The Apple iPhone 6 release date hasn't been announced yet, but you can already buy the company's next-generation smartphone. It's not cheap, though.
The Daily Mail reports Brikk, a U.S.-based jeweler, launched pre-orders for a "Lux iPhone 6" on Tuesday.
Photos show gold, platinum and diamond-encrusted iPhone 6 models ranging in price from $4,495 to $8,795. The most blinged-out version is a 4.7-inch, 128 GB iPhone available in white, black or pink with a 24-karat yellow gold finish and an Apple logo made out of diamonds on the back.
According to the Daily Mail, Brikk disassembles iPhone handsets and then reassembles them with custom-made layers of gold or platinum and diamonds set with a microscope. Products are then tested before shipping to clients in a custom metal box with the Apple device's user manual and accessories.
The "bling" versions are technically available for pre-order before the "plain" iPhone 6, but they won't ship until 3-4 weeks after its official release.
The iPhone 6 is rumored to have been delayed for a number of reasons, but Apple is still expected to launch it as early as mid-September. Still, the famously secretive tech giant hasn't even hinted whether its next smartphone will be called "6" or get a different name, like the iPhone 4S, 5S, 5C and "the new iPad."
Business Insider reports two new iPhones might be released by Christmas -- one with a 4.7-inch screen similar to the iPhone 5S, and another with a larger 5.5-inch display, if "leaked" photos of iPhone 6 parts are to be believed. The new device(s) could also have a faster processor, the long-speculated NFC (Near Field Communication) chip, longer battery life, and an improved camera with optical image stabilization for taking better photos and video while moving.
Analysts, meanwhile told the Telegraph the new iPhone or the rumored upcoming iWatch likely won't have the rumored sapphire glass display like the British manufacturer Vertu's luxury mobile devices. Forbes suggests it could still appear on an Apple design at some point due to its improved scratch resistance and strength.
Earlier this month, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed the company saw its biggest earnings gain in nearly two years. Despite a slight drop in iPad sales, a 35.2 million iPhone devices shipped in the last quarter, an increase of 13 percent from the same period last year.
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