The Vertu Ti is the first Android smartphone from the luxury smartphone maker, although it's certainly not for everyone.But is it for me, you ask. Honestly, probably not. Unless that is, you've got money coming out of your ears and regularly travel the world.For you see Vertu has a very focussed market and although it may be a small one in the grand scheme of things, it's pretty much unrivalled in what it does.Think of the Vertu Ti as the mobile equivalent to a Mulberry handbag or Rolls Royce Phantom.Its starting price is an eye watering £6,700 (around $10,600/AU$10,300) with the premium model, the Black PVD Titanium Red Gold Mixed Metals since you ask, topping out at £13,900 (around $18,600/AU$18,100).Available this month the Ti will be winging its way to Vertu's stores worldwide, if you fancy divulging.The Ti signals a new direction for a company which has shed its Finnish backer (it was formerly owned by Nokia) and the accompanying Symbian platform for pastures Google.For the money you'd expect the Vertu Ti to be challenging the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X+ in the features department, however Vertu isn't in a spec war with the mainstream manufacturers.In fact the Ti comes with a relatively mediocre offering including a 1.7GHz dual-core processor, 3.7-inch display, 8MP camera, NFC, 1250mAh battery and the dated Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.There's no 4G connectivity for super-fast data on the go, but what you do get is access to V
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