Just as our Asian friends are likely starting to tire of their
glossy black pearls of LG goodness, we're now getting word that the Chocolate might make its first official US appearance in CDMA form as Verizon's flagship phone. The VX8500, as it'll likely be known, bears a strong resemblance to the original, but appears to lack the checkerboard keypad and trades a square d-pad for a circular, music-friendly design. There's some rampant speculation that the VX8500 is slated for an October launch, but other than that, deets are sketchy. As always, we'll be on the lookout for more solid information.
Update: Like we said, we're on the lookout for more solid information, and
Phone Scoop has quickly delivered. Expect the VX8500 to sport a 1.3 megapixel shooter, MicroSD slot, and EV-DO data when it drops, plus an update version of Verizon's much-maligned user interface that supports soft menus for the phone's side keys.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Self-professed Motorola fan boy a.k.a. FNBY @ Jun 26th 2006 6:36PM
VZ's gonna need a cool LG like that if they are gonna compete against the SCPL from Cingular
Gellar @ Jun 26th 2006 10:38PM
Finally! FINALLY! a nice looking phone for cdma! i hope its thin ...
Cody S. @ Jun 27th 2006 9:40AM
Dang, that thing is HOT. I want one now.
Rahul @ Jun 27th 2006 7:53PM
it's thin
.7
september, verizon
=P
Gellar @ Jun 27th 2006 9:38PM
september eh? all the things say oct!
ah well, if you're right, all the better :)
workerbee @ Jul 2nd 2006 5:36PM
late august-early september is what I've seen on this
Yop @ Jul 5th 2006 7:43PM
on phonescoop it says its bein released middle of this month
halley @ Oct 29th 2006 1:02AM
I want one!!!!really really bad