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Top 10 U.S. LG phonesBy Ben Patterson, 7 August 2006
Get the skinny on the stylish VX8300 and VX8500 (a.k.a. Chocolate) music phones. Plus: the company VX550 Fusic, the HSDPA-enabled CU500, and the VX9800 messaging phone.

LG VX8300    Similar models »
Score: 70% When: June 2006 Worth: $80 - $150 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
The slimmed-down VX8300 sheds some weight and adds stereo Bluetooth headset support. Did this eye-catching music phone manage to rock our respective words? Ben Patterson gives it a listen.
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LG VX8300
LG LX550    Similar models »
Score: 76% When: May 2006 Worth: $Free Carrier: Sprint
Check out LG's music phone available for free on Sprint, the Fusic.
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LG LX550
LG VX8500    Similar models »
Score: 50% When: July 2006 Worth: $50 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
LG is looking to topple the Apple iPod with its slick VX8500 (a.k.a. the Chocolate). Does this eye-catching slider have what it takes to knock off the Goliath of portable music?
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LG VX8500
LG CU500    Similar models »
Score: 50% When: July 2006 Worth: $50 Carrier: AT&T
Will the LG CU500, Cingular's first foray into the speedy world of HSDPA handsets, lure customers to all that 3.5G has to offer? Philip Berne puts the new clamshell through its paces.
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LG CU500
LG VX9800    Similar models »
When: September 2005 Worth: $100 - $200 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Due out in October, LG's latest high-end phone features a 262K colour screen, built-in thumbboard, miniSD expansion and EV-DO for high speed data: welcome the VX9800.
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LG VX9800
LG F9200
Score: 67% When: January 2006 Worth: $150 Carrier: Cingular
Ben Patterson takes a turn tapping on the LG F9200, an easy-on-the-eyes messaging phone with a slide-out thumbboard for texting, IMs and e-mails.
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LG F9200
LG F7200
Score: 73% When: May 2006 Worth: $Free - $99 Carrier: Cingular
LG’s stylish F7200 taps into Cingular’s new push-to-talk service, perfect for chatters who can’t bear to be out of touch. Can it compete with the likes of Nextel’s iDEN handsets?
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LG F7200
LG CG225    Similar models »
When: July 2006 Worth: $30 - $100
The quad-band clamshell packs in a modest set of features, including a VGA camera, dual displays, a suite of instant messengers, and more.
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LG CG225
LG VX8100
When: July 2005 Worth: $200 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Boasting a 1.3 Megapixel camera, 1xEV-DO high speed data, Bluetooth and a miniSD card slot for memory expansion, Verizon adds the new LG VX8100 clamshell to its portfolio.
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LG VX8100
LG AX490    Similar models »
Score: 81% When: August 2006 Worth: $60 Carrier: Alltel
With its groundbreaking Fastap keypad, the LG AX490 promises to change the way you text. We unleashed our fingers on the dual-level keypad; find out if this sleek, jet-black clamshell made for SMSing nirvana.
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LG AX490
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