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LG Chocolate VX8550 Cell Phone

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Product Description: LG Chocolate VX8550

Slimmer and sleeker, the new Chocolate has a rich assortment of features, including a vibrating touch keypad and a new Navigation Wheel with Trace Motion light. The wheel allows for easy navigation through phone functions, as well as quick and simple functionality while browsing music and videos.

Perfect for V CAST Music customers who crave a fully-functional mobile...

Slimmer and sleeker, the new Chocolate has a rich assortment of features, including a vibrating touch keypad and a new Navigation Wheel with Trace Motion light. The wheel allows for easy navigation through phone functions, as well as quick and simple functionality while browsing music and videos.

Perfect for V CAST Music customers who crave a fully-functional mobile music device, Chocolate by LG offers advanced multimedia features such as a microSD memory slot that supports up to a 4GB card, a music player, a powerful speaker for music and dedicated keys for easy access to stored music. Chocolate by LG is also V CAST-capable and perfect for use with Get It Now applications, such as VZ NavigatorSM, the location-based service from Verizon Wireless that provides turn-by-turn directions to more than 14 million destinations and points of interest throughout the U.S.

    The Chocolate by LG from Verizon Wireless offers the following features and capabilities:
  • Music player for MP3 and WMA songs
  • Powerful speaker for music
  • Dedicated key for easy access to the music player
  • Background music - music plays in the background while sending messages, browsing the Web, etc.
  • My Music - songs are automatically organized by artist, genre and album
  • Music only mode (RF off except Bluetooth)
  • MicroSD memory port to store pictures, videos, music and sounds, compatible with microSD cards up to 4GB
  • 1.3 megapixel camera and camcorder
  • Camera resolution: 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 (default), 320 x 240 pixels
  • V CAST Video - stream and download video clips
  • Video recording time: 30 seconds for sending
  • Video player for MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
  • Set videos (under 5MB) as wallpaper
  • Video resolution: 176 x 144 pixels
  • Video format: 3G2
  • Zoom: up to 2x
  • Self-timer: three, five or ten seconds
  • Image editor - zoom, rotate, crop
  • Mirror for self-portrait capability
  • Speaker-independent voice commands: call, send message to, go to, check, lookup, play,
  • My Account
  • TTY/TDD support
  • Hearing aid compatible (M4-rating)
  • Text, picture/video messaging
  • Mobile Web 2.0SM
  • Web-based e-mail, instant messaging and chat
  • Flash user interface for clear images, text and fun animations
  • Phone book with 1,000 contacts - each stores five numbers, two e-mail addresses and a picture ID
  • Emergency contacts - enter three contacts and personal information, in case of emergency
  • Frequency 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (digital dual-band)
  • Data transmission high-speed EV-DO
  • Dimensions: 3.85" (h) x 1.87" (w) x 0.67" (d)
  • Weight: 3.24 oz.
  • LCD 262K color TFT, 240 x 320 pixels, 11 lines
  • Standard battery: 800 mAh Li-Polymer
  • Up to 250 minutes of usage time or up to 350 hours of standby time

    Supported Bluetooth Profiles:
  • Headset, hands-free, dial-up networking, advanced audio distribution (stereo)
  • Phone book access, basic print (print and send user-generated pictures to a printer via Bluetooth),
  • Object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer and basic imaging

Product Specification: LG Chocolate VX8550

Carrier:Verizon Wireless
Cell Phone Type:Bluetooth, Camera, Digital Player, MP3, Smartphone, Video
Product Line:Chocolate
Cell Network Technology:CDMA
Wireless Technology:Bluetooth
Weight:3.2 oz.

User Reviews: LG Chocolate VX8550

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    Way Better Than Original

    By Michael  Jul 24, 2007 | 21 out of 21 found this LG Chocolate VX8550 review helpful

    Pros: Features

    Cons: fingerprints, smudges and 3g video quality

    This phone is one of the best phones you'll ever see. It has a ipod like scroll wheel and has a light that goes around it as you spin it. The phone basically can serve you as an ipod nano with the right equipment like micros sd cards and music es...sentials kit. The phone is easy to navigate and has a great small but advanced design. The cons of the phone are 3g video quality and it phone attracts fingerprints and smudges like crazy. But with cloths and whats i use windex it will look good as new. Read more Less

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    Love It!!!

    By KatieM  Jul 28, 2007 | 6 out of 6 found this LG Chocolate VX8550 review helpful

    Pros: Great Camera , MP3 Player , Navigation Wheel

    Cons: Gets smudges easily , hard to keep clean.

    I love this phone it is great!!! The camera is great and the MP3 player could be compared to an iPod.The Black Cherry is a very pretty color and sparkles when the sun hits it just right. The only problem I have with it is that it smudges easily and i...s hard to keep clean. Read more Less

Pro Reviews: LG Chocolate VX8550

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    LG VX8550

    While the LG Chocolate had a lot going for it, to some it unfortunately fell short in a few areas. Rest assured, the newer Chocolate has picked up where its predecessor left off. You can add a whopping 4GB of storage via an optional MicroSD card, the Bluetooth functionality is a lot more functional, battery life rocks, and finally that scroll wheel is what it always should have been fun to use. Read more

  • MobileTechReview.com

    LG Chocolate VX8550

    Cool form with touch controls and LED lights. Easier to use than the first generation Chocolate. Has a good set of phone features and software tools. Generous amount of memory and a memory card slot that supports 4 gig cards. Read more

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