The Chocolate by LG is back and sweeter than ever. Decked out in traditional Black, the Chocolate will also sport two new colors, Black Cherry and Blue Mint, when it hits Verizon Wireless stores July 9.

Slimmer and sleeker, the new LG VX8550 Chocolate has a rich assortment of features, including a vibrating touch keypad and a new Navigation Wheel with Trace Motion light. The wheel allows for easy navigation through phone functions, as well as quick and simple functionality while browsing music and videos.

LG VX8550 offers multimedia features such as a microSD memory slot that supports up to a 4GB card, a music player, a powerful speaker for music and dedicated keys for easy access to stored music. The Chocolate by LG from Verizon Wireless offers the following features and capabilities:

• Music player for MP3 and WMA songs
• Dedicated key for easy access to the music player
• Background music - music plays in the background while sending messages, browsing the Web, etc.
• Music only mode (RF off except Bluetooth)
• MicroSD memory, compatible with microSD cards up to 4GB
• 1.3 megapixel camera and camcorder
• Video player for MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
• Supported Bluetooth Profiles: headset, hands-free, dial-up networking, advanced audio distribution (stereo), phone book access, basic print (print and send user-generated pictures to a printer via Bluetooth), object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer and basic imaging
• TTY/TDD support
• Hearing aid compatible (M4-rating)
• Text, picture/video messaging
• Web-based e-mail, instant messaging and chat
• Flash user interface for clear images, text and fun animations
• Phone book with 1,000 contacts - each stores five numbers, two e-mail addresses and a picture ID
• Emergency contacts - enter three contacts and personal information, in case of emergency
• Frequency 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (digital dual-band)
• Data transmission high-speed EV-DO
• Dimensions: 3.85” (h) x 1.87” (w) x 0.67” (d)
• Weight: 3.24 oz.
• LCD 262K color TFT, 240 x 320 pixels, 11 lines
• Standard battery: 800 mAh Li-Polymer
• Up to 250 minutes of usage time or up to 350 hours of standby time