Posted May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTCDQuoteA niche market.Luxury / trashy phone brand Vertu is back with its first book-style foldable, the Alphafold, an “AI command center” for busy rich people. It sounds like it’s found its audience.Akarain8:Finally a phone that fits my lifestyle at the intersection of Texan ranch owner, middle-eastern oil baron, and YouTube AI ‘content creator’.Get the day’s best comment and more in my free newsletter, The Verge Daily.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Dominic PrestonLoading commentsGetting the conversation ready...The Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)
A niche market.
Luxury / trashy phone brand Vertu is back with its first book-style foldable, the Alphafold, an “AI command center” for busy rich people. It sounds like it’s found its audience. Akarain8: > Finally a phone that fits my lifestyle at the intersection of Texan ranch owner, middle-eastern oil baron, and YouTube AI ‘content creator’. Get the day’s best comment and more in my free newsletter, The Verge Daily.
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