Need a status upgrade? Get an antiquated Nokia handset

Sir Philip Green has all the trappings of a billionaire: the house in Monaco, the yacht, the supermodel-strewn parties – and a decade-old Nokia 6310.

Despite being one of Britain’s richest people and running Arcadia Group, one of the country’s biggest retailers, Sir Philip relies on a Finnish phone designed in 2002, which cannot receive email or browse the web.

“Everybody can’t live without sending a message every two minutes,” says Sir Philip. “You can still get a hell of a lot done just talking to people.”

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