LG Chocolate Reviews

4 Jul 2007

LG VX8550 Chocolate Review

Chocolate got upgrade!

The VX8550 is a definite upgrade from the original VX8500 Chocolate. If you liked the original, you will love this even more, but if you didn’t like the Chocolate, you should give the new version a try. You will be pleasantly surprised..

Average

6.1

out of 10

• Keywords:
• Bluetooth
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• CDMA
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• Verizon
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• LG

1. OK

28 Aug 2008 by LGLiker

60%6out of 10

I have had this phone since September 2007. It seemed exciting at first, but now I am sorta tired of it. The music player is great, and even for a cheap speaker, the sound is surprisingly outstanding. The keypad font is easy to read. But, I've had some problems with it since then, here they are:

 

-March 2008: Phone intermittingly shutt off, software update 3.0 installed.

-July 4, 2008: Cracked screen, sent back to LG, new phone for $50.00, contacts/pictures transferred

-August 23, 2008: Won't charge sometimes, charger sent back to LG, free new Home charger

 

I want an upgrade. This phone is OK, but if you don't mind maintenence, get this phone. If you hate maintenence, buy it.

 

 

Pros

VCAST Music/Video, GREAT Speaker/Speakerphone, GREAT Keypad font, GREAT text messaging capabilities, Get It Now, Scroll Wheel, Music Store, Apps Store, Slide-Up Design, Color, One-Piece Battery, GREAT Clarity, People Can Actually Hear Me, Quick To Charge, Touch-Sensitive Controls, RED Controls, Vibration Feedback, Too Much To Say

Cons

Bad Battery Life, High-Maintenence, Fingerprint Magnet, Charger Port, Slide Design, Screen Cracks Easily, Needs Frequent Software Updates, Too-Short Owner's Manual, Scratches Easily, My Fingers Are Too Big For The Buttons, Hard-To-Remove Battery, Touch-Sensitive Controls

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2. notgreat.. not bad

11 Aug 2008 by k00lkid

74%7.4out of 10

my mom has this phone and i do use itsometimes
i like the menu
i like textingon it.. it feels cool lol :]]
butt its tooo sensitive..
like the top part
idk. the colors are olk,.. i personally liek the dark blue and black ones..
pretty good phone i guess.

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3. Gets Old After a While...

4 Aug 2008 by Hannah

84%8.4out of 10

I've had this phone for 11 1/2 months now and I really want a new phone. At first I absolutely loved it and I couldn't get my hands off it, now its just boring. I wish this phone had more features. The material that the phone is made out of is very glossy and gets fingerprints on it easily. Also gets dented and scratched easily. I love the design and the touch keypad though. The wheel is ok, i hate when it makes that scratching noise. The internet and instant messaging looks weird and is hard to use. Text messaging is OK but takes a long time to write a long text message, i prefer a qwerty keyboard. i havent seen or used the chocolate 3 yet but just by looking at a picture i can tell its not gonna be a top seller.

I just wish verizon had 6 month plans, phones get boring after a while.

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4. Was not happy

26 Jun 2008 by Bob

50%5out of 10

I got my chocolate, and was very happy at first but overall i noticed several disapiontments-
>pieces fell off
>my screen contently frooze
>disapionted by some of the features that i thought were going to be amazing.
>charger sucked horribly.

However,my friend had the phone and hers never had problems at all, I tried it out and it seemed to be much more better then mine. Sorry,but I'm not going to recomend it, I'm probly going to buy the Dare now. I think that phone seems to be a better chioce but it is really pricey. So, if you can't get the Dare get this but if you can get the Dare get that

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5. I hate it

16 Jun 2008 by a

38%3.8out of 10

I had the old chocolate and it broke so many times that verizon was nice enough to switch it with the new chocolate. The new one isnt as bad but it still isnt worth the money. It works wonderful for about a month then you start having problems. I am in a verizon store about every week or two. I am a teenager so i understand that I can be kind of ruff with phones but I have never had any problems with phones until now.

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6. Good phone

13 May 2008 by mat94

80%8out of 10

I really like the way that this phone looks, when i got it, it had only been out for about a day or two so there were no reviews of it yet, so i kinda bought it just for looks.

Pros:
good design

great sound quality

pretty good camera

probably the best phone for music on verizon

Cons:
scratches VERY VERY easy

sometimes the touch sensitive buttons start acting weired on me.

Over all a great phone, but i have had a few problems with it, it was just shutting off randomly by itslef but i took it into the verizon store and they fixed it for free. And now sometimes when i answer a call it just hang up by itslef after 1 second. Besides that im happy with it , it is much better that my old phone ( a Motorola v276 ), but looking back i kinda wish i would have gotten the enV instead, but im still happy with this.

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7. I Like it.

15 Apr 2008 by Rawr93

78%7.8out of 10

I've had this phone for a while and its pretty good for its worth. Since I am not an adult I dont know how much this was with a new 2 year agreement because we didnt send our rebates in. All in all this a good phone. Theres only like 3 problems with it. Whenever i buy a new phone case for it or clip, when i put it in there and put it on the side of my pocket the sensitives buttons come on. I tried putting it in facing the back part and the buttons didnt come on. I felt like that was a problem. Also whenever you want to watch a video, if u click on a video before all the other videos load the screen goes out kinda and you can watch it but you cant exit it out and if you close the phone, you have to wait like 10-15 seconds before it goes back to the menu. And the other problem is the battery. Well maybe its not a problem for some people but i text and send alot of pictures and talk on it alot.Well duh im a teen but whatever. Its not really a complaint about it since we just use it and pop it on the charger every night. All and all this is a good phone. The camera is good for it being 1.3 megapixels. The call quality was good in some cases. The vibrate gets your attentions and so does the ringtones that i have. WOW they are loud. Well if you really want this phone you should get it, if you dont then your not really missing out. OH and the music player is nice! I'd suggest getting headphones for it because it kinda does get loud and i can hear it while im cleaning the kitchen and its all the way upstairs.

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8. I love it

30 Mar 2008 by Nick

86%8.6out of 10

I didn't think too much about the Chocolate VX8500 when it came out. Since I needed a new phone I checked out the new Chocolate VX8550 and wow. I really love it. Yes, it is a fingerprint magnet but that is not a concern for me. I signed another 2yr contract and got it for free, which is a big plus. The only issue for me is that you can't reorder the songs in the music player. I love the new UI and should enjoy this phone for the next 2yrs.

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9. Love it

10 Mar 2008 by shannon

98%9.8out of 10

I love this phone, the camera technology is awesome for a 1.3 mp phone. I would not recommend this phone for those who are rough on their phones, because if you drop it a couple of times the screen will get scratched. I have not had that problem. The music quality is outstanding, with 12 different music settings like "pop, rock..etc.." so you can listen to your music with better sound settings. The screen quality is outstanding. The bluetooth stereo capability works well. Some may complain that it smudges easily, but I am a female who has noticed that any phone smudges easily if you wear makeup. The fingerprints dont stand out too much on my black chocolate. I also love the fact that you can customize the screen so that it does not have the time and all of that clogging your background pic. All you have to do is scroll the wheel if you have the clipboard settings on, and it tells you the time. The alarm alerts, missed call alerts, etc do not stick out like a sore thumb. When talking on it, I have had to make sure that I hold the phone away from my cheek or else it would press a lot of buttons. That was my only learning curve when I had purchased it. The ring tone volume is also very loud. I am very impressed.

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10. This phone is no good

13 Feb 2008 by Amy

32%3.2out of 10

I have had this phone for awhile, actually im on my 3rd phone already, it was definately not worth the money... I have had to replace it twice already and am def. going to get a new DIFFERENT phone. I heard from the beginning chocolates were bad, but i had to give the new one its chance. And it disappointed me... It gets scratched easily, the "touch-sensitive" buttons dont seem to be very sensitive, i can never understand people im talking to and every once in awhile i get a very loud echo when im talking. Also, the main reason it keeps getting replaced, my screen goes black when its not supposed to. I slide it open and it will either be completely scrambled or just black and i have to close it and wait until it feels like fixing. It is very annoying. The first one didnt have that problem, but it did shut off by itself at random times... This phone has just been a complete pain and i am more than willing to give it up, there is no way i will continue replacing this phone, it is in no way worth it.

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