LG VX8550 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:
• LG
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• Verizon
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• Budget
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• Stylish

1. its ok

13 Nov 2008 by Gilbert

76.7%7.7out of 10

I have had the lg chocolate 2 for about 4 months an this my second one because i drop my other chocolate in water but the second one is olways locking up on me when i watch videos that i recored. but its ok i havent had any other promblems with it.

Pros

it has alot of memory for pics and music

Cons

it lockes up some times

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2.

24 Oct 2008 by butterfly

53.3%5.3out of 10

I had the original chocolate right before the second gen came out and had switched it out 3 or 4 times for locking problems and problems with the mic. I then was able to get the second chocolate and had almost the exact same problems except it would completly shut off the signal every night for about 2 hours and I went through 6 of those. I hate the chocolate and my husband has even had to change his out twice because it was hard-locking while he was doing stuff.

Pros

great music player and I really like the touch sensitive buttons

Cons

bad signal strength, signal cuts out, crappy mic. phone hardlocks for no reason

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3. Nice Phone

17 Oct 2008 by Chuck

73.3%7.3out of 10

My Dad found a Chocolate in the ditch in my front yard but the battery was dead so I borrowed my neighbors charger and got it charged up I liked what I saw but it is a Verizon and I had Verizon a few years back and they screwed me on some money so needless to say I wont be using that phone but it is a very nice phone, it texts really good and if someone sends you a text message and there is a song in the background you can download that song as your ringtone and I really like that feature. I recommend this phone highly to anyone who has music in their life or if they just really like their music!!!!!

Pros

V cast, can download songs from text messages, good for texting, good for downloading music and just listening to them, battery life is ok, charges really fast.

Cons

hard to just find a charger laying around that will fit it, videos can only last 30 seconds which sucks majorly, Razr has 1 minute of video recording.

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4. OK Phone

8 Oct 2008 by Anonymous

70%7out of 10

I went to Verizon, switching over from T-Mobile, to get the LG Chocolate I VX-8500. When I got there, they said it had been discontinued even though it was still on display, so I was talked into buying the Samsung u620, I told them I wanted the Chocolate, so they said that all they had was the all-new Chocolate II VX-8550, and it was better than the VX-8500 it replaced. I said OK and got it in Dark Blue for $149.99. It is OK, but in July of 2007, the screen broke and I got a new Chocolate II for $50.00, same color and all. I like this phone, but it is prone to scratching, and when I move the charger plug to a different outlet, I have to plug the smaller end back into the phone after unplugging it to charge it again. I am getting an early upgrade next month, but this phones even OK until May 2009, my annual 2-year upgrade.

Pros

call quality, speakerphone, lock switch, screen size, slider won't break easily, music store/player, fully-featured, great price, 4 colors (I chose Dark Blue), chrome around edges, slim and sleek, more

Cons

Charger port problems, screen cracks easily, just-OK battery life, it's no Juke, scratches easily, I need an upgrade, can't feel touch controls

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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. Good phone

12 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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