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Pros
Nice wheel-based navigation
Dedicated speakerphone button
Cons
Interface can be kludgy

$329.00
From 1 Merchant

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $130 (3/11/2008)
Performance: Fair: 62
Features: Good: 73
Design: Good: 78

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $130

Performance

Fair: 62

PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm)	5:12
Battery Life Word Score	Fair

Features

Good: 73

General
Dimensions (inches)	1.87 by 0.67 by 3.85
Weight (oz.)	3.24
Design	Slide
Antenna	Internal
Carrier	Carrier:Verizon
GPS	Yes

CPU/GPU/Battery
Battery Type	Lithium Polymer
Vendor-Stated Talk Time (hours:minutes)	4.2
Vendor-Stated Standby (hours:minutes)	350

Display
Number of Displays	One
Display Size (diagonal, in inches)	2
Display Type	Color
Display Resolution	240 by 320
Backlighting	Yes

Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
CDMA 1900	Yes
EvDO	Yes
Other	1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA

Messaging Services
SMS	Yes
EMS	Yes
MMS	Yes
E-Mail	Yes
IM	Yes

Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth	Yes
IrDA	No
WiFi	No

PC Sync/Connectivity
Bluetooth	Yes
USB1	Yes
USB2	Yes

Expansion Card Support
MicroSD	Yes

Input Method/Devices
Keyboard	Yes
Five-Way Joystick/Thumb Wheel	Yes
Predictive Text Entry (T9)	Yes

Dedicated Controls
Music Playback	Yes
Volume Control	Yes
Camera Shutter	Yes
Voice Memo Recorder	Yes

E-Mail Support
Other	Web-based

Digital Audio Support
WMA	Yes
MP3	Yes

Audio Features
Audio Inputs	microphone
Audio Outputs	3mm headphone jack
FM Radio	No

Imaging
Camera Resolution	1.3 megapixels
Flash	No
Digital Zoom	Yes
Streaming Video	Yes
Video Calling Conference	No

Other
Included Hardware	Travel charger

Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support (hours)	24
Saturday Support (hours)	24
Sunday Support (hours)	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Good: 78

LG Chocolate VX8550 Review

by Melissa J. Perenson

- The VX8550--available from Verizon for $250 with a two-year contract--eschews a button-oriented navigational ring for a navigational wheel. I found the wheel a mixed blessing: It simplified navigation in some menus, but made it more onerous in others. Sometimes, I preferred to press the wheel like a four-way button in order to navigate up/down and left/right.

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