Branded Phones - Fashionable phones a must? (GALLERY)

As a trend I find it increasingly interesting to see how many companies are teaming up with other brands in order to sell their products. The Limited Collection is a perfect of example of the trend from Carphone Warehouse. They have worked with fashion designers create a series of exclusive handsets - none of which particularly rocks my boat but it is nevertheless and interesting way of trying to make a niche area in a market as large as mobile phone sales. The current collection also includes one from Porche design - not surprisingly this is the least offensive of the bunch.

The designs (all pictured) come from Ted Baker, Mandarin Duck and Levi’s. Last year the company did a sell out series with designer Cath Kidston.