LG VX8500 Chocolate Reviews
phone makes for one of the most satisfying V Cast music handsets we’ve seen to date; unfortunately, it’s hobbled by its lack of dedicated music controls, earbuds and USB cables, while its touch-sensitive inputs are way too sensitive for our taste. Release: July 2006. Price: $50.
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 controls should earn LG some credit on design and the ability to take a chance at doing something new and different. If you are in the market for a cool looking feature phone, give the Chocolate a shot.
Features
Innovative sliding design with red touch navigation keys and dedicated music key for easy access to playlists
Built-in 1.3-megapixel camera, multi-step zoom, and video clip capture and playback capabilities
Bluetooth compatible with devices that support the headset and handsfree profiles including A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution) profile for wireless music listening
Speaker-independent voice recognition to call, send message, check status, lookup names, and access My Account
Flash user interface themes for personalization
Personal Tools including Calendar with Scheduler, Alarm Clock, Notepad, plus World Clock, Calculator and Ez Tip Calculator tools
LG VX8500 Chocolate Reviews From mobiletechreview
Pro:
Attractive design that will turn heads. Great EV-DO reception in all levels of coverage areas and voice calls have nice quality and great volume. Nice screen and good 3D sound for multimedia that’s enhanced by the V CAST services. Reliable Bluetooth connectivity and A2DP support is a big plus for a music phone. The MicroSD card allows for an ample 2GB of memory expansion which isn’t something you can say about every feature phone.
Con:
The touch-sensitive controls will take some getting used to and the Call End button separated from Call Send button will throw off some long-time cell phone users. Battery life could be better, especially for a music phone.
LG VX8500 Chocolate Reviews From cnet
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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