

Numbers per entry: 5 plus 2 email addresses Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP, DUN, A2DP, AVRC, OPP version 1.1 / OPP for vCard only (micro SD memory cards are available in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB, and 8 GB. Talk: 3.50 hours (210 minutes) Standby: 384 hours (16 days) batteries were known to have a defect as they were released in December 2006. Verizon also scented select units to tie the phone into the ad campaign.įeatures Specifications Type The sixth commercial showed cherries being squished into a paste to make a reddish phone, a chocolate dipped into a pool of white chocolate, and mint being chopped to make a green phone, also to the song Candyman. The fifth commercial simply played Goldfrapp's " Strict Machine" while the phone emerged from liquid chocolate. Another featured "Love Me or Hate Me" by Lady Sovereign. In one campaign the song " Candyman" by Christina Aguilera is featured. The device was shown closed, making it look like an MP3 player, and the commercials ended with the music pausing, the phone opening, and a phone call or message being played. The in-store release of the VX8500/Chocolate followed six television commercials created by future-UK Marketer of the Year John Bernard, four of which featured music playing while the device was displayed from various camera angles, often with the glow from the touch-panel leaving a trail. Unlike the VX8500, the KG800's number pad features a matte grey/glossy black checkerboard pattern and the camera has a white LED flash.
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The A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth profiles are available on the VX8500, but not on the KG800. The touch panel on the VX8500 has a slightly different design, with a circular button arrangement bordered with glossy metal, versus the KG800's square arrangement featuring simple arrow designs (a defining part of the ads for the original LG Chocolate ), and a rounded silver rectangle bordering the "OK" button in the center. The US Chocolate is a different model (VX8500), with a QVGA (320x240) LCD over the KG800's 176x220 LCD. After becoming an extremely popular item in the UK, the model was released in the United States and Canada. In Britain, it was available in three colors: black, blue, and yellow. The original LG Chocolate(KV5900) was released in Korea long before the UK or U.S. This White Chocolate phone’s sliding panel has been opened to reveal the keys. The LG Chocolate had successor called the VX8550 LG Chocolate "Spin" which featured touch buttons with improved accuracy, a scroll wheel, support for 4 GB microSD cards, and tactile send and end keys. The Chocolate VX8500 phone managed to sell over 21 million handsets worldwide. The LG Chocolate which was introduced by LG in 2006 was the most popular phone in the company’s history. In addition to the original black “Dark Chocolate” model, the LG Chocolate VX8500 was also available in light green, white, pink, and red models called "Mint Chocolate," "White Chocolate," "Strawberry Chocolate," and "Cherry Chocolate," respectively. On August 7, 2006, it was released for sale in Verizon stores. It was released in July 2006 for online sale in the U.S. The LG VX8500 (or "Chocolate") was a slider cellphone- MP3 player hybrid that was sold as a feature phone by LG. JSTOR ( August 2007) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "LG Chocolate" VX8500 – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
