Verizon Wireless has announced that it will begin to offer the LG Chocolate 3 phone through its network. The phone will debut on July 13 in the American market. The clamshell styled LG phone will support Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Music with Rhapsody subscription music service, so that users can take advantage of their favorite music tracks.
Apart from V CAST Music with Rhapsody service, the phone features other music attributes including a built-in FM transmitter, music player that supports .mp3, .wma, unprotected .aac and unprotected .aac+ files, a dedicated music key and preset sound effect equalizer.
“We are proud of the success and popularity of the Chocolate series of handsets, and are excited about the upgrades made with this new edition,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president of product strategy and marketing for LG Mobile Phones. “The LG Chocolate 3 helps Verizon Wireless customers minimize the number of electronic devices they need to carry at one time, allowing for a large capacity of music storage and connection to a car stereo without any wires.”
Some of the other features of the Chocolate 3 phone are:
The LG Chocolate 3 will be available for $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The phones will be available in black or light blue colors.