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A new LG phone has hit the streets. The possible suspect is described as black, slim, sexy and most of all fashionable. Well then, we might just have some information on that suspect, Mr. Officer. The LG Chocolate phone is a gorgeous mobile phone offering a red-glowing navigation touchpad, 128MB of internal memory, 1.3 megapixel camera and MP3 player, tri-band GSM and GPRS support - all that incorporated into a slim slider shell.

Official LG photos

Key features:

• Fashionable design
• High-quality finish
• 1.3 megapixel camera with LED flash
• 128 MB shared internal memory
• USB 1.2 mass storage support
• Touchpad navigation
• Really fast menu system response

Main disadvantages:

• No memory card slot
• No FM radio
• No airplane mode
• Slow and inconvenient camera interface
• No MP3 playlist and ID3 tag support

The phone features an innovative touchpad which is used for menu navigation and it’s a wonderful piece of design which really adds to the classy overall feel of the handset.

Otherwise, as regards the technical side of the device, there aren’t any posh features that would stun the regular tech buffs. The phone is mainly targeted at a market niche of expensive designer phones which have the main purpose of distinguishing their owners from the general crowd. And as such it should be viewed in its own right taking into account its marketing specifics. So if you are one of the people out there hoping that LG KG800 might turn out as the next Walkman competitor or the next beat-’em-all camera phone, we only have 2 words for you: Keep waiting!

Anyways, we really liked this phone, and as a matter of fact, all the people around us liked it even better, so there’s a trick or two that this party slider hides in its sleeves. Talking about sleeves, let’s roll up ours and get down to work in order to show you what this baby can offer.

The phone we had was a test sample so we should warn you that there might be some differences to the final version, though this software version behaved perfectly alright and we didn’t stumble upon any obvious bugs.

As for the stylish retail package, the box should include a stereo headset, a pouch, a neck strap, a MP3 remote control with a 3.5 mm jack, a USB cable, a travel charger and a software CD containing the proprietary LG PC Suite software but as we have always said - the contents of the retail package are market and country dependant.
Exquisite shell

The front part of the phone shell has a mirror-like finish that really makes it look classy. When closed, the slider has a rather monolith construction so there were a few people that tried opening it as a flip phone instead of a slider. That’s really something since mobile phones nowadays are invading every part of our lives so to be able to produce something innovative really counts.

When we saw the handset for the first time, sliding out of its LG branded black velvet pouch, we were amazed at how thin it looked. We could hardly believe that it was over 15 mm thick so we had to measure it ourselves. Well, it really is just over 15 mm thick but you could never really tell by just by looking at it - it looks a lot thinner.