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LG Chocolate VX8550 - blue mint (Verizon Wireless) comparison

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Product name	LG Chocolate VX8550 - blue mint (Verizon Wireless)	LG Chocolate VX8500 - black (Verizon Wireless)	LG Chocolate Touch VX8575 (Verizon Wireless)	LG Chocolate 3 - black (Verizon Wireless)	Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)
Price	Check Prices	$22.99	$79.99 to $349.99	$49.99	$199.99 to $599.99
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating	3.0 stars	2.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars
Release date			November 05, 2009	July 13, 2008	October 28, 2009
The Bottom Line	The LG VX8550 Chocolate is definitely a big improvement over the original Chocolate, with a beautiful yet functional design plus a host of impressive features to boot.	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.	Despite our issues with the browser and the uninteresting design, the LG Chocolate Touch is a terrific music phone for Verizon Wireless.	The LG Chocolate 3's design doesn't quite match up to its predecessors, but upgraded features like a built-in FM transmitter makes it a worthy music phone purchase.	Despite some design issues and a couple of missing features, the Motorola Droid is the most powerful and fastest Google Android device to date. It fully embraces the openness of the Android platform and offers Verizon customers a smartphone that certainly rivals the other touch-screen devices on the market.
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Cellular technology	CDMA2000 1X	CDMA2000 1X	CDMA2000 1X	CDMA2000 1X	CDMA2000 1X
Weight	3.2 oz	3.5 oz	4.2 oz	3.4 oz	6 oz
Talk time	Up to 250 min	Up to 210 min	Up to 306 min	Up to 270 min	385 min
Wireless Interface	Bluetooth	Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.1 EDR	Bluetooth 2.0 EDR	IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Service Provider	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless	Verizon Wireless
Band / mode	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800	CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	As reviewed: $99.99 Check manufacturer's site for availability	Amazon.com Marketplace $22.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Verizon Wireless $79.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Verizon Wireless $49.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Verizon Wireless $199.99 In stock: Yes Best Buy $599.99 In stock: See Site Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores
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