The $2,500 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge covered in 24K gold (or platinum) is what dreams are made of

London-based Goldgenie has been offering their luxurious gold plating services for awhile now. We’ve seen their handy work on Android devices dating all the way back to the original HTC One M7. Now, it seems both the upcoming Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will be receiving the same treatment.

It’s not exactly what we had in mind when we asked for a metal version of the phone, but the super premium metal-clad Galaxies will be up for pre-order this Friday, March 20th, for the reasonable price of only £1,664 excluding VAT (around ,453 US dollars). The phone’s will be offered up either 24K gold, rose gold, or platinum finishes. Of course, we all know metal plating a device can take some time, but Goldgenie says that you can expect to receive the blinged out version of the Galaxy S6 around 14 to 21 days after its global April 10th launch date. So you wont have to wait too long.

While we’ll never be able to justify a purchase like this, clearly this is being marketed towards the world’s wealthy 1%. The phones will arrive in Goldgenie’s trademark cherry oak display case and come with all the original accessories. We can’t help but wonder how the metal plating will affect the Galaxy S6’s wireless charging (it could potentially meddle with some things), so that’s something to consider.

Pre-orders are available only until April 7th.

[Goldgenie]

You can pay $400 to get 24 karat gold plating on your Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

People who value style above money could get their brand new Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge in 24Karat gold plating. A Vietnamese shop is doing the deed for an extra 0 on top of the regular selling price of an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S6.

We often see companies offer gold-plated editions of smartphones for thousands more expensive than the phones’ market values, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 is different in that the front and rear are both covered in glass, leaving only the metal edges and the camera ring’s rim as suitable targets for gold plating. Even still, it makes for a nice looking effect that has the Samsung Galaxy S6 looking even better than it already does.

The process of gold plating takes the company just 3 hours as they take it through 10 steps to get a nice quality finish. A coating of unnoticeable nano film will preserve the plating and make sure it never rusts. You can contact the company directly at their website if you’re interested.

Gold Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are so popular, supply is almost completely exhausted

We took a look at every single color option of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge back during Mobile World Congress. While not normally partial to gold color options when it comes to our smartphones, we have to admit, the Gold Platinum Samsung Galaxy S6 looked surprisingly classy. Turns out, many of you felt the same way.

Samsung sent out a press release earlier today announcing that the gold version of their flagship device has been their most popular version, so much in fact that they’re having trouble keeping up with demand. According to Samsung, 1 out of every 4 Galaxy S6 colors sold is the gold version, creating shortages of the option in markets like Europe.

In fact, Samsung notes that stock in Europe has almost been completely exhausted and although they’ll soon be ramping up production to compensate, you may want to consider going with your second color pick if you had your heart set on the phone.

For anyone that recently picked up a Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge — which color did you get?

HTC reveals 24-carat gold HTC One M9… and takes its picture with an iPhone

HTC has revealed a 24 carat gold version of their 2015 flagship HTC One M9. The device was made to celebrate the end of the UEFA Champions League and the finals. It’ll come decked out in gold plating from top to bottom, and the back will be etched with commemorative logos, dates, venues and finals participants.

But the phone isn’t even the craziest thing here (after all, it’s just an HTC One M9 in gold). What we found more absurd was that someone at HTC took a real life photo of it with — wait for it — an iPhone. You can see the iPhone’s reflection in the rear of the device on the right in the image below:

It’s no surprise HTC hurried to have that post removed from the company’s main Twitter account pronto.

Funny stuff there, though we should all come to realize that people don’t always use their own company’s products 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and 365 days per year. Still, this was a pretty damning slip-up.

[via Twitter]