Let’s get it out of the way: the LG KG800 Chocolate Phone is not brown; it’s dark chocolate, so it’s black. So there. But black is beautiful, in this case. It’s made of ebony glass with glowing red lights, and stylish as anything we’ve seen lately. And it’s not just beautiful; it works great. Let’s say it outright now: The KG800 is one of the most unique slider phones to come out this year.

Definitely drool-worthy

It’s gloss and glamour the minute you pick it up, with its glassy black finish and smooth, protuberance-free surface. I often mistake the back for the front; when the phone is off, it’s just all black glass, and you can’t sometimes tell which way is up. Which isn’t a bad thing. The exceptionally bright and clear high-res screen and the red lights on the face actually made me ooh and aah the first time I turned it on.

You’d think it was heavy-looking the way it does, but it looks smaller and weighs very little in person compared to how it looks in the ads. The finish is impeccable and smooth, and the lack of anything to snag on makes it slightly easy to drop. The glossy finish is surprisingly scratch-resistantâ€