Caviar is usually just taking an iPhone or Galaxy and putting enough gold and gems in it to make it look like it came out of King Tut’s tomb. However, he wanted to do something outside of the (golden) box with the Caviar Origin concept, which is something quite unique.
The phone is inspired by the now defunct luxury phone maker Vertu. These are the classic Vertu phones, the ones that preceded the unsuccessful attempt to transition the Nokia S40 software to Android. Speaking of, which operating system do you think runs on the Origin?
The Caviar Origin looks like a regular Vertu phone, but runs Android
If you guessed “Android”, you are correct. However, Android was chosen mainly for application support – WhatsApp has emerged as very important among Caviar users, other applications will also be featured. Android’s touchscreen interface was not a consideration.
In fact, we don’t even know if the Origin has a touchscreen or not. Caviar has redesigned the interface to use soft keys like the good old days. And, of course, there is a standard phone keypad for entering numbers and text.
Well, as standard as a gold plated keyboard can be. Speaking of which, the company hasn’t decided what materials to use with this phone, the unit you see in the photos and in the video is just a prototype.
The company says Caviar Origin will be available in the fourth quarter of this year and prices will start at $ 1,000. There is no upper limit, of course, as the cost of precious metals and gems far exceeds the cost of electronics.
By the way, this isn’t the first Android phone with a keyboard – there are a few previous examples, but all of them are flip phones like the LG Wine Smart, for example. Is there a niche for androids with an old-fashioned form factor like this? And would KaiOS have been better suited?
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