Personalized cell phone with Messi's image costs more than R$60,000 Disclosure/Caviar How much would you pay to have an almost exclusive cell phone with the image of a football star? Before the 2026 World Cup final, a company launched "Messi's cell phone" for approximately R$67,000. For fans of Cristiano Ronaldo, there are versions with the Portuguese's image for "just" R$58,000. The smartphone with Messi's figure is the foldable Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, which has not yet been launched. It starts at US$13,130 (around R$67,000), four times the price of the standard Galaxy Z Fold 7 – the value of the new model has not yet been released by Samsung. The cell phones stylized with the image of Cristiano Ronaldo can be the iPhone 17 Pro or the iPhone 17 Pro Max. They start at US$ 11,410 (R$ 58 thousand), the equivalent of five times the price of the traditional version at launch. Luxury appliance company Caviar said it produced just 19 of each model. They are part of the Legends line, launched last Friday (17).
'Messi's cell phone': company launches personalized model for more than R$60 thousand
Personalized cell phone with Messi's image costs more than R$60,000 Disclosure/Caviar How much would you pay to have an almost exclusive cell phone with the image of a football star? Before the 2026 World Cup final, a...
The personalization is on the back of the devices, which show Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo wearing the shirts of the Argentina and Portugal teams, respectively. According to the company, the designs are handmade and are plated in 24-karat gold. Caviar claimed that the Galaxy Fold 8 was chosen as "Messi's cell phone" because of the Argentine's "subtle and refined playing style". The iPhone 17 Pro Max, in turn, was aimed at Cristiano Ronaldo due to the Portuguese's "monumental playing style and determination". Personalized cell phone with image of Cristiano Ronaldo Disclosure/Caviar The specifications of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra have not yet been revealed, but the previous generation has an 8-inch internal screen and a 6.5-inch external screen. The model has a 200 megapixel camera and up to 1 terabyte of storage. The iPhone 17 Pro has a 6.3-inch screen, while the Pro Max version has a 6.9-inch screen. Both have a trio of 48 megapixel cameras each, and the most advanced version has 2 terabytes of storage. The cell phones stylized with figures of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not the first to be sold by Caviar. The company has already announced models with references to Apple's 50th anniversary, the United States flag and bitcoin, for example. Personalized cell phones with figures of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo Disclosure/Caviar
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