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Review summary: The Chocolate achieves its aim of being a fashion phone - it grabs the attention with the stylish combination of black and red, with a modern slider design, well-made and featuring a comfortable keypad. It's a pity that functionality suffers because ...

Pros: Good implementation and design., Shipping Box Content., Logically structured menu with easy to navigation through shortcuts., Solid built

Cons: Problems with navigation ? the direction keys and the OK key are easily pressed in error which leads to mistakes., The display cannot be read in bright light., No slot for memory card., The Music player has very little capabilities and a fake graphic ...

Review summary: LG Electronics' intriguingly titled LG Chocolate phone (KG800) is finally available in the UK. LG has already sold 400,000 of the 'chocolate-coloured' (it even comes in an impressive chocolate box, complete with magnetic latch) slider ...

Pros: Chic, sleek & stylish ; touch-sensitive navigational controls ; Bluetooth

Cons: Keys aren't backlit ; no e-mail support ; poor battery life ; average music quality

Verdict: Super cool handset for consumers

Review summary: With a killer design and a feature set above most other handsets in its class, the LG KG800 Chocolate is taking the European market by storm. We give this stunner a workout in our review, and find a few floors that need to be overcome.

Pros: Incredible design, great sound quality, bright screen, well featured

Cons: Poor Bluetooth implementation, unresponsive text editor, no speakerphone or voice dialing

Verdict: In the end, the LG KG800 is somewhat of a mixed blessing.

Review summary: The LG Chocolate phone is the best-looking phone we have seen this year. With a seamless casing and glowing red touchpad, this phone took everyone by surprise. It definitely has that wow factor at first, but after using it for a couple of weeks you ...

Pros: Seamless design ; glossy feel ; red backlight on the touchpad ; chequered keypad ; 128MB internal memory ; headset

Cons: Casing attracts fingerprints and is easy to scratch ; no memory card slot ; occasionally unresponsive touchpad

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: Despite its Chocolate moniker, the LG KG800 is a glossy piano-black slider phone with glowing touch-sensitive red controls below the screen.

Pros: Innovative touch-sensitive navigation keys under screen, Minimalist black design, Plenty of customisation options, Intuitive user interface

Cons: Easy to accidentally press the wrong key, High-gloss case is fingerprint-prone, Too "plasticky" for some

Verdict: While Motorola's RAZR still manages to trigger ultra-thin fashion clones, LG has moved in a different direction with the Chocolate KG800, an understated and stylish mobile phone with a beguiling design twist.