Reviews of the LG Chocolate VX8500 - black (Verizon Wireless)
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CNET Review
The Good: The LG Chocolate has a sharp design; satisfying overall performance; and a multimedia-rich feature set that includes Bluetooth, a digital music player, and a megapixel camera with admirable photo quality.
The Bad: The LG Chocolate's unique touch pad and controls entail a steep learning curve, and the phone suffers from poor streaming video quality and low talk-time battery life. The lack of a speakerphone is disappointing.
The Bottom Line: Though the LG Chocolate is beautifully designed and offers a respectable mix of features and performance, it doesn't quite live up to the hype.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 70/100 and users 72/100. Comparing these reviews to 485486 other Cell Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 79/100 = Good.
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wirelessinfo.com
Review Summary: The LG Chocolate from Verizon is a mid range handset with impressive looks and a solid array of features. Audio quality on the Chocolate was TK. The Chocolate is not going to replace your camera, either still or camcorder, any time soon. Probably our ...
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mobiletechreview.com
Review Summary: The LG Chocolate is a serious fashion phone with great music capabilities. It's not a smartphone but it does a great deal more than some other fashion and feature phones such as the Motorola RAZR. Its smooth look and the innovative touch-sensitive ...
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mobileburn.com
Review Summary: No phone since the original Motorola RAZR has generated as much hype as LG's VX8500 Chocolate. It has the looks and specs to make folks drool. But does it live up to all of the hoopla? We run the Chocolate through its paces in our in-depth review to ...
Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A.
Part number: LGVX8500VER
General
- Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider Verizon Wireless
- Width 1.9 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 3.8 in
- Weight 3.5 oz
- Available Body Colors Black, green, red, white
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Phone Design Slider
- Antenna Internal
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Caller ID Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Additional Features TTY compatible
Phone Memory
- Phone Book Capacity 500 names & numbers
Messaging & Data Services
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- WAP Protocol Supported WAP 2.0
- Included Services VCAST
- EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Yes
- Messaging / Data Features Text messages, Multimedia messages (MMS)
Ring Tones
- Ring Tone Formats MP3
Multimedia Features
- Playback Digital Video Formats 3gp, MPEG-4
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 1.3 megapixels
- Still Image Resolutions 160 x 120, 176 x 144, 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 960
- Digital Zoom 2
- Self Timer Delay 3 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec
- Video Recorder Resolutions 176 x 144 (QCIF)
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Line Qty 11
- Display Resolution 320 x 240 pixels
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3, WMA
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium polymer
- Capacity 800 mAh
- Talk Time Up to 210 min
- Standby Time Up to 384 h
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