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We certainly loved the look
of this phone from LG when we opened up the packaging and it deserves the
amount of talk it has had over the past year, almost solely by appearences alone it is an object of desire.The LG Chocolate phone has been around for some time and recently a white version has been available to mere mortals. The phone weighs in at 83g and its dimensions come in at 95 x 48 x 15.2 mm. The first impressions are good. The glowing red touch sensitive keys don't do much until the phone is slid open to reveal the keypad underneath. A musical flourish greets you when doing so.
The 2-inch; QVGA (176 x 220-pixel) TFT screen is a good size and we were able to use the menu quite well without having to squint at the screen to make out characters (which is a bonus).
The triband phone has a good call quality and did not drop any calls when we tested it. Calls can be ended by sliding shut the phone. The mechanism for this is quite flawless and it can be very therapetic to slide open and shut the phone constantly (the music accompanying this motion is soothing as well).
There are a number of connectivity options including GPRS, WAP, Java, Bluetooth and USB. There is a USB cable included with the phone for linking up to a PC.
Texting is a breeze and I think personally the predictive text has the edge over Nokia. The battery life is not that good. Spend a while talking every day and you will also have to recharge it on an almost daily basis. (Although it is nowhere near as bad as the battery life on the BlackBerry Pearl).
The MP3 palyer is good with decent enough sound quality. A flap covers a multi-purpose port for headphones, which doubles as somewhere to connect headphones, charger and USB connection to the computer.
There is also a 1.3 megapixel camera which takes decent enough snaps and can store these photos on its 128MB memory.
Overall, well worth ditching your Nokia or Sony Ericsson for. It will certainly give both these a run for their money.
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