I need help deciding on which phone is better..

I have the VX8300 and i LOVE it. It plays MP3's, has a good camera w/ a flash, loud clear speakerphone, loud ringtones, great reception, easy to navigate, large buttons, very customizeable, and very attractive. I spent a week researching every Verizon phone currently available and this phone won by a landslide. (Of course not counting the blackberries and phones like that).

the LG chocolate doesn't have speakerphone, nor does it have a flash with its camera. And what is its big advantage? Its an MP3 player. But the 8300 plays MP3s too and is cheaper!

the Motorola Q has a ton of issues with the keyboad locking up. I've heard from everyone that owns it they have to restart the phone mutiples times a day to keep it working.

 

Not sure if that's just the chocolate or all VZW LG phones, but the chocolate's reception really isn't all that great, even though the camera is awesome.

 

I recall having great reception w/ my past 4400, 6100, & 8100 as well as my Wife's current 8100...

 

i like the 8300 i think its the best one they have made.........ive had the 815 that was awesome for reception but feature wise the 8300 gets my vote.

 

i wouldn't have picked any of those phones because it think it is nice to AMPS backup and all of these phones are all-digital........but i would go for the 8300........i like the way it looks and one of my friends has it so i got to test drive it......its like all of the other Verizon phones because it has the branded UI but.......

between the Chocolate and the VX9800 i would go for the chocolate

i like bulky phones like that ones that Nextel offers......but Nextels phones are more Squarish....the VX9800 is rounded off and smooth and simple.....i tested out the chocolate in the VZW store and i really liked it

 

I was shown the VX9800 AFTER I got the V3M. I would have preferred the VX9800. The reception, for me at least, has always been outstanding on the LG products.

My spouse used my LG VX600 while her V3m was on backorder. The reception was better than the V3m no matter where we went.

Oh, well, back to an LG in a 11 months, unless I can come across enough to get the VX9800. :biggrin:

 

The V (9800) has a ton of problems with the keyboard locking up. Most everyone has to restart their phone multiple times a day to get the keyboard working again. I have long thin fingers and I even find it easier to type on a regular cell phone than that itty bitty keyboard. (I sent and receive about 1,000 text messages a month, so one could probably say I'm an avid texter. I seriously can type SO much faster using T9 text on my 8300 than on the 9800. Plus, it got so annoying when I was in mid-text and the keyboard locked up and I had to restart the phone).

Before purchasing a new phone about 2 weeks ago, I researched every phone that works with Verizon service. I used 4 different websites that review phones, I used 5 different websites with reviews of actual customers, sampled each phone at Verizon stores, and found people around campus with the phones and talked to them as well as tried out their phones. So I pretty much know the ups and downs of every phone in existance and the 8300 was the obvious choice after all that.

The Chocolate phone is basically a "oo cool check out your phone" type thing. In terms how the quality of the phone and the basic features, it is not nearly as nice as the LG VX8300.

The 8300 beat out every other cell phone I reviewed. Hope you agree & purchase it, you won't regret it!

Plus, the "cool" feature of the Chocolate phone is that it is an MP3 player. For $40 (including shipping & shipping insurance) I bought a 1 gig memory card for my 8300 and uploaded a ton of songs. It works great! Every MP3 I currently listen to (about 1,000) is on my phone. Plus, it came free with an adaptor, so I can use it in my digital camera too!