🐊 Gator aid for your wallet

May 31, 2026

Vertu wants you to drop $20,800 on a phone. Yes, you read that right. 

Vertu

The AlphaFold Bespoke Alligator Skin Gold IV is wrapped in genuine alligator hide, trimmed in gold and hand-engraved with a fancy little crosshatch pattern. Only one’s left, so panic accordingly. 

Under the reptile? A folding phone with a built-in AI called Hermes Agent that controls 70-plus apps by voice, an 8-inch inner screen, a Snapdragon chip and 24/7 human concierge service for your “rare reservations.” 

Vertu pitches it as a private workspace for jet-setting executives.

Here’s what you need to know: Your $1,000 phone runs the same AI apps. Talk about a phone with serious bite.