Comparison of Vertu Ascent and Vertu Constellation smartphones based on their characteristics

Vertu Ascent

Vertu Constellation

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Vertu

Vertu

Phone model

Ascent

Constellation

Year of release

2004

2006

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

108 mm

109 mm

Body width

44 mm

45 mm

Body thickness

22 mm

17.5 mm

Weight

173 g

140 g

Volume

104.54 cm³

85.84 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Leather
• Steel

• Leather
• Ceramics
• Steel

Designer model

Colors

• Black

• Black
• Brown

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 14 MB

Operating system

Operating system

Nokia Series 40

Battery

Battery capacity

780

860

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Battery charging time

1.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

4 h

5 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

150 h

400 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

1.73 in

Screen resolution

148 x 116 pixels

208 x 208 pixels

Pixel density

170 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

Color depth

18 bit

Anti-scratch screen

Sapphire crystal

Aspect ratio

1.276

1

Main photo/video camera

Shooting settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Video ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Autodial

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

1000

1000

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

2G

2.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• GPRS

• EDGE
• GPRS

USB

USB connector

USB standard

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.0 + EDR

A2DP support

Connectors and interfaces

Infrared port (IrDA)

Video

Installed video player

Audio

Installed audio player

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Dictaphone

Voice notes

Control elements

Standard keypad

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

MMS support