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Leronza Mother of Pearl Collection: Which Design Comes on Each Gold Phone, and What It Costs
Mother of Pearl is the Leronza collection where a panel of genuine nacre, the iridescent lining of a shell, is set into a new back plated in 24K Gold, Rose Gold or Platinum. It runs across seven phone lines and the gold iPhone case range. Like the other collections, it does not use one fixed set of designs. The iPhones share four names, the Samsung phones use a different four, and several names, Majesty and Noble Pearl in particular, describe noticeably different backs depending on which phone they are on.
Our earlier piece on exotic leather, mother of pearl and carbon fibre on the iPhone 18 Pro compared three materials on a single phone. This guide stays with pearl and follows it across every device that carries it: which design exists on which phone, how each one changes from phone to phone, what each costs today with a new phone or with your own, and the practical points that are specific to shell, from charging to cleaning. Every description comes from the live product pages, and every price below is pulled live from the catalogue, so it is always current.
Which design comes on which phone
Each phone line has four Mother of Pearl designs, drawn from a pool of six names. Majesty, Majesty Victory, Noble Pearl and Royale make up the Apple set. Majesty Link and Knots & Pearl are used only on Samsung phones, and Knots & Pearl also exists as an iPhone case. Royale is the one design you can have on every line, including the case. On the iPhone Air the framed design is called Pearl Noble rather than Noble Pearl; it is the same idea under a reversed name.
| Line | Majesty | Majesty Victory | Noble Pearl | Royale | Majesty Link | Knots & Pearl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 18 Pro / Pro Max | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| iPhone 17 Pro / Pro Max | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| iPhone Air | Yes | Yes | Yes (Pearl Noble) | Yes | — | — |
| iPhone Duo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| Galaxy S26 Ultra | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Galaxy Z Fold8 | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone cases | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
The practical point: if you want the most shell, the design to ask for is Majesty on an iPhone and Majesty Link on a Samsung. If you want a name engraved into a reserved space, Knots & Pearl is the Samsung design built for that. The next section explains the differences.
What each design looks like, phone by phone
These descriptions are condensed from the individual product pages. Where the same name means something different on another phone, the difference is spelled out.
Majesty: the most shell (Apple)
On the newer Apple phones, Majesty is the pearl-first design. The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max page describes pieces of genuine mother of pearl laid across the whole back panel inside a plated border, and calls it the most shell-rich design in the collection. On the iPhone Air, nearly the entire back is nacre, interrupted only by a plated Apple logo, a polished camera plateau and a small GoldPrivé nameplate. On the iPhone Duo the shell is a mosaic of irregular pieces on the rigid back plate; the page explains that nacre is fragile, so it is fitted only where the phone does not flex.
The iPhone 17 Pro is the exception. Its listing is titled Majesty, but the product description calls it the Pearl Majesty Link Edition and describes a bracelet design inspired by the Miami Cuban link, alongside mother of pearl inlays. In other words, the iPhone 17 Pro Majesty is closer to the Samsung Majesty Link than to the edge-to-edge Majesty on the iPhone 18 Pro. Look at the photographs on each page before assuming the two match.
Majesty Link: shell with a chain (Samsung)
Majesty Link is the Samsung counterpart to Majesty, with one addition. On the Galaxy S26 Ultra, almost the entire back is mother of pearl, reaching up around the cameras inside a slim plated border, and a heavy curb-style chain runs down the right-hand side with a round cap at each end. The Galaxy Z Fold8 version is faced almost edge to edge in pearl, with the chain mounts marked by a small V, an angled GoldPrivé strip low on the left and a polished pill around both lenses. The Z Fold8 Ultra follows the same layout. On both Fold8 pages, Majesty Link is described as showing the most pearl of the four Samsung designs and as the only one with a chain.
Majesty Victory: pearl held by textured metal
The metal-forward design, and the one that changes most by phone:
- iPhone 18 Pro: a broad band of grid-textured plating across the top of the back, with mother of pearl filling the space below. The product page calls it the most metal-forward pearl design.
- iPhone Air: hobnail-textured plating above and below a centre of pearl.
- iPhone Duo: a pearl band with textured gold above and below it.
- Galaxy S26 Ultra: a broad band of pearl between finely textured plated sections, each shaped into a pointed chevron where it meets the shell.
- Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra: a band of pearl between two fields of pyramid-textured metal whose chevron points meet at the centre.
The iPhone 17 Pro page describes its Majesty Victory as mother of pearl worked into a 3D design.
Noble Pearl / Pearl Noble: shell in a setting (Apple)
On the iPhone 18 Pro, Noble Pearl presents the shell the way a jeweller presents a stone: a tall pearl panel enclosed by a plated border, with a small emblem beneath the camera plateau that can be replaced with initials through the customisation service. The iPhone Air Pearl Noble holds the panel between finely ribbed plated rails, under a polished camera section that narrows to a downward chevron. The iPhone Duo frames a slightly smaller pearl panel in a ribbed border; its page notes that official renders are still in production and that specialists can send reference images on request.
Again the iPhone 17 Pro differs. Its Noble Pearl page describes mother of pearl inlays set against a bold textured gold centre, which is a more metal-heavy look than the framed panel on the newer phones.
Royale: engraving above the shell (every line)
Royale is the ornate design and the only one on every line. On the iPhone 18 Pro, the band around the camera plateau is engraved with baroque scrollwork above a large pearl panel; the page describes it as the most gifted pearl design. The iPhone Air version adds a polished chevron band and polished side rails. The iPhone Duo puts the scrollwork around the cameras on its new back plate. The iPhone 17 Pro Royale is described as a hand-drawn baroque floral pattern called Flora.
On Samsung, the Galaxy S26 Ultra Royale wraps the cameras in a scroll-engraved band, with small fixings where pearl meets metal and a GoldPrivé plaque at the base. The Z Fold8 Ultra pairs dense scrollwork with a curved polished bar and scroll-engraved borders. The Z Fold8 is different again: its top third is engraved with open garden roses and leaves rather than scrollwork, and its page calls it the most decorated of the pearl pieces.
Knots & Pearl: a woven lattice with room for a name (Samsung and cases)
On the Galaxy S26 Ultra, a raised lattice of overlapping metal bands covers roughly two-thirds of the back and surrounds the cameras. A vertical strip of pearl runs down the right, and the smooth plated divider between them is intended to carry a name or initials. The Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra follow the same layout. On the iPhone case, Knots & Pearl becomes a nacre back beneath a knot-quilted metal plate.
Live prices with a new phone
These are starting prices with a new phone included, at the smallest storage size and, on the iPhone 18 Pro and 17 Pro, the smaller Pro model. 24K Gold, Rose Gold and Platinum cost the same on every design, so the metal never changes the figure. Larger storage, and the Pro Max size, cost more.
| Line | Majesty | Majesty Victory | Noble Pearl | Royale | Majesty Link | Knots & Pearl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 18 Pro | $ 3,990 | $ 4,490 | $ 4,490 | $ 4,490 | — | — |
| iPhone 17 Pro | $ 3,890 | $ 4,390 | $ 4,390 | $ 4,390 | — | — |
| iPhone Air | $ 4,190 | $ 4,190 | $ 4,190 | $ 4,190 | — | — |
| iPhone Duo | $ 4,690 | $ 4,890 | $ 4,890 | $ 4,890 | — | — |
| Galaxy S26 Ultra | — | $ 4,370 | — | $ 4,370 | $ 4,370 | $ 4,370 |
| Galaxy Z Fold8 | — | $ 4,690 | — | $ 4,690 | $ 4,690 | $ 4,690 |
| Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra | — | $ 7,580 | — | $ 7,580 | $ 7,580 | $ 7,580 |
| iPhone case (Pro) | $ 1,690 | — | — | $ 1,690 | — | $ 1,690 |
What the price table shows
- On four lines, design does not affect price. On the iPhone Air, Galaxy S26 Ultra, Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra, all four pearl designs on that phone cost the same. Choose on looks alone.
- On the iPhone 18 Pro, 17 Pro and Duo, Majesty is the entry point. The other three designs share a higher price on each of those phones. On the iPhone 18 Pro and Duo, that makes the design with the most shell also the least expensive way into the collection.
- The Fold8 Ultra sits in its own bracket. Its cheapest pearl configuration, at $ 7,580, costs more than the most expensive pearl iPhone 18 Pro Max, which tops out at $ 6,290 with 2TB of storage. The standard Z Fold8 starts at $ 4,690, so it is the gentler route to a pearl foldable; our Z Fold8 against S26 Ultra comparison sets out what the fold itself adds.
- A case is the lowest-cost way to own the look. A pearl gold case for the Pro starts at $ 1,690, and the Pro Max size at $ 1,790. The full range is in our gold iPhone cases guide.
Sending in your own phone
On five of the seven lines, every pearl design can also be ordered on a phone you already own, and you pay for the customisation only. Starting prices:
| Your own phone | Majesty | Majesty Victory | Noble Pearl | Royale | Majesty Link | Knots & Pearl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 18 Pro | $ 2,690 | $ 3,190 | $ 3,190 | $ 3,190 | — | — |
| iPhone 18 Pro Max | $ 2,790 | $ 3,290 | $ 3,290 | $ 3,290 | — | — |
| iPhone Air | $ 2,990 | $ 2,990 | $ 2,990 | $ 2,990 | — | — |
| Galaxy S26 Ultra | — | $ 2,990 | — | $ 2,990 | $ 2,990 | $ 2,990 |
| Galaxy Z Fold8 | — | $ 2,690 | — | $ 2,690 | $ 2,690 | $ 2,690 |
| Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra | — | $ 5,490 | — | $ 5,490 | $ 5,490 | $ 5,490 |
The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Duo pearl listings are sold with a new phone only. Two things stand out in the send-in prices. First, on the iPhone 18 Pro the Majesty saving carries over: it is the cheapest pearl design whether or not the phone is included. Second, customising your own Z Fold8 Ultra in pearl costs $ 5,490, which is more than a complete new Galaxy S26 Ultra in pearl at $ 4,370. It is worth knowing if you are open to either phone.
Before sending a phone, read our step-by-step send-in guide. The Z Fold8 Majesty Link page also notes that a phone you send in is returned without the 20W power adapter that comes with every phone Leronza supplies.
Living with mother of pearl
Every panel is different
The product pages stress that the pearl is genuine, natural nacre, which is why its pink, green and silver flashes settle into a different pattern on every phone. The S26 Ultra Royale page describes the renders as a milky white with soft hints of pink and green. Your phone will not match the photograph exactly, and it will not match anyone else’s. If you need two phones to look alike, for a pair of gifts for example, a metal-forward design such as Majesty Victory shows less shell, so the difference between the two backs is smaller.
The shell is not engraved
Personal engraving goes on the plated metal, never into the pearl. The iPhone 18 Pro Majesty page suggests a date on the plated border; Noble Pearl’s emblem can be replaced with initials; Royale’s engraved band and the Knots & Pearl divider take a name or initials. On the iPhone Air the pages confirm that the shell stays unengraved. A specialist agrees the wording with you before production.
Wireless charging varies by build. On every pearl phone, USB-C charging always works. MagSafe and Qi2 on the iPhones, and wireless charging and Samsung Wallet tap-to-pay on the Samsung phones, work on some configurations only, and each product page asks you to confirm your build with the sales team before ordering. Our guide to which gold iPhone 18 Pro designs keep MagSafe explains how this works family by family. The pearl cases are different: their back is solid plated metal, and the case pages say neither MagSafe nor a wireless pad will charge through them.
Pearl changes the back of the phone, not what is inside it. The work is a new back panel, plus a plated frame on the iPhones and S26 Ultra or a plated camera surround on the Fold8 phones, whose frame and hinge are never plated. The display, chip, cameras and battery are not opened, so Face ID, Apple Pay, Galaxy AI and software updates behave normally. On the iPhone Duo and both Fold8 models, the pearl sits only on the rigid back, never on the hinge.
Keep it dry and away from knocks. A customised phone is not water resistant, and the pearl pages single out shell as the material that most dislikes water and chemicals. Samsung’s IP48 rating applies only to the unmodified Fold8 phones. The iPhone 18 Pro page answers the obvious question directly: the shell is set flush and protected by the plated border, but like any natural gem material it should be kept from hard knocks.
On cleaning, the pages agree on the essentials and differ on one detail. All of them say to keep perfume, cosmetics and chemicals off the shell. The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Air pages say to use a soft, dry cloth; the iPhone Duo pages allow a soft, slightly damp cloth for the shell. If in doubt, dry is the safer default. Polishes and solvents damage the plating, as the case pages warn; our gold iPhone care guide covers the plated metal in more detail. The customisation carries a two-year warranty, and our warranty guide lists what voids it. Every phone is made to order, so returns are not accepted.
How to choose
- Most shell, least metal: Majesty on the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Air or Duo; Majesty Link on a Samsung. On the iPhone 17 Pro, check the Majesty photographs first, since its page describes a Cuban-link-inspired design.
- A gift for an anniversary or wedding: Royale, which the iPhone 18 Pro page calls the most gifted pearl design and the Duo page says is often chosen for anniversaries and weddings, with a date engraved on the plated metal. Our gold gifts guide covers other occasions.
- A name on the back: Knots & Pearl on a Samsung, which has a divider reserved for it; on an iPhone, Noble Pearl’s emblem or Royale’s band.
- Two phones that look alike: Majesty Victory, where textured metal takes more of the back and the natural variation in the shell matters less.
- Lowest outlay: a case first; then Majesty on the iPhone 18 Pro, sent in or new; then any design on the iPhone Air, where all four share one price.
- Wireless charging matters to you: confirm your exact build with the team before paying, and do not choose a case, which blocks wireless charging entirely.
- Prefer a darker material: the Exotic Leather collection uses the same layouts in crocodile leather, and the Ecstasy collection uses an all-metal back set with diamonds.
Orders can be placed with a 50% deposit or paid in full; our payment guide explains the options. Customisation takes about one to two weeks, and shipping is complimentary, insured and tracked, with a signature required on delivery.
Frequently asked questions
Is the mother of pearl on Leronza phones real?
Yes. The product pages describe genuine, natural mother of pearl, the nacre lining of a shell. Because it is natural, the colour play and pattern differ on every phone, so no two backs are identical.
Which Mother of Pearl design is the cheapest?
It depends on the phone. On the iPhone 18 Pro, Majesty is the entry design from $ 3,990 with a new phone. On the iPhone Air, Galaxy S26 Ultra, Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra, all four designs share one price. The lowest-cost way into the collection is a pearl gold iPhone case from $ 1,690.
Do mother of pearl gold phones support wireless charging?
On some configurations only. USB-C charging always works, while MagSafe and Qi2 on the iPhones, and wireless charging and Samsung Wallet tap-to-pay on the Samsung phones, depend on the build, so the sales team confirms yours before you order. The pearl cases do not allow wireless charging at all.
Can the mother of pearl be engraved?
No. Engraving goes on the plated metal instead: a date on the border, initials in place of the Noble Pearl emblem, or a name on the Royale band or the Knots & Pearl divider. The shell is left as it is.
Can I send in my own phone for a Mother of Pearl design?
Yes, on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone Air, Galaxy S26 Ultra, Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra. For example, Majesty on your own iPhone 18 Pro starts at $ 2,690. The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Duo pearl designs are sold with a new phone only.
Choosing your pearl design?
Browse Mother of Pearl on the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Air, iPhone Duo, Galaxy S26 Ultra or Z Fold8, or customise your own device. To confirm charging for a specific build, contact the team or message us on WhatsApp at +971 4 330 9600.
