Comparison of Vertu Ascent Ti and Vertu Constellation 2017 smartphones based on their characteristics

Vertu Ascent Ti

Vertu Constellation 2017

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Vertu

Vertu

Phone model

Ascent Ti

Constellation 2017

Year of release

2007

2017

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

116 mm

162 mm

Body width

49 mm

77 mm

Body thickness

13.1 mm

10 mm

Weight

160 g

240 g

Volume

74.14 cm³

124.67 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Leather
• Ceramics
• Titanium alloy

• Leather
• Titanium alloy

Colors

• Brown

• Blue
• Brown
• Pink

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

CPU clock speed

2150 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1536 kB

Processor size

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

14 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Qualcomm Adreno 530

GPU clock speed

624 MHz

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

4 GB

RAM type

LPDDR4

RAM frequency

1866 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 128 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

128 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Operating system

Operating system

Nokia Series 40

Android 6.0

Battery

Battery capacity

950

3220

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Call duration in GSM networks

5 h

13 h

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

350 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

3 h

13 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

350 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

2 in

5.5 in

Screen resolution

320 x 240 pixels

2560 x 1440 pixels

Resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

200 ppi

534 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Sapphire crystal

Aspect ratio

1.333

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

3.2 Mp

12 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2048 x 1536 pixels

4619 x 2598 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Dual LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

6.25 x 4.65 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.55 μm

Crop factor

5.55

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Viewfinder

Exposure compensation

White balance

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

4 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2667 x 1500 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

1500

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3G

4.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

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

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

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2300 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

Data transmission standards

• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB Type-C

USB standard

3.1

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.2

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

USB Type-C

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dolby Digital support

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Standard keypad

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps
• Vertu Lost Phone

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Installed games

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Shockproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Remote phone tracking

Data encryption in the phone

Messages encryption

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.99 W/kg