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Author: wallpapers4mobile.net

Description: One of the most hyped cell phones last year was probably the LG Chocolate (also known as the LG VX8500). Even if it didn't have such a succulent name, the slim and sexy slider took the mobile world by storm, and its unique touch-sensitive controls seemed almost magical. With such hype, the eventual letdown was almost inevitable. Even though we liked the beautiful design, we thought the touch-sensitive keypad and controls required too much of a learning curve, and the initial lack of speakerphone disappointed us. With the second iteration of the LG Chocolate, however, it's clear that LG was listening to all the complaints. The LG VX8550 Chocolate still maintains the sleek profile that made the original famous, but its controls are now far easier to use plus it's a little slimmer and shinier than before. Add that to its extensive multimedia feature set, and it's clear that in the LG Chocolate's case at least, sequels can indeed be better than the original. The LG VX8550 Chocolate is available for $99.99 after a two-year contract. The LG VX8550 Chocolate can also be purchased as part of a Music Set, which comes with a microSD card and USB cable. The Music Set costs $249.98.

Design
The LG VX8550 Chocolate is definitely a luscious-looking handset, with a design that doesn't stray too far from the original. It retains that familiar chocolate bar shape; a rectangular chassis clad in a glossy surface and silver accents reminiscent of candy wrapping. At 3.85 inches tall by 1.87 inches wide by 0.67 inch thick, it's a little taller and wider than the original Chocolate, but not by much. You slide the phone open by pushing the bottom of the phone, which can be done easily with one hand. The slider mechanism moves up and down easily, and the phone feels pretty solid in the hand and when held next to the ear. The phone's glossy exterior does make it really prone to fingerprint smudges however.



The LG VX8550 Chocolate has a 1.3-megapixel camera on the back.

The main 2.2-inch diagonal display is simply stunning. It shows 262,000 colors at a 240x320 pixel resolution and supports 11 lines of text. The graphics and animation looked razor sharp, and the bright colors added to the phone's overall flashy appeal. You can change the backlight time, the dial font size, and the clock format, but nothing else. Also, the display's glossy look makes it hard to see in direct sunlight because of glare.

Probably the biggest design change in the LG VX8550 Chocolate is the navigation controls underneath the display. Gone is the annoying touch-sensitive navigation toggle, and in its place is a mechanical scroll wheel with a middle confirmation key that can be pressed--similar to that of an iPod. This is an extremely smart move on LG's part, as it substantially lowers the learning curve for navigating the phone. Both the wheel and the middle key have a brushed-steel feel, and surrounding the wheel is a trace motion light that lights up when the wheel is turned. You can also set the trace motion light to flash differently when there's an incoming call. The wheel scrolls very smoothly and easily; in fact, we sometimes found it was too smooth and would almost prefer more resistance so that we could get a more solid grip. The wheel can also be pressed in four different quadrants (up, down, left, and right) much like a traditional cell phone toggle. Each directional click can be set as shortcuts to four user-defined functions