{"id":54171,"date":"2016-03-24T19:56:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T19:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=54171"},"modified":"2016-03-24T19:56:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T19:56:39","slug":"iphone-se-and-ipad-pro-9-7-get-gold-encrusted-luxury-versions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/03\/iphone-se-and-ipad-pro-9-7-get-gold-encrusted-luxury-versions\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone SE and iPad Pro 9.7 get gold-encrusted luxury versions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you think Apple&#8217;s latest gadgets\u00a0are expensive, then just have a look at these gold-encrusted iPhones and iPads from British jewellers. We&#8217;ve got a gilded iPhone SE from Goldgenie and a golden iPad Pro 9.7 from Truly Exquisite; check &#8217;em out in all their resplendence below!<\/p>\n<h3>Gilded iPhone SE from Goldgenie<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/gsmarena_002.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-54174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/gsmarena_002.jpg\" alt=\"gsmarena_002\" width=\"728\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/gsmarena_002.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/gsmarena_002-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/gsmarena_002-450x208.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First up is London-based Goldgenie, who are selling\u00a0eight different gilded SIM-free models of the iPhone SE. Each model is hand-embellished in 24K gold, rose gold or platinum, turning the inexpensive four-inch iPhone into an object of definite luxury. The cheapest option costs a &#8216;reasonable&#8217; \u00a31582, with the models getting increasingly encrusted and expensive all the way up to the Superstar model.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/solid-gold-iphone5s_1_1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-54172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/solid-gold-iphone5s_1_1.jpg\" alt=\"solid-gold-iphone5s_1_1\" width=\"960\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/solid-gold-iphone5s_1_1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/solid-gold-iphone5s_1_1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/solid-gold-iphone5s_1_1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/solid-gold-iphone5s_1_1-450x225.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Superstar has 200 grams of 18K gold; a true solid-gold phone. The Superstar costs around \u00a346,000 after VAT; there&#8217;s also a Solid Gold Superstar ICE that includes 364 diamonds (5.5 carats) on top of the gold, which goes for an eye-watering \u00a365,000 after VAT. But don&#8217;t worry, it&#8217;ll come in a nice cherry oak box, complete with mains adapter, USB cable and Earpods, so it&#8217;s a pretty good deal.<\/p>\n<h3>Golden iPad Pro 9.7 from Truly Exquisite<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/118a09_1daf9e330fe54c5d8df699fcfb5a619a.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-54175\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/118a09_1daf9e330fe54c5d8df699fcfb5a619a.jpg\" alt=\"118a09_1daf9e330fe54c5d8df699fcfb5a619a\" width=\"944\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/118a09_1daf9e330fe54c5d8df699fcfb5a619a.jpg 944w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/118a09_1daf9e330fe54c5d8df699fcfb5a619a-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/118a09_1daf9e330fe54c5d8df699fcfb5a619a-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/118a09_1daf9e330fe54c5d8df699fcfb5a619a-450x214.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d prefer a larger gold-encrusted Apple object in your home, then you may want to talk to the fine folks at Truly Exquisite. They&#8217;re promoting a luxurious 9.7-inch iPad Pro, covered in your choice of noble metals.<\/p>\n<p>You have the option for a 24K gold-plated tablet for \u00a32220, an 18K gold-plated tablet for \u00a32280 or the truly impressive option: a platinum-plated model for \u00a32340.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Of course, you can spend extra for a 256GB model or LTE connectivity, if you like. Like the Goldgenie phones, these iPads come in nice wooden boxes, and even include a Smart Cover.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Wrap-up<\/h3>\n<p>Even if you&#8217;d never buy a golden iPhone or iPad, they&#8217;re still pretty cool to look at. If you won the lottery, which one would you pick up?<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you think Apple&#8217;s latest gadgets are expensive, then just have a look at these gold-encrusted iPhones and iPads from British jewellers. We&#8217;ve got a gilded iPhone SE from Goldgenie and a golden iPad Pro 9.7 from Truly Exquisite; check &#8217;em out in all their resplendence below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":54172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8208,6],"tags":[8573,7252,8550,8544],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54176,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54171\/revisions\/54176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}