LG Chocolate is a brand name used for a variety of fashion
mobile phone
A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone, handphone, hand phone or pocket phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell, or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link whi ...
s produced by
LG Electronics
LG Electronics Inc. () is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, South Korea. LG Electronics is a part of LG Corporation, the fourth largest '' chaebol'' in South Korea, and often considered a ...
, in a variety of color and models. The name covers two different phones' designs: one available in Asia, Europe, and Canada, and the other in the U.S. The Chocolates are mainly distinguished by their touch-sensitive arrow buttons and their sleek slider design. Common features of the phones include an
MP3 player,
games,
camera
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and
internet browser
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. The first model was part of the
LG Black Label Series.
The LG Chocolate became very popular in many markets, especially the
United States
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and
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
.
The LG Chocolate which was introduced by LG in 2006 was the most popular phone in the company’s history. The Chocolate VX8500 phone managed to sell over 21 million handsets worldwide. LG is now paving the way for a successor to the LG Chocolate to celebrate its success.
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Original LG Chocolate design
* CYON Chocolate (LG-KV5900/LG-LP5900/LG-SV590), the South Korean original LG Chocolate (2005)
* LG Chocolate (KG800/TG800), the GSM
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LG Chocolate released for Europe and Canada (2006)
*LG Chocolate Platinum (KE800)
The LG Chocolate Platinum is an update of the LG Chocolate. It was originally introduced in Korea in June 2006 (SV600/KV6000) before being introduced internationally in November 2006 (KE800). The phone also is part of the Black Label Series II lin ...
, the GSM LG Chocolate update (2006)
*LG Chocolate Folder (KG810)
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, the GSM original clamshell LG Chocolate (2006) (succeeded by LG U830
The LG U830 is a third generation fliptop mobile phone with HSPDA support. The U830 includes a 2-megapixel camera with flash and an internal camera for video calls. References
U830
Mobile phones introduced in 2006
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, not branded as Chocolate)
North American LG Chocolate design
* LG Chocolate (VX8500), the CDMA
Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communicatio ...
USA/Canada LG Chocolate (2006)
*LG Chocolate Spin (VX8550)
The LG Chocolate (VX8550) (also known as the VX8550 or the LG Chocolate Spin) was the second of four versions of the LG Chocolate series mobile phone sold in North America. The device was manufactured from July 2007 to August 2008 for sale by Ver ...
, CDMA update (2007)
*LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560)
The LG Chocolate³ (also known as the VX8560 or the upgraded VX8560EX) is a feature phone, and the successor to the LG Chocolate mobile phone for Verizon Wireless in the USA and Telus
Telus Communications Inc. (TCI) is the wholly owned princ ...
, clamshell (2008)
*LG Chocolate Touch (VX8575)
The LG VX8575, often referred to simply as the LG Chocolate Touch, is the fourth cellular phone in the popular LG Chocolate line with the Verizon Wireless network. Like the other Chocolate phones, the phone has an MP3 player that runs on Dolby Mob ...
, touch screen version (2009)
New LG Chocolate design
*LG New Chocolate (BL40)
The BL40 is a model of South Korean electronic brand LG's brand of LG Chocolate phones. It was introduced on 3 August 2009 as part of the "New Chocolate" range. It has a unique design, with a 4-inch display with the first in mobile phone history: ...
, Europe/Asia/Canada LG Chocolate (2009)
*LG New Chocolate (BL20) LG Chocolate is a brand name used for a variety of fashion mobile phones produced by LG Electronics, in a variety of color and models. The name covers two different phones' designs: one available in Asia, Europe, and Canada, and the other in the U.S ...
(2009)
Indonesian LG Chocolate design
*LG Chocolate (ID90c)
LG Chocolate is a mobile phone created by LG Electronics, the first of the LG Black Label Series. It was released at the end of 2005 in South Korea, followed by an international GSM release in 2006 (the KG800), and a slightly altered CDMA model r ...
, the CDMA
Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communicatio ...
Indonesian LG Chocolate (2006)
References
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Chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...