Caviar has released a $13,000 custom phone, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, featuring 24-karat gold plating and starting with 256GB of storage, based on an unannounced Samsung device.

South Korea

Who

Caviar, Lionel Messi, Samsung

What

When

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:04:21 GMT · 1h 41m ago

Where

South Korea ·

Why

Caviar creates luxury versions of consumer electronics.

The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

The release highlights Caviar's practice of creating ultra-luxury versions of consumer electronics, using an unannounced Samsung device as its base.

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