It circulates on the Internet that Leo Messi has given a gold-plated iPhone 14 Pro to those who were his teammates in the past World Cup in Qatar from which they emerged world champions. Sport denies it, but The truth is that these iPhone models do exist. And as you may have suspected, they are not exactly cheap.
If these iPhone 14s already represented Apple’s first price increase in five years, getting a model like these raises the amount even more. everything comes from some expert craftsmen capable of making a luxury customization to smartphonesas it now circulates through networks with those of the world champion team.
Who makes these iPhones, how much do they cost and how are they different from a “normal” one?
The news that Messi has given a gold iPhone 14 to his teammates comes from iDesignGold’s Instagram, which is the account behind the store that customizes this type of smartphone. They shared several photos with their customizations of the Apple smartphone made by and for the players of the Argentine national team. However, the sources of the Sport newspaper point out that “it’s a marketing campaign“.
Now, regardless of whether Leo Messi or any other Argentine footballer ordered these devices or not, the truth is that There are gold-plated iPhones that can be bought by “anyone”. The quotes are given for obvious reasons: anyone who has and wants to invest at least 3,000 euros in it.
As if the layer of gold that covers them was not expensive enough, the iPhones that they customize have a 1TB capacity.
Listed as a luxury productJust take a look at the iDesignGold website to see their specialty in coating iPhones with gold. It is not that one can go with their device and ask for customization, but rather that the store itself already sells various iPhone models with 1TB capacity. Nothing trivial about this detail if we take into account that it is the maximum capacity and therefore the most expensive.
On its aforementioned website we can choose between an iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max. That is, the four most advanced Apple models to date. Then you can choose the color of the gold cover and even add a personalized engraving. And obviously the price varies depending on all this, being 3,000 pounds sterling the cheapest (about 3,300 euros to change). The most expensive reach 4,500 pounds (about 5,000 euros).
And apart from the gold-plated devices, also They offer other types of customizations such as those based on Roll Royce, with marble finishes and other construction materials and effects. In these cases, they do expand the iPhone range to models such as the iPhone 13 mini or iPhone 13. Their prices are similar, although they are even somewhat higher with options of 4,900 pounds (about 5,500 euros).
Another point to note about these smartphones is that They only change on the outside, since inside they remain the same. That is, you will not find a gold iOS or anything similar. Functionally they remain exactly the same as if they were bought in a normal store.
It should be said that this company began its journey in 2016 and that, as they themselves say, they have had or They have highly recognized clients in their portfolio like Richard Mille, Paris Hilton and even Leo Messi. Yes, that’s how they declare it, so in view of this and the recent photographs, it is possible that in the past the Argentine star did order something from the store.
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