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

Vertu Ti

Vertu Ascent

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Vertu

Vertu

Phone model

Ti

Ascent

Year of release

2013

2004

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

130 mm

108 mm

Body width

59 mm

44 mm

Body thickness

12.8 mm

22 mm

Weight

181 g

173 g

Volume

98.31 cm³

104.54 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Leather
• Ceramics
• Titanium alloy

• Leather
• Steel

Colors

• Black

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

CPU clock speed

1700 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Qualcomm Adreno 225

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

500 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 64 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.0

Battery

Battery capacity

1300

780

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

7 h 12 min

4 h

Standby time in GSM networks

200 h

150 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.7 in

Screen resolution

800 x 480 pixels

148 x 116 pixels

Pixel density

252 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Sapphire crystal

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.276

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Panoramic photography

Exposure compensation

White balance

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Shooting mode

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• Video quality
• White balance

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1520 x 855 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Autodial

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

1000

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

2G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

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

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

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

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

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Installed image editor

Geo tags

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

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

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AU
• FLAC
• M4A
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

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

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Outlook
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Google+
• Navigation
• Street View
• Google Play Store
• Google Play Music
• Google Drive
• YouTube
• Twitter

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• WAP

Installed games

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.83 W/kg