LG BL40 New Chocolate review: Chef’s best

29 October 2009
It was handsets like the original Chocolate that put LG on the map. But simply playing with the big boys was never going to be enough. It takes creativity to outsmart and outdo some formidable rivals. LG never shied...

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  • Anonymous
  • 39m
  • 30 Oct 2009

iPhone clone!

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    • Connie
    • f4I
    • 30 Oct 2009

    Thank you GSM Arena once again for a great review. I am not in the market for a new phone at the moment (trying to restrain myself, as I have to many phones already). But in some bizarre way I am really drawn to this phone. I assume it is too long to be practical, but as a fashion phone or if you want to be different LG delivers. It has a 3.5mm jack (very very very important!!!), and everything else that you need in a phone. I hope it does well so that LG can keep on producing phones with a slight twist to it.

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      • javacoffee
      • tVe
      • 30 Oct 2009

      Looks grEATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT !!!!

      I really love LG phone as my experience and must buy it :)

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        • Davey
        • 0RJ
        • 30 Oct 2009

        Yes, but what's LG's firmware upgrade and customer support on this? I had a Viewty - 2 of - and both had a generic firmware fault which LG refused to fix. In fact, the lack of LG support for the Viewty was pretty non-existent. The basic message I got was that LG did not care much about firmware upgrades once their phones were 'out there', unlike Nokia, SE and Apple. This phone looks intriguing, but I'm already saying "no" as I suspect once it's released, LG won't support it.

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          • Hum!!!
          • M3s
          • 30 Oct 2009

          nice phone looks good poor software quality. every1 we have sold has been exchanged. we sell over 6 per week and over the past month we have exchanged all of them. over 20.
          i can see the cookie all over again with a high return rate

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            • The Guy
            • Ge@
            • 30 Oct 2009

            Woah! What a nice phone even though it is about the same size as my tv's remote control. Great features and nice screen. Great phone though but not for me.

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              • RQI
              • 30 Oct 2009

              good

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                • Anonymous
                • Uij
                • 30 Oct 2009

                dara, 29 Oct 2009ha ha, yep, it's really a true beauty. gorgeous phone. too ... morehaha yea its probably better suited for women but its a pretty good gift.. expensive like all of the gifts but at least you get some technology

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                  • Neutral
                  • RBV
                  • 30 Oct 2009

                  The design is ok but this is a phone for women and men with purses. I recently got my hands on one and placed it in my jean's pocket. You can not seat down without the risk of breaking the phone. The thing is just too long! Where is the consumer insight here! This reminds me of Apple's Nano design fiasco.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • t7K
                    • 29 Oct 2009

                    Beauty on the outside, ugly on the inside.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • PjW
                      • 29 Oct 2009

                      dara, 29 Oct 2009ha ha, yep, it's really a true beauty. gorgeous phone. too ... moreThis is preconcious! XD
                      I am a man and I'm think I'm going to buy this phone!

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                        • dara
                        • 0vS
                        • 29 Oct 2009

                        Anonymous, 29 Oct 2009did you see the legs on thatha ha, yep, it's really a true beauty. gorgeous phone. too bad i'm a male; this design could consider to look a bit feminized

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                          • jay
                          • PSv
                          • 29 Oct 2009

                          i admit, the design is simple and great.. but i still go for samsung jet.

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                            • majid
                            • TuL
                            • 29 Oct 2009

                            I havent worked with it yet but high end phones usually have some lags but lg can remove them with first updating software.I think lg crystal and this one are of the best phones in terms of deisgn.arent they?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Uij
                              • 29 Oct 2009

                              did you see the legs on that

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                                • majid
                                • TuL
                                • 29 Oct 2009

                                I am a se fan but I cant deny that Lg is the best in term of design.
                                I love lg.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • PeM
                                  • 29 Oct 2009

                                  majid, 29 Oct 2009first.¬¬

                                  Great phone indeed some lags!

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                                    • majid
                                    • TuL
                                    • 29 Oct 2009

                                    first.