now called the Samsung Player 5 Anelka.

Samsung Player 5 Anelka

Exclusively offered by Virgin Mobile France, the Samsung Player 5 Anelka phone is white and comes with a case signed by Nicolas Anelka, the French football star who currently plays in the UK at Chelsea. The Samsung Player 5 Anelka Edition phone features a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display (240×400 pixels), TouchWiz UI, 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Music Player, FM Radio, 78MB internal memory, 3.5mm headset jack and microSD card slot (includes a 4GB card with exclusive Anelka content).

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Back in January, ModeLabs and Versace announced they’re working on a luxury phone, and now the companies are introducing the Versace Unique, a handset presented as ‘the first luxury touchscreen and full-featured multimedia creation’ that will be available through Versace’s flagship boutiques and other jewelry networks.

Versace Unique - Luxury Touchscreen Mobile Phone

The luxury mobile device has a sapphire crystal screen that is said to be the largest single piece ever offered in a consumer device. Impossible to scratch, smooth and receptive, it provides an ideal conductivity and precision control of the touchphone interface. Gold plating and high-tech ceramic or handmade lacquer construction options add to the luxury look. The face is constructed from pure high-tech ceramic or handmade lacquers delicately framed with an 18K yellow gold finish or 316L grade stainless steel inlay. The back is wrapped in the finest handcrafted leather, embossed with the Medusa head.

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If you think you’ve seen it all when it comes to industrial design in mobile phones, prepare to be wowed by Mobiado’s latest concept phone, the Mobiado CPT001.

Mobiado CPT001 Concept Mobile Phone

The company refers to this new concept phone as an ‘objet d’art’, as the concept blends modern-age communications technology with materials that were famously used during the renaissance period. The CPT001 is made from one piece of solid marble with gold filled engraved letters and details. The touchscreen is made from a single large piece of sapphire. The buttons and watch crown are made from solid gold, with a magnificent gold skeleton mechanical watch movement placed between the Call and End buttons.

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Ulysse Nardin has declared, the luxury Chairman mobile phone will be launched with Android rather than Windows Mobile as initially planned. This change in feature will make the Chairman phone the world’s first Smartphone to run Google OS.

Ulysse Nardin – Chairman Smartphone

Manufactured by Swiss watch maker Ulysse Nardin in collaboration with SCI Innovations, the Ulysse Nardin Chairman has five color versions and integrates a Ulysse Nardin Rotor kinetic power system that can generate additional electrical power for the battery (which can provide up to 8 hours of talk time, or up to 30 days of stand-by time).

It has a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, fingerprint recognition, 3G, a preloaded Facebook application, an 8MP camera, HD video playback, 32GB of internal memory, and an ARM-based Freescale i.MX processor.

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For all those Disney lovers out there, here comes a drool-worthy cell phone that combines uber cool looks with equally amazing features to match. Himfr.com, one of China’s leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, evaluates Disney’s diamond mobile phone DM005SH.

Disney DM005SH Diamond Cell Phone

The Disney DM005SH is the fifth phone in the DM series. Compared to previous models, the DM005SH lens has been improved from 3.2 million to 8 million pixels, meaning that imaging capability has increased significantly. As a Japanese mobile phone, it follows the classic clamshell shape and is equipped with a 3.4 inch AVS LCD screen with a resolution of the highest level of FWVGA. The external screen uses a hidden LED display.

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UPDATE: The Porsche Design P’9522 Black, the latest in the company’s series of mobile phones, held its global launch in Singapore, where, for now, only the 1,600 or so drivers of Porsche cars in the affluent city state can buy it from the car dealership, Stuttgart Auto. Retailing for a price of 2,280 Singapore dollars ($1,636), this phone is sure to be the new symbol of luxury and opulence in Singapore. [Reuters]

Porsche Design P'9522 Black Edition Mobile Phone

Porsche Design has sent out details about a new edition of the mobile phone the firm released on the open market last year.  The P’9522 Black Edition will be available by the end of the month, and was created in-house at the design firm’s R&D facility in Austria.

The Black Edition has a combination of matt, black anodized aluminum and black mineral glass that particularly emphasizes the straight lines and purist form of the second Porsche Design cell phone. The casing is milled from a block of solid aluminum.

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If you fall into the category of people who value messaging over any other function in a phone, Nokia 7705 Twist may be up your alley. It is the latest in a new breed of squarish-shaped devices that hide full QWERTY keyboards within. Nokia 7705 twist is a 2.75 square (yep square) that weighs in at 3.44 ounces.

Nokia 7705 Twist

The 7705 Twist has been tailored for easy and quick messaging on the move. Along with the full QWERTY keyboard, the Twist comes toting a customizable Contact Light Ring (that jumbo button sat on the bottom right), letting you assign colours to identify calls and messages from folk in your contacts book.

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