Vertu Aster - now you know

Vertu was announced model Aster on 2014 October

CPU, GPU and more

Model is powered CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, using chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, Graphics on Aster is Adreno 330.

Storage on this model is 64 GB, 2 GB RAM, no card slot supported, under the hood is Android 4.4.2 (KitKat).

More info about Aster

Some features on this model are - Vertu Concierge service - Qi wireless charging - MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document editor - Voice memo/dial/commands.

Let`s talk a bit about battery , it is most important thing on device in nowdays Non-removable Li-Ion 2275 mAh battery.

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass sensors are supported on Aster.

Physical

Vertu made their Aster model rectangle 69mm on 143.4mm with thikness 11.2mm.

Vertu designers with a great deal of effort applied to their new model 6 colors, onyx calf, lagoon calf, blush calf, caviar karung, tangerine karung, raspberry ostrich finally cognac ostrich.

Screen on Vertu Aster is built as Sapphire crystal glass capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, on that point this model was winning only 30% devices available by larger display, by it's 4.7 inches, 59.9 cm2 (~60.5% screen-to-body ratio) screen supporting resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels having ratio 16:9 and with density 473 PPI multitouch is supported, about glass protection I can inform that used sapphire crystal glass, oleophobic coating.

Vertu Aster camera details

This time Vertu engineers decided to empower with 13 MP lens. Some another additional traits are (Hasselblad certified), autofocus, dual-LED flash. Video recording on Vertu Aster is supported. This is quite good for instance one of available devices at the moment, Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Duos TV, In Aster Vertu engineers decided to install 13 million pixels sensor. Some another additional traits are autofocus, LED flash. Video on main camera of the Aster is available with 1080p@30fps choices

This devide got 13 mp front facing sensor. Some another extra properties are 2.

I/O variants

Aster supporting bands EDGE, GPRS, 2G, 3G and LTE band 1(2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900). Speed is about HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, GSM / HSPA / LTE.

Ports on Aster are GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host, WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX, LE, NFC.