Got my hands on the new Chocolate VX8550, LG’s update to the music cell phone. Just as before, the Chocolate, version 2, is available from Verizon Wireless.
I liked the first one okay, but it had some issues. Some were addressed in the latest update, others weren’t. To read the full review, here’s a link.
The wheel now spins, the touch-sensitive keys vibrate and there are two headphone jacks (one proprietary and one that fits standard cell-phone headsets). You can’t transfer music to the phone wirelessly but you can move data to the phone with a special USB cable or the microSD card.
A nice touch: Verizon tosses in its music kit (includes stereo Bluetooth headset, 4 GB microSD card and reader, USB cable and music software) which it’s selling for $200. Packaged side-by-side, the Chocolate and the music kit are a pretty good deal for the $250 price tag. But you’ll only get the price with an annual contract.
More pictures after the break
