also known as LG Chocolate
LG VX8550 ReviewsLG VX8550 Reviews
1. My Very 2nd Phone
1 Nov 2009 by Lacie Burns
63.3%6.3out of 10
this was my second phone i loved it i only went through 2 of these phones but of corse the first time i was careless and was mad so when i stuck the charger in the charging slot i broke it. I have had this phone for at least 3 years. If you drop it alot then yes it WILL scratch but hey what phone is SCRATCH PROOF? I have had some awesome times with my phone. After 2 years you might want to replace it because i have had it for 3 years and now IT IS ACTING SO STUPID! When i try to type a message it reads "come trick or treating at my house" because that was the last message i was able to send. Also when i press the END button it shows up the caller thingy and says 13 seconds. So today i had to get a new phone that is not in stores yet, but i am going to get it. I am keeping the tradition with my chocolate because i am getting the CHOCOLATE TOUCH. Like i said i have had some good time with this phone but if you are clumsy like i am then i would not reccomend it for you.
GREAT PICTURES
EASY TO FIGURE OUT
DURABLE
LEFT IT IN 1 INCH OF RAIN AND WHEN I DRIED IT IT STILL WORKED
EASY TO CARRY AROUND
FREEZES UP IN WINTER TIME
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2. lg chocolate
11 Oct 2009 by alexis
60%6out of 10
i had horrible luck with this phone! i had it for less than a year and thank god i had a one-year insurance policy. i went through 3 or 4 and all of them worked well for a week than eventually when i went to charge it, thhe charger would just fall out. if i shut it just a little harder than it would shut off, it would randomly shut off also. i would have loved this phone if it werent for the problems.
good features
nice design
good camera
the slide is nicethe battery charging
shuts off randomly
cannot be touched by watter what so ever
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3. Tired of it!
10 Oct 2009 by Alex M.
33.3%3.3out of 10
I've had this phone since 2007, when it was shiny and new, and even the commecials made my mouth water (hence the name Chocolate). But now it's Oct. 2009, and I have noticed many problems with this phone!
- Well first off, i can see my fingerprints even when my hands are competely clean!
- The touch-sensitive buttons don't work during the winter when my fingers are cold
- The features i read about online aren't as good as i thought
- Akward design, it looks okay but the touch sensitive buttons are pressed against my face and are activated then.
- Terrible battery life!!
- Buttons TOO SMALL.
- The SD card doesnt read when you turn the phone on, you have to take it out and put it back in everytime you turn it on. (Now the SDcard doesnt work AT ALL!!!)
Well now for the good aspects on this piece of FAIL:
- Looks okay i guess....
- Charging doesn't take long, but i need to constantly charge it.
- Okay design options
- Doesnt Scratch well
I guess thats it, i think that I wouldn't reccommned this phone to ANYONE, unless you like problems! I'm very happy that I'm getting a new phone soon and that this phone will be discontinued!!
(PS, i am sorry for my terrible english!)
External design it okay, and i like the sliding feature.
Short charging period
Design options okay
Doesn't scratch as much as i thoughtFingerprins are clearly seen!
Touch sensitive buttons aggravate me!
Pointless features! No fun in that!
Battery life - dies in ONE DAY!!
Buttons are too small!
Phone can't read SD Cards---must take out and place back in every time its turned on.
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4. Had this phone for more than a year now
20 Aug 2009 by Jenn Siler
83.3%8.3out of 10
At first I was really disappointed with the small texting buttons. The phone I wanted with my free 2 year contract was not available.
This phone has a great mp3 player, VERY SHARP photos that I have had printed out and many people have made comments on such great pictures!
The key thing about this phone is you have to have small fingers, pointy ones in fact, and be VERY SMART. It's one of those phones with 4 red touch screen buttons arond the directional pad. Those Buttons will make you crazy if you don't know how not to touch them when talking on the phone. I tilt my phone out and wait 2 seconds and then the phone will lock back up so you won't have to worry, but pay attention to how long it takes so you know how long to wait.
The headset I bought plugs into the charger port so I can listen to music while i workout and I loved it but, now it's time to replace it. It lasted a whole year tho. This phone looks like it's in mint condition and nothing has ever broke on it after I got it in May 2008 and it is August 2009 now. I plan on keeping it for another year.
Just keep in mind if you buy this phone, you need tiny fingers, you need to be phone smart, and then you can use it just fine.
mp3 player loads like 200 songs
sharp images from the camera (don't take pictures in the dark, DUH!)
nice and small
Contacts and Message link right on the touch screen
Battery lasts a long time (remember if you always let your phone die, that hurts the battery, I took good care of this phone and never went without charging it)
very cool spinning wheel for directional padtouch screen very sensitive
Music too quiet if you take off headphones
use the SD card memory or the pictures will slow down the phone
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5.
17 Jul 2009 by mikebell97
73.3%7.3out of 10
Pretty good phone that can stand alot. I drop my phone a ton and it didn't break it 'till like 7 months. The slider is really good. Also i listen to music alot and this phone's music player quality is great. I couldn't think of many flaws with this phone.
new wheel
good battery life
kinda tough
good slider
great music player
touch buttons
good colarscan't put speaker phone on while in a call
won't connect to pc
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6. Good at first, not so much as it goes on
1 Jul 2009 by megansquared
56.7%5.7out of 10
Well, the color is one of the best parts of it. The "ice blue" is pretty. The phone itself really doesnt have one big problem, its more of a manufacturing/software problem. It also bounces on cement and does not break, which would kill some phones. The music player wasnt bad, but when you play it out loud it could be louder.
In less than 2 years, my friend and I (same phone) have gone through 10 phones. The charger has gone on both and I had mine replaced because it would start to turn on then turn off. And not turn on. Occasionally, it wont recive text messages or calls.
Dont get it wet, not even a drip. It will breakdown completely. For about 3 hours.
The touchpads not too bad, but after you have the phone for awhile it and the wheel loses its sensitivity.
Overall its not the best, but its not completely terrible (untill it keeps breaking, or you have it for a long time).
Mine broke because verizon gave me a pre-owned one that was already broken and then wouldnt replace it later. Bad customer service on there part.
Camera works good too, if only it had a flash. It comes out grainy sometimes.
touchpad
color
textabilitysoftware
charger
you cant add words to the "word dictionary" (no "swears")
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7. Grrr.
8 Jun 2009 by Moni
26.7%2.7out of 10
I hate this phone. The battery dies in like an hour, it freezes when I try to play videos, sometimes the face screen doesn't do anything when I touch it, text messaging is so hard, and once I dropped it and the screen turned black and fuzzy. I hate this phone. I can't wait to get a new one when our contract renews in December. Ughhhh what a waste of money. Oh, and recently within the last few months, the charger is acting retarted. It comes unplugged if it moves while charging. I am so glad they discontinued this phone!
Seriously? Idk, the color?Everything. Grrrrr.
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8. This Phone is perfect!!
6 Jun 2009 by Anonymous
90%9out of 10
I've had this phone for almost 2 years and nothing is wrong with it, except it won't record sound in videos when its on vibrate, But thats it. This phone is sturdy to iv'e thrown it at a wall (i was mad) and droped it in a sink full of water and it never broke.
Everything except...won't record sound in videos when its on vibrate
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9.
25 May 2009 by danie410
86.7%8.7out of 10
i loved this phone although i had many problems with it i loved how you side it up i loved the mp3 player that it had and how it would constantly play music instead of stop as soon as you got a text...which can be very annoying...however i went thru 6 of these phones from April to August of 2008 i would have to say that it def was not a sturdy phone
the mp3 player camara and sliding featurenot sturdy phones
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10.
25 May 2009 by doxcell
20%2out of 10
This is a really bad phone, and no one should buy it. I've already had my phone replaced 3 times in under a year for different reasons each time. It's very annoying, and has limited functions.
looks coolpretty much everything
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