Vertu is back with a foldable phone powered by – surprise – Agent AI

Vertu is A company known for making things extraordinary Flashy smartphones With outdated technology, luxurious materials, and Mouth-watering prices. Now the brand is here to meet You have a moment With the first book ever like it Foldable phonecomplete with I have an agent on board.

The company announced Alpha Fold smartphone on Thursday – targeting business people – which comes equipped with a Hermès agent. This agent can allegedly handle schedules and tasks on the user’s behalf and “connect to enterprise systems.” Dealers are big in the smartphone world right now, with companies like Google and Samsung offering routes for Gemini Android smartphones To perform tasks such as Book an Uber or order a DoorDash. Vertu is capitalizing on this trend.

But the company has a checkered past. Originally, Vertu was a subsidiary of Nokia that handcrafted products Nokia luxury phones (In the UK!) in the early 2000s. Each phone comes with access to a live concierge service. The company faced headwinds with the smartphone revolution and fell behind the times. Vertu then changed ownership over several years, with various acquisitions, eventually leading to the closure of its UK factory and layoffs.

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In the past few years, the company has been churning out premium Android smartphones again, debuting a foldable phone Last year it starts at $4,300 (With calfskin back panel, naturally). In late 2025, it unveiled Agent Q, which it calls “the world’s first AI-powered agent phone for entrepreneurs.”

While the company still claims British heritage, its phones are no longer made in the UK, and according to… Its websiteIts head office is in Hong Kong. Vertu spokesperson Viki You told WIRED that the phones are “still handmade,” but are assembled in China. “We have different factories,” Yu says, noting that the company imports its high-end materials from other countries, such as full-grain calf leather from Italy.

AlphaFold has all the tags of high-end Android smartphones. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset from 2025 and measures 11.8mm thick when folded, and 5.4mm when unfolded. Not quite as graceful as Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7but not far behind competitors such as Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Vertu says the hinge and display structure has been tested to withstand 650,000 folds, which is more than Samsung’s claim of 500,000 folds.

Inside there is a silicon anode battery with a capacity of 6500 mAh Modern battery technology It has been making waves in Chinese smartphones and has only recently made its way to Western smartphones of its ilk From Motorola. There’s 65W fast charging, and a 120Hz screen refresh rate for the 8.05-inch internal display and the 6.53-inch external display. There is a triple camera system with a 50MP main camera, a 50MP ultra-wide camera, and a 5MP telephoto camera.