Blingphone brand Vertu folded years ago, but now has a folding phone

Vertu, based in London, used to make luxury bling-phones covered in filigree and Swarovski crystals. The designs were tasteless, the technology was dated, and the company bled out in the smartphone era. But the brand ultimately re-emerged in Hong Kong, and has caught up to the times with a high-end folding handset.

Classic VERTU geometry returns in a fol…