I tested the FIRST EVER limited Edition iPhone!

This right here is the most insane limited edition tech product that I have unboxed in my life. And we've got 10 of them. From Pokemon to Xbox to literally the first ever official limited edition iPhone, it's time to find out where my life savings have actually gone. Every product is going to get a rarity rating based on how few of them were made and how complicated they were to obtain. And then, when we test them, we can see whether they were actually worth it with our shiny new tier list. Beginning our adventure with the Yoos Mini Electric Shaver, Pokemon edition. Because apparently catching them all now includes my facial hair. So you store the shaver in a Pokeball. I'm so glad I caught that. This is like a proper metallic mirrored finish Pokeball and apparently a one-to-one replica of a real Pokeball. This is the best case I've ever seen. It's like ASMR but also a childhood dream at the same time. Ah, it's really cool that the theming is electric type. Because, you know, electric shaver. These guys have got the balance right. It absolutely makes you feel like you've got something special edition without being so plastered in it that it feels like something you picked out of a kid's toy catalogue. Although this website is not helping with that. It calls it the perfect toy for every big boy. Dear God. What do you think to shaving a Pokeball in our heads? I thought that was the plan. Oh, no, no, no, no, no. I'm not doing that. Oh my God. I'm going to get the editors to make it glow. At least I can safely say the shaver works. It's an unfortunately close shave. How hard is it to draw a straight line? So if I try and put aside for a minute my incredible love for Pokemon and my incredible hate for this haircut, this feels like a pretty solid B-tier limited edition. But now we get to products that have had major hype behind them. This is the $80 Astro Bot controller for PS5. And demand for this thing outstripped supply by so much that you just can't find the thing now without having to pay someone quite a bit more than that. Meaning that I would now class this thing as properly rare. And the reason there was just such a flurry around it was no one ever really expected Astro Bot to be a big deal. Most people interacted with him for the first time as part of a pre-installed PS5 demo to get people to grips with the features of the new controller. But people loved that demo so much that Sony started to invest heavily in the developer who then went on to make a fully fledged sequel game which actually somehow managed to not just review well but actually win game of the year pretty much cementing Astro Bot as PlayStation's official mascot. And so that entire journey is essentially commemorated in this one special edition controller which was also teased to have these next level looking emotive LED eyes on the touchpad. So obviously hype levels were through the stratosphere. Well, spoiler, it doesn't. These eyes don't do anything. Most likely I'm guessing someone in the marketing department got so carried away trying to make the design look cool on video that they accidentally misled over a million people. Now that come down aside, all of this bot-like detailing is actually really cool. The blue labels on the buttons and the metallic blue handles, I'm happy to see that this is a non-tacky way of treating Astro Bot fans. And let's be very honest, PlayStation really needed some non-tacky controller designs. It is actually kind of cool, but you know for a normal PlayStation 5 controller, this grip area is completely matte whereas they have glossified that whole area here probably just to add to that robotic feel. I think it's earned itself the right to sit comfortably in B-tier. But now at $120, I really, really want this to be good because in concept, this is the coolest keyboard idea that I have ever heard. The Xbox keyboard made by a company called 8BitDo and with it for an extra $60, the Xbox mouse. Oh my goodness. I feel like I have to preface this by saying that some of the best memories of my entire lifetime are associated with early Xboxes. Just four friends huddled around a tiny CRT TV just trying to blast each other off the face of the earth with rocket launchers. That was the life. And so this is the official mechanical keyboard inspired by the original crazy trans-green plastic special edition Xbox. And I absolutely love the fact that they have the same glossy plastic finish as those buttons. And now it's time for that special moment that you get to have just once with every new keyboard. It is very typewriter-like. And that's probably not an accident given that the entire objective here is to flood you with nostalgia. They're not like the highest grade key switches ever. I'm assuming they've picked them because they are transparent and that does, to be fair, massively add to the vibe but they still feel pretty good. It feels like every inch of this thing is designed to take you back there. Like backlighting, mechanical keys, wireless connection but at the same time this really authentic retro charm just exuding through. I'm in love. Oh, and also the keyboard comes with two programmable macro keys which you can just set up to execute any command that you want them to. Like let's say, for example, your scripting process is going particularly rough one day. That would be really fun. And also the mouse. While I wouldn't say it individually feels exceptional in any particular way it does complete the look in such a sick way. Not to mention it comes with its own charging dock that also doubles as a signal extender. The question is though, A tier or S tier? I'm gonna go A tier. Just because I think it could have come with a few more cool limited edition Xbox extras but it does not look like we're gonna have that problem with the Poco Ironman Edition phone. Damn, this is a cool box. So the sim ejector is symbolizing Ironman's heart. Proof that Tony Stark has a heart. God, it's bringing it all back to me. This is how the Ironman suit works in case you want to build one at home. There are tons of little touches all across here. So Marvel Avengers. And again, even on the back of this, Stark Industries. And then inside this, wow, the cable which also has Tony Stark's heart and his signature. We've got a bunch of manuals. Oh, and the case. That is absolutely sick. This is like the opposite of generic. Like it's not just the same style as a normal case but recolored. This thing is pretty clearly designed from scratch to be Ironman style. And now the phone. Yeah, this feels pretty high tier but at the same time, I'm confused. This thing has only just come out in 2025 but there's been no Ironman in the MCU for like six years. But still, I love the different use of textures. This black frame pairs so well with the red back. Let's have a look at the software. Oh, actually way more sophisticated than I was expecting. It's got a brand new font here, which is not crazy. It's nice. It's got a wallpaper that fits really well. It's got new icons. Wait, are you freaking kidding me? They have decided to theme every single icon on this homepage except for one. Who, like who approves these things? Or maybe they did it on purpose. Cause you know, Stark, Contrast, the rest of the icons. Who am I kidding? Also many thanks to the kind folks at Pocco for pre-installing Block Blast, Block Puzzle, oh, Blocks and Bubble Shoot. They're all my favorite games. Anyway, this case is like straight up badass. I mean, just the way it fits, keeping the key elements on the back still visible makes it feel very purposeful. That's like one of the few potential perks of getting a limited edition phone, that you can have a case that feels specifically tailored for the unique design of it. It's just really nice and grippy. And it's got this extra large ribbed power button for your pressing pleasure. Should we find out if it works? Three, two, one. Oh my God. I hate a bat. But alas, Iron Man is intact. I am feeling A-tier here. I'm impressed. I'm just not blown away. And now at the exact same price, but with a completely different take, this is Nothing's community edition phone, which also happens to quite significantly dial up the rarity. While previous products were one of 50,000, maybe even one of 10,000, this bad boy was limited to 1,000 units total. Super rare. And the really cool thing about this is that this was developed over a period of six months with 1,000 different design entries from Nothing's fans. So Nothing basically just asked their community to submit what they thought should be the hardware, the wallpaper design, packaging design, even the marketing campaign, and then actually made it. So what did they decide? Well, it comes with more base RAM than the Phone 2a Plus that it's based on, which I guess is because it's only the real power users who are gonna think about buying this thing. The new wallpapers are inspired by pipes, cables, and circuitry, which apparently symbolizes the connectedness of Nothing's community. And yeah, even the packaging design is completely different looking to the standard packaging. And the reason that it's bright green is because this limited edition also glows in the dark, although not particularly well. Okay, so what I would say is whether or not you like the way this phone looks, this does feel like a masterclass in branding. Even the marketing that came out of this was so well done. Nothing has always presented their new phones in images with animals. And so the idea of integrating fireflies into this phone, which glow in the dark, is such a smart angle. All in all though, I would still have to say B-tier because as cool as the story is, glow in the dark is a pretty underwhelming gimmick that has very limited utility. Plus, I also just think they could have made the unboxing experience a little more special, considering that it's designed to be a love letter to fans. Now it's time to suit up, because this is the limited edition Woojer 360 degree haptic vest Fortnite edition. So just for context, in our futuristic tech video, we filmed a product called the Woojer strap that with one band across your chest could simulate impact. You crash into the wall in the game, you feel that crash in your body. And it was pretty good. It's just kind of hard to justify the price and also the hassle of it all for an effect that was fairly subtle. But this is the real deal. Instead of one impact transducer, we are now talking six. Although I have to say, I am a little confused who this is for. I mean, like, are Fortnite players really the ones strapping themselves into $500 haptic vests? I feel like they know it too. Like what is this website even talking about? Every character, every feel. Play together, feel together. That doesn't sound like Fortnite. Oh, okay. So I can feel every single person spawning in. Crikey. There's almost so much happening that it's hard to pinpoint it to a specific thing on screen. Let's see how it feels once we separate ourselves from the crowd. Can I actually feel the wind resistance of my parachute? I feel like this could be really effective if you only felt it when you shoot or get shot. And in those moments, it's this sudden wave sweeping over you instead of this more lower level rumbling all the time. But it is definitely effective. Didn't need a shield when I got a Woojer Fortnite edition vest. Overall, I would say that I like it more than I liked the original Woojer strap. I still wouldn't use it myself. Plus, even as a special edition, it's not exactly the most exciting. You get a couple of extra downloadable items and can I even turn around in this straitjacket? An extra sleeve that's Fortnite themed. So overall, it's a C tier. Now, if you thought the hype for the Astro Bot controller was big, then the hype for the 30th anniversary PlayStations was on another level. This was like website crashes and scalpers on eBay before the pre-orders even opened levels of hype. So we have the PS5 Slim, the PlayStation Portal, and the DualSense Edge controller. So let's start with the controller. Oh, they went all in on this packaging. Can you see how the outside is covered in tons of old school PlayStation products? And then this inside is all the classic PlayStation shapes but with threes in it because three next to circle makes 30. And then look at this carry case for the controller. You've got all the extra Pro modules that you can attach for finer control. This is standard for a DualSense Edge controller, but man, does it look tasty in this new theme. Okay, back to the selection screen. It's PlayStation Portal time. You see companies making special anniversary editions of their consoles all the time, but I have to say PlayStation really has made this feel like you're unboxing a piece of history. And then on the inside, the PS Portal itself. The sticker is a cool touch with the original PS logo. And then finally, the PlayStation 5 Slim itself. Although it doesn't feel particularly slim right now. Tell you what I really appreciate, every piece of cardboard on the inside also being recolored to gray. It's a subtle touch, but I mean, who else does that? So at the very top, we've got the controller, which is also themed. I'm glad to see that they haven't just chucked in the standard controller, which would have been the easy option. There's manuals, not a whole lot different there. What's in here? Oh, this looks like just miscellaneous goodies basically. PlayStation branded cable ties. There's a rather premium looking PlayStation sticker. There's nothing really here of particular worth, but it's a very easy way of probably making the days of PlayStation's biggest supporters. And my God, there's so much more. So there's a full other box that has things like a spare matching plate to make sure you can keep the limited edition look, even if you have a disc drive. Even that's got a 30 on it. As well as other bits like the vertical stand for the console. Starting to understand why the box was so damn heavy. Oh, this is there to protect the limited edition PlayStation poster. This is like beyond excessive at this point. And now the console. Oh, and also maybe the single coolest part of this, cable housing that makes your USB-C cable look like an original PS1 cable. So that was easily one of the best unboxing experiences I've ever had. The products themselves though are like fairly simple reskins. They don't feel like super high effort redesigns, but I do like them. It's pretty crazy just how insanely transportative this simple shade of gray can be. It's also these buttons, the triangle, circle, square X, just seeing them like this in their original color forms. It makes me so happy. But I have to say easily the craziest part for me is you might know how the normal DualSense controller has the tiny little PlayStation shapes on the grip material if you zoom in, which is I suppose kind of an Easter egg in of itself. But the 30th anniversary controllers in every single place where you see that PlayStation shape texture also has the extra three inserted to make it 30. Like even the back half of the L2 and R2 triggers has that three baked into it. All right, let's boot up. Oh, so it's just the normal PS5 boot up screen and the entire user interface and menus all look exactly the same too. There did also used to be a bunch of themes that you could apply to give your PS5 the look and even the sounds of previous generation consoles, which is like the coolest possible way to celebrate your history. But then at the same time, those weren't exclusive to the limited edition PS5s. And also you can't use them now. I think Sony originally released the themes with the plan to take them away at the end of January. So that still happened. But then since the users liked them so much, Sony are now suggesting that they will bring them back in a future update. So I'm glad the themes are coming back. The unboxing experience for this stuff was frankly phenomenal, but I also can't help but feel like they could have done a little bit more in terms of unique software sprinkles for these collector's edition products. So I'm going to go A tier overall. Okay, time for the top three. These are just straight up bonkers. Because, I mean, just for starters, what I am holding right now, the Zenless Zone Zero phone, based on the free-to-play mobile game made by the same developers as Genshin Impact, this phone is a one in 50. One in 50 is absurdly rare. And the somehow even crazier thing is that this also happens to be the first time that Apple has ever collaborated with a game company on a phone. And so how the heck did we actually get this thing? Well, there was one place on the entire planet you could buy it, a tiny little pop-up shop on a random street in Korea. So knowing when it was coming up for sale, we basically went onto Fiverr and tried to hire as many people in Korea as we could to go through all the processes to prove their Korean citizenship and to somehow get in line and try and buy one for us. One actually agreed, but we still didn't think it was going to happen. I mean, 50 units of an iPhone in the world. And so this was us on the day of sale. We were just sitting there with bated breath, watching her typing indicator, almost convinced she was about to tell us that the thing had sold out, but she actually pulled through. As for the rest of the unboxing, so there's a case on top and then, oh, okay. Separate drawer underneath. So this is a redeem code. Oh, whoops. I thought it would be covered by something. Have fun, I guess. An acrylic ticket. All this stuff is showing off the new character, Miyabi. And an acrylic key ring. I way prefer stuff like this because, you know, at least you can use it. So the phone case, oh, whoa. It's actually two phone cases. And as you probably expect, the quality is top class. You could definitely take a drop with this. Wait, now it's time for the big moment. So the phone is... Are you freaking kidding me? It's completely standard. It seems like Apple's willingness to collaborate doesn't extend to actually making the iPhone Special Edition. This is just a run-of-the-mill black iPhone 16 Pro. Man, could you not even have just engraved a tiny little number 1 of 50 or something? This whole thing is actually so weird when you think about it. Like, Apple never collaborates with companies for limited edition phones. And then the one time they do, it's for Zenless Zone Zero, which is a free-to-play game with in-app purchases that doesn't come across as hugely premium. It's only sold in Korea in this random little pop-up shop. And 50 units. I mean, for Apple, for a company like Apple, that is just an absolutely meaningless amount of phones to be messing around with. And do you know what the whole thing, all of this was actually made to celebrate? Literally. Version 1.4 of this mobile game. Like, what the? And from the high of actually being able to get this to the low of opening it and realizing that at its core, it is an iPhone with absolutely zero changes. Zenless Zone Zero changes. That's a big drop. You know what? I'm bummed. I'm gonna give this one an F too. Apple has left me wanting. So let's see if Samsung can give me what I crave. And I think it's got a pretty good chance. Because see, pretty much every limited edition phone is basically a phone that already exists, but with a re-skinned body, some cool accessories, and if you're lucky, a layer of themed software. What you don't get very often is what Mr. Samuel Sung has done with the Galaxy Fold Special Edition, where they've actually upgraded the hardware in quite a major way. Oh, you get a case. You certainly do not get one of those with a normal Galaxy Z Fold 6. And you get a charger. Again, don't get one of those with a normal Z Fold 6. And I imagine part of the reason for that is that this version of the phone is actually exclusive to Korea and China. And those are regions in which charger in the box is still an expectation. And the only thing that I can think of is that foldable competition is just higher in those countries. They have Xiaomi's foldables, Vivo's foldables, Huawei's foldables, whereas they don't have those in the West. So maybe they just take things a little bit easier. It's just very surprising when I look at this and then I look at this, they feel like entirely different phones. Because this Z Fold 6 that you get in the West is 5.6 millimeters thick when you unfold it. This Special Edition is 4.9, and that feels generational. In fact, that's literally the difference that Samsung has achieved in the last two generations with their Western phones. The back panel has this vinyl-like banded texture, which is better at hiding fingerprints in the base phone. The cover display has gone from 6.3 inches to 6.5 inches, moderate improvement. But the inner screen has gone from 7.6 inches to 8 inches, which is sizable with a resolution bump to match. And like, we're not done. Like the base model of this phone has 12 gigs of RAM and 256 gigs of storage. This has 16 gigs and 512 gigs, with the extra RAM being specifically useful for both multitasking, but also running AI tasks on device. Plus, 50 megapixel main camera on the standard, 200 megapixel main camera on the Special Edition. So, this is at 50, this is at 200. If you take a photo with both of them... Oh, wait, what on earth? Why do they look like completely different images? But also, yeah, at the same time, you can absolutely tell the difference in detail when you zoom in close. Oh, this just reminded me what I've got plastered onto the side of my head. Can we film on this side? I gotta say, this thing makes me feel so torn. Because on one hand, like, this is the best Special Edition I've ever used. These are such significant changes compared to the Z Fold 6 that Samsung could literally bring this exact phone to the West later this year, label it as the Z Fold 7, and no one would even bat an eyelid. So then like, why isn't this super competitive, razor-thin, high-end camera foldable in the West already? And do you wanna know what the extra funny thing about this is? And one of the hundred or so reasons that I use Surfshark VPN, our sponsor, this Special Edition Z Fold is, in Korea and China, actually cheaper than a basic Z Fold 6 here in the UK. And a hell of a lot cheaper than trying to buy a Special Edition Z Fold that someone has specifically imported to sell to UK customers. Have a look at this. So, Z Fold Special Edition. Right, yeah. So since you add in tax, you're talking 2,200 pounds minimum. So let me pull up Surfshark, switch my location to South Korea. Now, if I go back and research the same thing, and that is coming out to just over 3 million Korean won. And so convert that back to pounds, and you get 1,696. This is just one example of how Surfshark brings the entire scope of the World Wide Web to you, but you could just as easily use it to do things like watch Netflix anime that would otherwise only be available in Japan. So go to surfshark.com slash boss, and use the code boss to get Surfshark for less than $3 a month, with an extra four months for free, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. But yeah, if we for now just put aside all of the regional exclusivity questions, then this is just an undeniable banger of a limited edition. Definite A tier for this one. But now we get to the very obvious crown jewel of this video. So there's a good chance that you've heard of Red Magic. They make gaming phones. They've released quite a few limited edition phones over the years that have made it into these videos, like the Optimus Prime phone. But this is the Red Magic Golden Saga. This is what happens when the company says, you know what? Screw it. Whatever it costs, let's just make the ultimate version of our phone. So first up is a VIP card that I gotta say actually does do a really good job of making you feel important. I've actually never used one of these though. And we'll get back to the phone. So three sub boxes inside the main box. And actually if I'm being clever, there's a fourth one just below this video, just in case you're specifically enjoying it. So let's start with the boring looking one. Oh wait, maybe I was wrong. Very minimalist carbon fiber case here. The SIM ejector, by the way, is beastly looking and actually coated in real gold. This is easily one of the most committed to the bit limited editions that I've ever unboxed. Everything is black and gold. We've got a very unusual looking USB-C cable. It's actually got a little design flair and it's braided too, which is good for tangling and general longevity. And we have two of them. Lovely. And then finally, holy flip. So carbon fiber charger too. Again, specifically made for this version of the phone. And that's got 80 watts of power. And then, my God, this is the coolest looking cooler ever. So this will snap onto the back of the phone. Where is that phone? Oh yeah, okay. Let's get in. So let's make one thing very clear. We have never seen specs like this before. 24 gigabytes of RAM, one terabyte of the fastest storage available for a phone, UFS 4.1, a 144 hertz refresh rate on one of the cleanest, most bezel-less screens I've ever seen, a 7050 milliamp hour battery made possible by a new type of cell that integrates silicon to improve its energy density. And that's not even the craziest bit. This edition has a sapphire back panel for scratch resistance, which as Mr. JerryRig has found, only scratches at level eight and nine instead of the usual level six and seven of glass. And the thing integrates silver and gold. Real silver and gold into its cooling system. Because here's the thing, silver has the highest thermal conductivity. It's even higher than copper and it's about two times that of aluminum. It's the best. You just don't see it in phones for very obvious price considerations. But this phone is what happens when you strip off those limitations. So tell you what, let's run a 20 minute stress test. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, which is a top of the line 2025 flagship, versus this with that fancy cooler attached. Both phones technically have the same chip, so this is purely a test of how much more you can get out of it with all the extra stuff. All right, 20 minutes later, and the answer is a hell of a lot. I have actually never seen a peak performance score like this. But also the performance stability score. I mean, obviously the extent of cooling is kind of excessive, but does it work? Yes. And yeah, it's extremely expensive. This is $1,499. But then at the same time, considering how nuts the specs and the materials are, I would have actually expected it to be a lot more. You know what? S tier. I don't like the way that this cooler attaches to the phone. Like you actually have to put a magnetic sticker on the back to be able to snap it on, which considering the lengths that they've already had to go to for this, I don't quite understand why they didn't just add a magnetic ring to the back. But as a limited edition, I just think this is so cool. That it's not just luxury for the sake of luxury or luxury that actually gets in the way, because we've seen our fair share of that too. It's luxury that makes the phone look great, while also actually making the experience better too.