LG VX8550 Chocolate Dark Blue

Slimmer, lighter and sweeter than ever, LG updates its Chocolate slider phone to the VX8550 with improvements including a new metal navigation wheel (which traces your finger's movement with a small light), vibrating touch keypad, and the ability to run the music player in the background while using the other features of the phone.

But many of the much vaunted features of the original Chocolate remain silky smooth slider design support for V Cast Music, an integrated music or video player, a 1.3 megapixel camera or camcorder, stereo Bluetooth capabilities, and a microSD memory slot for up to 4 GB of storage.

In addition to Verizon's V Cast Music feature, this phone is also enabled with the Get It Now service, which allows you to easily download ringtones, games, and applications. It runs on Verizon's CDMA 850/CDMA 1900 frequencies and EV-DO high speed data network.

The phone features a seriously attractive open faced design with an internal antenna and a vibrant 240 x 320 pixel, 262,000 colors TFT or TFD display.

A touch sensor click wheel, similar to iPod, and sliding design set the phone apart stylistically. Opening the slider reveals a numeric keypad, as well as the 1.3 megapixel camera and LED flash, which are housed on the rear of the phone. The new navigation wheel with Trace Motion Light allows for easy navigation through phone functions, as well as quick and simple functionality while browsing music and videos. The touch keypad provides an improved feel for quicker input.