Posted Jul 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM UTCECaviar made a $13,000 Lionel Messi phone with an unannounced Samsung device.Caviar is back with yet another ridiculously expensive device, and this time, it’s a Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra with 24-karat gold plating, which is expected to appear at Galaxy Unpacked next week (sans the gold). As spotted by Engadget, Caviar doesn’t list any tech specs, but notes that its device starts with 256GB of storage.1/3Image: CaviarFollow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Emma Roth
Caviar made a $13,000 Lionel Messi phone with an unannounced Samsung device.
Caviar is back with yet another ridiculously expensive device, and this time, it’s a Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra with 24-karat gold plating, which is expected to appear at Galaxy Unpacked next week (sans the gold). As spotted by Engadget, Caviar doesn’t list any tech specs, but notes that its device starts with 256GB of storage. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/caviar-lionel-messi.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/1784120014.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/1784120006.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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