LG Chocolate VX8500 review: 2006 Verizon music slider.
Chocolate VX8500.
LG's 2006 Verizon Chocolate slider made music phones cool with glowing red touch keys.
01Display
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker display results among feature phone phones of 2006 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Music
76/10076/100 puts it above the 73-point average for feature phone phones of 2006.
03Camera
50/10050/100 is one of the weaker camera results among feature phone phones of 2006 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
70/10070/100 — right at the average for feature phone phones of 2006.
05Software
56/10056/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for feature phone phones of 2006.
- Iconic touch music keys.
- A2DP Bluetooth.
- V Cast music.
- Slim slider.
- 1.3 MP camera.
- BREW only no apps.
- Small 1.85" screen.
- CDMA Verizon only.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of feature phone devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .