Mobile Phone UK Review: LG KG800 Chocolate

Review: LG KG800 Chocolate

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When the LG KG800 commonly known as the LG Chocolate was released people were surprised at what an original looking phone it was. With it’ very dark, attractive glossy finish with silver detailing, it does resemble that of a bar of chocolate, hence the nickname. This phone is most definitely one the catches the eye with it’s mysteriousness.

The LG Chocolate is a slider phone with a touch-sensitive keypad, the LCD screen is dark also with the LG logo and with just a silver OK button. This phone gives nothing away with first appearances. There is a full keypad once the phone is slid open and buttons located on the side that control the volume, multimedia – MP3, camera plus a video camera. The touch-sensitive pad may take a little time to get used to, but the phone looks amazing and the design works really well.

Now to the features, the camera is of 1.3 mega-pixels with a flash and also features a video camera with high quality display. The music player is an MP3 with a vast variety of music formats and MP3 ring-tones are supported also. The music can be controlled from the inline remote control that comes supplied with the handset, or just simply with the touch pad. A headset is supplied and plugs into the charging port. Connectivity for both wireless Bluetooth® and USB is supported. The Chocolate has a built in memory of 128 Mbytes which is fairly good but to the have option of a memory card would have been great to have. The LG has software that enables the transference of your photo’s, videos and music between the phone and a PC.

The battery life isn’t poor but is below the average and does need to be charged every two or three days. The Chocolate weighs just 83g and is a slim and compact phone. It’s ideal to fit into your jeans pocket or even better, it fits into small handbags.

While the LG Chocolate is a stylish looking phone and make those who own it may look cool, it does have it’s flaws. It is not the most dependable of phone’s as the battery life is poor, and while the touch-sensitive pad looks fantastic some users have found it some-what of a nuisance. It may be best to consider the Samsung E900 or the new LG Shine before purchasing this phone.

Specification: LG KG800 Chocolate

• 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and flash
• Video camera
• Display: TFT, 256,000 colours, 220 x 176 pixels
• Music player (supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC++ and WMA file formats)
• MP3 ringtones (64 voice polyphonic)
• Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
• Java games
• Memory: 128 Mbytes
• Connectivity: Bluetooth® 1.2, USB
• Triband
• WAP 2.0
• Size: 95 x 48 x 15 mm
• Battery standby: 200 hours
• Weight: 83g

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Consumer Reviews: LG KG800 Chocolate

i have had my handset for a year now and i have never had any technical problems with it. i managed to changed my text alert so mine isnt annoying. it has gone off twice and after taking out the battery it was fine, had less probs than i did with my n95. the charger can be fiddley to put in and the heat sesitive screen is annoying if yu are wearing gloves in winter. other than that it looks nice and is quite small. i would def have another one.

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This phone looks cool, but is frustrating to use. I found it turning off for no apparent reason and lose calls. The touch screen is too sensitive! Calls could be made accidentally without even knowing it and the key to access the internet seems to be easily pressed when you don't want to. No speaker phone is a definite drawback. Somewhat disappointing.

Don't buy it 

This phone was ok for the price that i bought it for, but after 4 months of barely any use at all the screen went crazy until eventually not working at all. do not buy!!!!

I have had my phone for a year now and apart from not being able to change the text alert I haven't had any problems at all. Much more reliable than the Shine that keeps switching itself off.

I got this fone at christmas nd it scrached nd so dirty very easly!!!!!! I didn't get a pouch or a cleaner!!!:( When I gt the fone i thought a cud download the USB led! nd i couldn't!!!! The camera is avarage on it! It is Very slow a sending songs!!!!!! But other than the things i dont like about this fone everything else is good!:) But i feel that my mum wasted her money on somthing that dosent do what it says on the tin!!!lol!!! But i hope who as this fone has gd luck with it!:)

Don't buy it 

This phone is style over substance, yes it looks great but is very un-user friendly. I have owned mine for nearly a year now and whilst it is ok for making calls and and other basic use it is just some how really annoying to use, for example you can't use any other text allert other than the 4 rubish ones that come pre installed. If you get a text it will ring or vibrate once then never again making it easy to miss them. The battery life is about 3 days at best. The buttons are quite hard to use. Dont even bother tring to upload things from a pc, the software provided by LG is rubbish. I will never purchase an LG phone again, this phone may look good but it isnt.