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Most people wouldn't be caught dead without a cell phone, and just about all of them can fit into the palm of your hand. But have you ever dreamed about a phone that's more special -- and how much it would cost?
The Vertu Signature Cobra: adorned with a snake made from 439 rubies. Yes, a ruby snake.
$210,000
$310,000
Only eight of these astonishing phones were made in 2006. Wouldn't you love to know who bought them?
$410,000
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The iPhone 3G
$99
In June 2009, Apple slashed the price of the original iPhone in half, to $99. Wait a few more months and you might be able to snag one for free!
$149
$199
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The iPhone 3G S: The newest version from Apple is supposedly twice as fast as the original and has double the memory.
$99
$149
$199
The 16GB 3G S is $199, and the 32GB version is $299.
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The Palm Pre Smartphone
$99
$149
$199
Palm's answer to the iPhone came out in June of 2009. Is it a worthy competitor? Shell out $199 and decide for yourself.
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The MERIDIIST: Watchmaker Tag Heuer's first cell phone features "exclusive design for one-of-a kind personality integrating watch-inspired features."
$4,700
The MERIDIIST starts at €3,500, or about $4,700. All we know is, we're not paying that much for a cell phone when we can't even pronounce the name.
$14,700
$24,700
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The Samsung Solar Guru E1107: the first solar-powered cell phone
$59
This phone, designed for people in poor areas who might not have access to electricity, sells for $59. But it's available only in India right now.
$590
$1090
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The Motorola R1 AURA: has a 16 million-color display and apparently takes two weeks to manufacture
$1,000
$2,000
Motorola touts the AURA as "the return of artistry." We don't know about you, but we'd just be afraid we'd break it.
$3,000
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The Nokia 8800 Arte Pink: 18K gold, covered in pink and white diamonds
$31,000
$101,000
$131,000
This baby sells for a whopping $131,000. You could buy a lot of good, solid normal cell phones with that much money. Or a really nice car.
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The Knalihs Athem BlackBerry Bold Limited Diamond Edition: Customized with pink, yellow, black, champagne or white diamonds -- and the back of the phone can feature leather, crocodile, snakeskin or denim.
$50,000
$250,000
If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it.
We couldn't find any price information -- but we'd like one with pink diamonds and black/red snakeskin, please.
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The Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari phone: titanium case, leather details and authentic Ferrari-engine ring tones
$1,500
$4,500
$6,000
As is the case with many limited-edition luxury goods, it's hard to nail down a price on this one. But it starts at at least $6,000.
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