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LG VX8500 Chocolate (black) Cell Phone Batteries

I have bought a number of cellular phones over the years, as I am sure many people have, and while none have been especially extraordinary, some have absolutely been crap. The only problem I have ever had with my mobile phones has been with the batteries. The cell phone battery has either stopped working or it just would not last long enough and I would need to purchase and carry a replacement battery.

I always use my cell phone a lot, both for my work and for personal use, so having another battery is often worth it but having to replace a faulty or damaged battery is so annoying. My latest phone is working ok but I would like a replacement battery for when I am travelling.

These are the details of my current phone (yes, I know it is a bit old, I really should get a new cellular phone):

LG VX8500 Chocolate (black)

Positives:
The LG Chocolate has a sharp design; satisfying overall performance; and a multimedia-rich feature set that includes Bluetooth, a digital music player, and a megapixel camera with admirable photo quality.
Negatives:
The LG Chocolate’s unique touch pad and controls entail a steep learning curve, and the phone suffers from poor streaming video quality and low talk-time battery life. The lack of a speakerphone is disappointing.
Facts:
Though the LG Chocolate is beautifully designed and offers a respectable mix of features and performance, it doesn’t quite live up to the hype.

Note: This product is part of the LG Chocolate series. .

Editors’ note: As of September 27, 2006, LG has released a firmware update to the LG Chocolate that adds speakerphone functionality to the phone. It was not available at the time of this review.

It’s not uncommon for the introduction of a new cell phone to be preceded by a ton of hype. Take for instance, the LG VX85000. Otherwise known as the Chocolate, the VX8500 became the talk of the mobile world after its stateside debut last April at the annual CTIA show. Rumors flew back and forth regarding when we’d see it with a U.S. carrier, and finally this week, after being available in Europe and Asia for several months, the Chocolate has landed at Verizon Wireless. After so much speculation, we were eager to find out just what type of chocolate the Chocolate really is. Is it Hershey’s or Godiva? The answer seems to lie somewhere in between. By all means, it’s beautiful and offers decent call quality, but the keys and controls take some getting used to. And though it has stereo Bluetooth, a megapixel camera, a digital music player, and support for Verizon’s 3G video and music services, it doesn’t do much that other cell phones don’t do already. And more to the point, it lacks a speakerphone, something even the most basic cell phones offer. On the upside, the Chocolate is fairly priced at $149 with service.

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