Motorola’s sleek D812 twin phones are easy to set up and allow you to upload your mobile-phone numbers from your SIM card and send and receive text messages from mobiles. For the green-minded, they also have an eco-mode, which uses less battery power. The only downside is that they need to charge for 24 hours before use.

Verdict: Not cheap, but will delight the mobile-phone generation.
Price: £79.99

9/10

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One fo the best-value cordless phones on test.  It has a range of useful features, including texting, a 50-number directory with a SIM-card reader to transfer mobile-phone contacts, a good caller display and ten different - albeit dull - ringtones.  It is easy to use with decent-sized dialling buttons and a large comfortable earpiece.

Verdict: Excellent all-rounder
Price: £34.99

9/10

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Phones don’t come much more feature-packed than this. With PC synchornisation, wallpaper downloads, Bluetooth, text messaging and a remote answering machine, it’s a delight for anyone who loves to have the latest technology.

Verdict: Small, but packs a punch.
Price: £99.99

8/10

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This phone was first sold in 1949 and was the most popular phone in the US for nearly 50 years. The 21st-century version features push buttons instead of a rotary dial, but retains that authentic mechanical ring and reassuringly weighty handset.

Verdict: An iconic favourite.
Price: £49.95

8/10

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Grundig’s stylish Sinio makes recharging easy with its unusual circular base. Just toss the handset in and it will charge in any position. Includes text messaging, a 100-number phone book, colour display and allocated ringtones.

Verdict: Innovative and good value.
Price:b £39.99

8/10

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‘Sir Alan is ready for you now.’ For fans of the BBC’s The Apprentice, this sleek, masculine-looking phone needs little introduction - Sir Alan’s enigmatic secretary uses it to summon candidates into the boardroom. Other than its fabulous modern design, this corded phone has few extra features.

Verdict: Looks the business.
Price: £91.95

7/10

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These digital cordless twin phones from John Lewis boast an excellent range of features, including text messaging, a SIM-card reader to download your mobile-phone contacts and hands-free operation. They are quite easy to set up, but there’s one small problem - the tiny number buttons are really quite fiddly to use.

Verdict: Good range of features for the manually dexterous.
Price: £80

7/10

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The Scandi Phone is a stylish modern take on the Ericofon, Ericsson’s iconic 1950s one-piece upright handset. The Ericofon had a dial on its base; this replica’s sole concession to new technology is push buttons.

Verdict: Modern technology with a touch of 1950s glamour.
Price: £39.99

7/10

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One of an increasing number of large-button phones, all with a similar range of basic functions and a mission to make calling easy. This one can store and display just ten numbers, but is useful for those who have a hard time reading normal-sized print, or dialling tiny buttons. It’s also hearing-aid compatible.

Verdict: Very practical and easy to use.
Price: £24.99

7/10

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Firmly aimed at the executive market, this pricey cordless phone features seven ringtones, which are billed as being ’specifically composed’ for this phone. Back plates are available in black, bronze, gold and silver to ‘match your decor’, telling you all you need to know about this top-of-the-market model.

Verdict: A classic for the chattering classes.
Price:£179.99

6/10

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