LG BL40 New Chocolate preview: Having a first bite

04 September 2009
The words "Black Label" evoke images of things exclusive, reserved for the lucky few. The new entrant in the arena, the LG BL40 New Chocolate, the intriguing successor of highly popular style-conscious phones...

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  • Anonymous
  • 9Ij
  • 10 Sep 2009

nice... looks to be a real trendsetter here. just wish it was a "proper" smartphone (ie. using either WinMo or Android) so that it could be heavily customised and allow users to install all kinds of stuff though...

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    • Anonymous
    • 4vA
    • 09 Sep 2009

    sine when does lg favor gsm sim cards over cdma networks? kinda sounds wrong to me.

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      • Jael
      • v0X
      • 08 Sep 2009

      can i use internet in this cellphone? can i use friendster,facebook?

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        • Ginormous
        • qmP
        • 07 Sep 2009

        harsh, 04 Sep 2009is this a phone or a remote??? ha ha ha at 128mm it ... moreThats the kind of problem you experience when you have gotten used to carrying such a small thing in your pants your whole life....

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          • Anonymous
          • tRh
          • 06 Sep 2009

          darko sam, 04 Sep 2009Gsmarena, you are wrong!!! :) Nokia e90's screen has 4.0 i... moreHm, I think you're the one who is wrong.
          800x352 is not 21:9, 800x345 is. Period.

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            • Anonymous
            • tRh
            • 06 Sep 2009

            Interesting, it's good for viewing videos.

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              • rumkokos
              • puj
              • 06 Sep 2009

              hehe i'm glad i'm not the only one getting the remote control asociation :) its to narrow for a mobile phone. And the price is way to high for this kind of global money situation.

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                • Anonymous
                • 2@y
                • 05 Sep 2009

                BLINK, 04 Sep 2009the features are awesome but everytime i look at the BL40 i... moreYeah, it does look like a remote control. It's friggin' weird to look at.

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                  • L limousine is good
                  • N7a
                  • 05 Sep 2009

                  my top class LIMOUSINE !!!! wonder if the home screen could have landscape orientation with status and icons in horizontal thus making the phone looking like a microlaptop with a wallpaper in landscape mode !!!!!?????

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 32Q
                    • 05 Sep 2009

                    I see this is already available in UK with Orange on contract and at Play for £449

                    High price, but the Arena was also very expensive when released and now much cheaper, so prices should fall with time.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • keq
                      • 05 Sep 2009

                      I love this phone, i really do. But I'm one of those guys where I like to have my phone in my pocket, and being as long as it is, it's going to be difficult fitting inside my pants. I just wish that it's a bit shorter and a little wider, it would be perfect.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • t7K
                        • 05 Sep 2009

                        it looks like a bigger version of an Ipod Nano with a bigger screen

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                          • Anonymous
                          • L4$
                          • 04 Sep 2009

                          Hank, 04 Sep 2009So you know the price then? About 560 euros!

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                            • Hank
                            • 32Q
                            • 04 Sep 2009

                            andy burgin, 04 Sep 2009The first Lg Chocolate was affordable for the Younger Gener... moreSo you know the price then?

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                              • Wesley
                              • 32Q
                              • 04 Sep 2009

                              It is actually 2mm shorter than the HTC Magic, just looks longer cause the screen is longer with less space taken up at the top and bottom with buttons and empty space. My LG tv remote control is double the length of this phone.

                              Very cool. Now can LG make a smartphone with Winmo or Android that will be as good as this with better camera and amoled screen?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • FJT
                                • 04 Sep 2009

                                Elegant and sleek looking phone. I wouldn't mind owning one.

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                                  • bummy
                                  • 9xE
                                  • 04 Sep 2009

                                  Love the form-factor.

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                                    • andy burgin
                                    • 3pH
                                    • 04 Sep 2009

                                    The first Lg Chocolate was affordable for the Younger Generation an thats why it sold well,but how many yougans will be able to buy this Chocolate version,LG have got it wrong an alot of youngans will be very upset now as they got no chance of affording to buy this mobile,they should have released something more affordable or just upgraded the camera on the First Chocalate

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Pmh
                                      • 04 Sep 2009

                                      Anonymous, 04 Sep 2009lol iphone barely introduced anything new. they were the 1s... moreThe LG Prada has a capacitive screen and its the first to have this XD

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                                        • darko sam
                                        • 3Z5
                                        • 04 Sep 2009

                                        Gsmarena, you are wrong!!! :)
                                        Nokia e90's screen has 4.0 inch, 800x352 pixels, 21x9 ratio. Period.