$215,000 for a new mobile phone. An ugly one.

Vertu has launched four new mobile phones in Japan costing a cool $215,000 each. Each model represents a season and has been handpainted and covered in gold to make them look vulgar. This seems to be a trend for very expensive items- the more vulgar the better, as long as you can tell it is very expensive. Unwired View has all the details included the nugget that buyers will get free domestic calls in Japan- no doubt a serious consideration when buying such a phone…