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People are discussing Vertu’s apparent comeback with a new folding phone that’s powered by an AI agent, according to Wired’s report. The focus is on Vertu blending premium hardware design with AI-agent functionality in the device.

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Key Takeaway Vertu is reportedly returning with a folding phone that includes an AI agent, signaling a shift toward agentic AI features in premium mobile hardware.
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Vertu is reportedly returning with a folding phone that includes an AI agent, signaling a shift toward agentic AI features in premium mobile hardware.

People are discussing Vertu’s apparent comeback with a new folding phone that’s powered by an AI agent, according to Wired’s report. The focus is on Vertu blending premium hardware design with AI-agent functionality in the device.

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Device type Folding phone
New element AI agent-powered

What to Watch

  • Follow Wired’s update trail for any release date, specs, or confirmed AI-agent features. Wired
  • Watch for Vertu official announcements that confirm the folding-phone + AI-agent claim.

What Changed

  • Vertu Is Back With a Folding Phone Powered by—Surprise—an AI Agent Wired
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What about the phone?

It’s impossible to say how effective the Hermes Agent will be at organizing business life, and whether the CEOs Vertu wants to attract will be prepared to leave their dealings to an AI at all, so has the hardware got what it takes to seal the deal? The hardware is made up of an 8.05-inch, 120Hz inner screen with a 2480 x 2200 pixel resolution, and a cover screen measuring 6.53-inches with a 2748 x 1172 pixel resolution. The body is covered in real leather and equipped with a titanium hinge apparently rated to 650,000 folds. On the back is a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50MP wide-angle camera, a

Why Vertu's new $6,800 Alphafold made me realize luxury phones are still stuck in the past
How much does it cost?

Vertu sold its phones on them being made in small numbers, out of true luxury materials, and finished by hand at a small factory in the south of England. The signature of the person who made the phone was hidden inside it. According to Vertu, the signature is still a part of the deal (although the UK factory is not), as are intricate manufacturing methods, materials like alligator leather, diamonds, and 18K gold, plus a degree of hand finishing too, although exactly what was hand finished isn’t clear. All this adds up to a typically Vertu price. The standard model with calfskin leather is $6,8

Why Vertu's new $6,800 Alphafold made me realize luxury phones are still stuck in the past
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