The most expensive mobile phone ever made is the Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond, advertised at $48.5 million. Stuart Hughes’s iPhone 5 Black Diamond (about $15 million) and iPhone 4S Elite Gold ($9.4 million) follow, and the rest of this top 15 runs down to a $74,000 gold Samsung.
A caution first: almost none of these sold at auction. Most are advertised or reported prices for bespoke handsets, so think of them as what the maker asked, not what a buyer necessarily paid.
| Rank | Phone | Listed price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond | $48.5 million |
| 2 | iPhone 5 Black Diamond | About $15 million |
| 3 | iPhone 4S Elite Gold | $9.4 million |
| 4 | iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition | $8 million |
| 5 | Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme | $2.5 million to $3.2 million |
| 6 | iPhone 3G Kings Button | $2.5 million |
| 7 | Diamond Crypto Smartphone | $1.3 million |
| 8 | Goldvish Le Million | About $1.1 million |
| 9 | Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot | $1 million |
| 10 | Caviar Diamond Snowflake White Gold 18K | $564,410 |
| 11 | Vertu Signature Cobra | $310,000 to $504,000 |
| 12 | Caviar iPhone 15 Pro Daytona | $188,570 |
| 13 | Ulysse Nardin Chairman Diamond | About $130,000 |
| 14 | Vertu Signature V Diamond Alligator | $118,500 |
| 15 | Caviar Samsung Galaxy Ultra Pure Gold | $74,070 |
1. Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond: $48.5 million
An iPhone 6 in a gold case with a very large pink diamond set into the back. The designer, Falcon, advertises it at $48.5 million, and nearly all of that is the stone.
Release dates for it vary between sources and no sale has been independently confirmed, so treat the figure as an asking price. Underneath the jewelry is a 2014 iPhone.
2. iPhone 5 Black Diamond: About $15 million
British customizer Stuart Hughes built this one for a Chinese businessman who owned a 26 carat black diamond and wanted something done with it. Hughes replaced the home button with the stone and wrapped the phone in a gold casing, with 600 white diamonds inlaid in the chassis.
Listings give about $15 million, which our earlier figure of $15.3 million matches within rounding.
3. iPhone 4S Elite Gold: $9.4 million
Stuart Hughes again. The back plate and Apple logo are 24 carat gold, about 500 diamonds ring the bezel, and the home button holds a single large diamond. It shipped in a platinum chest decorated with polished T-Rex bone, which is the part people remember.
The price is the maker’s list figure, and Hughes reportedly made only a couple.
4. iPhone 4 Diamond Rose Edition: $8 million
Only two of these were made, in 2010, and one went to Australian mining billionaire Tony Sage. The bezel carries roughly 500 diamonds, the rear is rose gold, and the home button is set with a pink diamond. It came in a chest cut from a single block of Imperial Pink granite.
The price was $8 million per phone.
5. Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme: $2.5 million to $3.2 million
Hughes spent ten months on this 2009 iPhone 3GS, which has a 22 carat solid gold body, 136 diamonds on the bezel and a 7.1 carat diamond for the home button. It came in a 7 kilogram granite chest.
Sources split on the price, with one giving about $2.5 million and another $3.2 million.
6. iPhone 3G Kings Button: $2.5 million
Austrian jeweler Peter Aloisson replaced the plastic home button on an iPhone 3G with a 6.6 carat diamond and cast the casing in yellow, white and rose gold, with 138 brilliant-cut diamonds around the screen.
It was priced at about $2.5 million in early 2009, which briefly made it the priciest phone on the market.
7. Diamond Crypto Smartphone: $1.3 million
Built by the Russian firm JSC Ancort and designed by Aloisson, this Windows CE handset sold on encryption: it was meant to protect its owner against hackers and corporate spies. The body is solid 950 platinum with rose gold touches and about 25 carats of diamonds, some of them natural blue ones.
The reported price was $1.3 million.
8. Goldvish Le Million: About $1.1 million
Swiss maker Goldvish launched the Le Million in 2006, designed by watch and jewelry designer Emmanuel Gueit, with a stainless steel body covered in 18 carat gold and 120 carats of diamonds. It was cataloged as the most expensive phone sold at the time, at 1 million euros, or about $1.1 million.
Reportedly only a handful were made.
9. Gresso Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot: $1 million
Gresso built three of these in 2010. The case is 18 carat gold, the front is set with black diamonds weighing 45.5 carats, and the back is 200 year old African Blackwood.
The price was $1 million each, and a cheaper no-diamond version cost about $20,000.
10. Caviar Diamond Snowflake White Gold 18K: $564,410
Caviar is the Russian customizer that still releases luxury versions of new iPhones and Samsungs. Its white gold Diamond Snowflake is listed at $564,410, the highest figure we found for a phone from a house that is still active.
11. Vertu Signature Cobra: $310,000 to $504,000
Vertu launched it in 2006 with French jeweler Boucheron. A snake made of 439 rubies, two emerald eyes and diamonds coils around the 18 carat rose gold body, and only eight were made.
Sources disagree on the price, from about $310,000 to $504,000 depending on date and exchange rate.
12. Caviar iPhone 15 Pro Daytona: $188,570
Caviar’s Daytona-themed edition of the iPhone 15 Pro is listed at $188,570, which makes it one of the dearest custom builds on a recent iPhone.
13. Ulysse Nardin Chairman Diamond: About $130,000
The Swiss watch brand put its name on an Android phone, and the diamond edition is listed at about $129,000 to $130,000 depending on the source.
14. Vertu Signature V Diamond Alligator: $118,500
Vertu’s handmade alligator and diamond model is priced around $118,500.
15. Caviar Samsung Galaxy Ultra Pure Gold: $74,070
Caviar’s Galaxy S23 and S24 Ultra in solid gold is listed at $74,070. In 2026 the house also sold a Steve Jobs themed iPhone 17 Pro for about $10,000, a fraction of the figure here.
FAQ
What is the most expensive phone in the world?
The Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond, advertised at $48.5 million, is the most expensive phone ever made. The price is almost all pink diamond.
How much is the most expensive iPhone?
The iPhone 5 Black Diamond by Stuart Hughes is listed at about $15 million, and the Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond at $48.5 million is higher still.
Did anyone actually pay these prices?
Most of these are maker or press-reported prices, not confirmed sales. Treat them as asking prices.
Which phones are new to this list?
Caviar’s Diamond Snowflake, iPhone 15 Pro Daytona and Galaxy Ultra Pure Gold are newer entries, with the Falcon Supernova rising to the top.
What is the most expensive normal smartphone in 2026?
Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold, which launched in the US in early 2026 at about $2,899, was among the priciest mainstream phones.
How do you decide what counts as a phone?
We include handsets sold as working phones with a listed price. Concept pieces and prototypes are left out.
How we put this list together
We ranked phones by the listed or reported price from the maker, press coverage and luxury retail data, and removed any entry we could not match to a price from at least two places. Where sources disagreed we show the range.
The inputs were maker price lists, luxury retail listings and press coverage from each phone’s launch year. No entry here is an auction result.
Last updated: October 2026.
