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Top 15 LG phonesBy Staff, 30 January 2007
The new VX9900 enV clamshell leaps into the top spot, followed closely by the VX8600 Chocolate flip phone. Plus: the VX8500 White Chocolate, the HSDPA-enabled CU500 and the friendly Fusic.

LG VX9400    Similar models »
When: March 2007 Worth: $200 Carrier: Verizon
LG's slim new swivel is the first of its form in the U.S. market, offering TV streaming via Verizon Wireless' new MediaFlo network.
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LG VX9400
LG KE850 Prada    Similar models »
Score: 60% When: April 2007 Worth: $600 Carrier: Unlocked
With stylish looks, the Prada phone is an all-touch device that stresses fashion over features. Does it have substance to match its style?
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LG KE850 Prada
LG VX9900    Similar models »
Score: 50% When: November 2006 Worth: $200 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Verizon's strange new clamshell is loaded with media and made for messaging. Will your friends turn green-eyed with envy when they see it?
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LG VX9900
LG VX8600    Similar models »
Score: 58% When: November 2006 Worth: $130 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Boasting a sleek black finish and bearing a striking resemblance to the popular LG VX8500 Chocolate, does this music-focused 3G clamshell taste sweet or leave a bitter aftertaste?
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LG VX8600
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 CU400    Similar models »
Score: 44% When: November 2006 - $230 Carrier: AT&T
LG's followup to the first US 3.5G phone, the CU500, improves the design of the original. Do its multimedia features keep up, or does it belong in the bargain basement?
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LG CU400
LG KG320
When: May 2006 Worth: $350
As far as slim phones go, LG's K320 is the best we've seen to date. Also; the TV-toting V9000; 5-Megapixel KG920 camera phone; and the U8500 and U8550 3G clamshells.
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LG KG320
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 LX150    Similar models »
Score: 50% When: November 2006 Worth: $Free - $180 Carrier: Sprint
This clamshell features a sleek look and a bevy of calling and messaging features like Bluetooth and instant messaging at a budget price. Is the LX150 a steal, or do you get what you pay for?
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LG LX150
LG Migo
When: August 2006 Worth: $50 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Does your kid have a busier schedule than you do? Stay in touch with Junior by wrapping up a handset that will bring a smile to your little darling's face.
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LG Migo


LG VX8500 White Chocolate    Similar models »
When: October 2006 Worth: $130 - $180 Carrier: Verizon
The eye-catching music slider arrives in a new white flavor but packs in the same features, including V Cast support, a 1.3-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth and memory expansion.
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LG VX8500 White Chocolate
LG VX3400    Similar models »
When: October 2006 Worth: $Free - $10 Carrier: Verizon
The modest, budget clamshell doesn't have a camera, but it packs in a speakerphone, voice calling, and 1xRTT data capabilities into a compact shell.
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LG VX3400
LG VX3450    Similar models »
When: September 2006 Worth: $30 - $80 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
The basic but stylish clamshell improves on the old VX3300 with an external monochrome display and includes a speakerphone and EMS messaging.
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LG VX3450
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
LG U400    Similar models »
Worth: $600 Carrier: Three
A shot in the vein of the maker's popular KG800 aka 'Chocolate', LG's U400 music-oriented slider handset is now available from Three.
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LG U400
Best Consumer QWERTY phones
Name Score Price Carrier
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RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 (Verizon Wireless) 73% $170Verizon Wireless
RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130 (Sprint) 70% $200Sprint
LG Voyager 70% $300Verizon Wireless
RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (T-Mobile) 67% $200T-Mobile
RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8110 (AT&T) 66% $150AT&T
T-Mobile Shadow 65% $200T-Mobile
Palm Centro (AT&T) 62% $170AT&T
Palm Centro 61% $200Sprint
Palm Centro (Verizon Wireless) 61% $100Verizon Wireless
LG enV2 60% $80Verizon Wireless
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