| Design | 3.9/5 |
| Display & Interface | 4/5 |
| Calling | 4/5 |
| Talk time | 3.5/5 |
| Messaging | 4/5 |
| Music | 2.9/5 |
| Video | 3.5/5 |
| Camera | 2.5/5 |
| Memory | 2/5 |
| Web browsing | 3/5 |
| Connectivity | 3.5/5 |
| Productivity | 2/5 |
| Scheduling | 3/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 0/5 |
| Navigation | 4/5 |
| Gaming | 3.5/5 |
| Mobile services | 3.5/5 |
| Accessories | 2/5 |
| Value | 4/5 |
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Pros:
Great scroll wheel, improved touch-sensitive buttons. Better calling options. More rounded, shinier, thinner than previous version. |
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Cons:
Scroll wheel is underused. Lacks some messaging features. Poor camera quality. Stuttering videos. Lackluster music player. No necessary music accessories included. |
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| Don't let our numbers fool you, the LG VX8550 Chocolate is a real improvement over the previous Chocolate phone, the LG VX8500. If anything, our standard have gotten higher as the multimedia phone market reached a crest, and then toppled with the release of the mighty iPhone. A year ago, the VX8550 would have been a real stand-out, but now, even with all of the improvements, such as the cool scroll wheel, we can't help but feel that the phone lacks a single outstanding feature. It packs in plenty of features, and for the price buyers should be happy to find themselves playing music, navigating with GPS and watching videos. Still, the best-selling feature phone could stand more improvement. |
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