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BlackBerry Passport gets the gold-plating treatment

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01 November, 2014

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Early last month we came across photos of a gold-plated BlackBerry Passport, but details were scarce. This might be the source of these photos - Vietnamese company Mavang is doing custom gold plating of Passports.

The square-screened business smartphone features a forged stainless steel plate for durability, but is also visible on the outside as a metal rim.


BlackBerry Passport with 24K gold plating

It's exactly that rim that is gold-plated with 24K gold in a process that takes between three and four hours, including time for disassembly.

The price varies between VND 8,000,000 and 10,000,00 ($375-$470) depending on customizations required by the customer - carving a message or a business logo.

Thanks to Nguyen for sending this in!

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  • AnonD-326922
  • kaK
  • 02 Nov 2014

Really thought I was the only one in that position! I've been second guessing the 1520 based on some complaints about screen sensitivity issues

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  • edrian24
  • w0Q
  • 02 Nov 2014

For you, but as far as the sales go its a big hit for blackberry.

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  • Galang
  • 6Qw
  • 02 Nov 2014

Black Berry Blend is really a unique application.

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