The Ascent Ti, the next phone in Vertu’s overly flashy line, received the dullest unveiling: An FCC filing. Good thing it had enough newness to make up for it. Looks like the Ti is going 3G with UMTS 2100, which means it won’t work on our 3G in the States. It’ll also have a 3 megapixel camera, a first for Vertu’s Ascent phones. But the Ascent Ti isn’t all new. It shares quite a few things with its predecessors as well.

Just like Vertu’s previous models, the Ascent Ti’s chassis is worked in some pricier stuff than the usual plastic.