Home page
News
Reviews
Phones (all)
Carriers (all)
Forum
Glossary
Phone filter
Compare
also known as LG VX8500
LG Chocolate ReviewsLG Chocolate Reviews
11 Sep 2006
LG VX8500 Chocolate Review
The LG VX-8500 Chocolate is designed and marketed to customers that are in their teens to mid-20's and are looking for an all-in-one device without having to spend a lot of money. The Chocolate incorporates a phone, camera, music player, and GPS navigation in one device. Unfortunately, the Chocolate only does some of these tasks well. The device seems like it was designed as a Music Player with a phone built into itÂ…rather than the other way around. The Camera is only good for grabbing quick pics, and Battery life is not as good as other phones. Call quality is equal to other LG phones, such as the VX8300, but not as good as the Samsung A990. If you are looking for a stylish all-in-one device without spending a lot of money, the Chocolate is a decent choice.
- Average
- out of 10
1. Worst. Phone. Ever.
Yesterday by tenspeedpdx
10%1out of 10
I got this phone as part of Verizon's 'New Every Two' program. I can't believe I had to suffer with this lousy phone for two years.
Nice color.Everything else.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
2. I AGREE ITS A BAD PHONE!!!!
11 Sep 2008 by Miss jones
60%6out of 10
I have went through two phones already, I am on the third now and sick of the phone but the insurance ompany keeps giving me the same old phone. Th efirst phone's screen turned white and the phone was unresponsive, the second did the same thing, hopefully if i happens again I will recive an upgrade for free. Unfortunaely I've only had the phone a year this month!!! SUCKS REALLY BAD!!!!!
Looks niceToo sensitive not sturdy
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
3. horrible phone
30 Jul 2008 by doug
38%3.8out of 10
4 of my friends have (had) this phone. 3 of them have completely snapped in half, the slider began to wiggle and just fell apart. All of my friends went through at least 2 of vx8500s. I am the only person I know of to still have their original chocolate for almost 2 years. The only thing i replaced was the battery. Never get this phone, thank god its discontinued. My touchpad takes 15 seconds to load with all of the buttons. It always calls the last person i talked to. Now I am finally eligible to upgrade and plan on getting the LG Dare.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
4. What a Phone!
26 Jul 2008 by TyRc84
76%7.6out of 10
I dropped this phone down a waterfall (accidentally), then stepped on it a couple of time (accidentally) and various other accidents... and the phone still works great!! It is amazing, the buttons all work and are very responsive. I've never had any problems with this phone, I've never accidentally disconnected a call, but will ocassionally will push a wrong key on the pad because they are small. I wish the memory card capacity was higher than 2 gigs but it will do for now. I love this phone, and have had it for 2 years now. It is time for an upgrade, but I almost don't want to upgrade... almost!!
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
5.
23 Jul 2008 by Anonymous
48%4.8out of 10
wow,
worst phone I've ever had. The screen would always become unlocked and it would call people all the time, WHILE IT WAS IN MY POCKET!!! the "wheel" thing sucked too. you had to push it maybe three or four times for it to work.
It played music really well though, so i thoght to let it just go,
but then the phone broke! It just kept turning off when I pushed the music button. So I got a new one from our insurance company. And then that one, the two sections came apart! and then the phone after that one, froze.
so three phones later, I got the Chocolate 2, much better phone.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
6. dissapointing
22 Jul 2008 by Anonymous
44%4.4out of 10
I've had this phone for abot two years now. I can tell you, that I made a horrible decision. The camera quality is very poor and sluggish. The touch pad can be annoying, and when I put it in my pocket, it calls people randomly. The keyboard is cramped and makes it easy to dial the wrong number. I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyTHING on the earth.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
7.
24 Apr 2008 by slapshotryan17
46%4.6out of 10
While this phone gets you by, its by no means one that will last you very long. After dropping this phone once, the clear and call buttons work half the time at best and navigational buttons are absolutely insane.
I will select my messages and it decides to scroll through all of them and no let me select any of them. And instead of clearing back to the page before, i must shut the phone and start again. It remains the same for texting except if i mess up i must make the choice of starting over or leaving a random word in the text.
Thank god verizon is getting rid of this phone and hopefully this phone will never make its way back to the market.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
8. A glitchy nightmare
17 Jan 2008 by Matthew Wells
46%4.6out of 10
I got the VX8500 Chocolate for Christmas last year, in our first few months together, I loved this phone. It was impractical and had more than a few downfalls from my old phone(VX7000), but it looked cool and it was built well. Now, the only thing I can still say good about this phone is that yes, it is built extraordinarily well. It HAS to be considering all of the times I've chucked it into a wall from frustration only to have it still work, sometimes better than before.
Even in signal-rich areas, I'd frequently drop 4 bars at once, while my girlfriend's phone, an enV, would have steady uninterrupted signal. Top this off with the schizophrenic touch pad, which I'd often pull out of my pocket to find it cycling through menus, or see that I'd inadvertantly called somebody.
When the touch buttons do work, it's nice to have them, due to their silent operation, but the phone itself is just a mess. How Verizon can tout this as a music-ready player, and include this massive tumor of an "adapter" just to allow you to plug in 2.5mm headphones is absurd. And back when I got this phone, 2.5mm headphones that weren't earbuds were an absolute rarity, in fact they probably still are. Point is, I don't care to play music on this thing when I've got an 80GB Zune I can use instead.
Maybe I missed the point of the Chocolate, a music-centric device, I mainly bought it for the looks without taking into account any negative reviews, and now I regret it. I hope to replace it with a Voyager very shortly.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
9. 2007-2007
4 Jan 2008 by Meloch
46%4.6out of 10
Yes, that's how long my phone lived. Couple of months. I like the features and everything, but the screen turns white or black... bad phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
10. pretty good
19 Nov 2007 by Anonymous
84%8.4out of 10
I have had this phone for a while now, and I have to admit it is pretty good. I have tropped it probably 100's of times on concrete, my kitchen floor, etc. and it still works perfectly, of course with scratches. I think this is the best bang for your buck. It has pretty good features and it looks really nice. Since this phone is old I wouldnt recomend getting it but if you dont mind getting a year old phone i say go with this one. The only problem i ever had was i accidently spilled water on it and the touch controls got messed up, but if your careful, unlike me then you should really enjoy this phone.
Spam reportHere, you can report this due to offensive language, spam or advertisements.
Average User Rating
Based on 50 opinions