| Design | 4.5/5 |
| Display & Interface | 4/5 |
| Calling | 4.5/5 |
| Talk time | 3.5/5 |
| Messaging | 4/5 |
| Music | 4/5 |
| Video | 3.5/5 |
| Camera | 2.9/5 |
| Memory | 4/5 |
| Web browsing | 2.9/5 |
| Connectivity | 4/5 |
| Productivity | 2/5 |
| Scheduling | 3/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 0/5 |
| Navigation | 3.5/5 |
| Gaming | 3.5/5 |
| Mobile services | 3.5/5 |
| Accessories | 4/5 |
| Value | 4/5 |
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Pros:
Great new music features, including 1GB of onboard memory, FM transmitter and a real headphone jack. Navigation worked well. No more touch sensitive buttons to deal with. |
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Cons:
Not as fun as the last version. Messaging and Web browsing unimproved in the last year. Interface better organized, but less flashy and fun. |
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| The transition from the LG VX8550 Chocolate 2 to the LG Chocolate 3 is kind of like moving from middle school to high school. It's time to be a little less goofy and rambunctious, and instead get serious. In some ways, especially in terms of the music features like the 1GB of onboard memory and the FM transmitter, we like the more grown-up Chocolate. But we miss the dancing lights and fun interface of the original phone, even if it was a bit harder to use and less organized. In making the leap, the phone has settled nicely into the mid-range of 3G multimedia phones, but it has lost a lot of personality in the process. Still, this is Verizon Wireless' most capable mass market phone to date, and perhaps even the best mass market phone in general to be had right now. |
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