LG’s slender and tall BL40 Chocolate phone will soon grace the Indian retail stores. Hailing from the Black Label Series, the phone is not as feature packed as the Christmas Edition but is interesting nonetheless. The phones spec sheet includes a large 4-inch scratch resistant LCD (800×345) with an aspect ratio of 21:9, S-Class UI, 5MP Schneider-Kreuznach lens, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Bluetooth, DLNA, DivX support, FM Radio, 3.5mm audio jack, TV out, 1GB internal memory and microSD card slot.

The phone will sell for Rs. 30,000.

So what is LG’s mantra to please its home crowd this Christmas? To come with a special edition Chocolate phone of course and also upgrade something in design and specs. The slim and tall BL40 Chocolate now comes in a black hue decorated lovely gold design at the back.

Additionally, camera has also undergone a change, with 5MP Schneider-Kreuznach lens being replaced by an 8MP one. Rest of the features are same.

The phone will be released in South Korea on December 10 at an undisclosed priced but will be accompanied with a voucher allowing the buyer to win prizes up to 5 million KRW.

Press Release

[Via Phone Arena]

LG’s official UK Blog scored a unit of the new Chocolate phone, BL40 and clicked boatload of pictures for us to ogle at. But if pictures are not your thing, Mobiles.co.uk too has a 6min long hands-on video that allows you to see the phone in action.

The phone as we know, has a vivid 4-inch touchscreen with an unusual 21:9 aspect ratio and 800×345 pixels resolution, S-Class UI, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more.

LG BL40 Flickr Set

LG has officially tagged BL40 as the successor of Chocolate phone. Today’s announcement confirm some specs which we have already known. The Black Label Series phone will sport a 4-inch HD LCD (Real VGA) screen that has an aspect ratio of 21:9, resolution of 800×345 pixels and offers more crisp, true-to-life colors. In addition to this, it has an S-Class UI supporting Dual Screen function that allow to view two different types of content simultaneously and 5 megapixel Schneider-Kreuznach lens.

The phone will first arrive in Europe in September after which will be released in Korea, Asia and Latin America.

The source who brought us the BL40 pictures in the morning today posted few more pictures of another device called as the BL42. According to him, it’s the second-generation Chocolate phone and features UMTS support, about 150MB internal memory, 5MP Schneider-Kreuznach lens, flash support and micro-USB connector.

His claim in fact, puts up an interesting question. Is BL42, the real successor of Chocolate or BL40, which he refers to as ‘White’? We don’t know but maybe LG will officially clear the smoke when they reveal the full deets in August.

[Via Telefon-Treff]

One sincere suggestion to LG. Get this thing out already otherwise the features will leak out in bits with nothing left for LG to show except for the press pictures. The Chocolate 2 or BL40 pictures were posted in a German forum and boy, this phone looks tall and sexy just like the supermodels.

In the specs department, it’s the same thing we have known before: 4-inch 21:9 aspect ratio touchscreen (800×345), S-Class UI, UMTS/HSDPA, 5MP Schneider-Kreuznach lens, camera flash, Wi-Fi, FM transmitter, 355MB internal memory, microSD card slot and something as position sensor (whatever that means).

Oh, there’s also a picture of BL40 alongside a smaller device, BL42.

More pictures over here.

[Via Engadgetmobile]

Just yesterday we were talking about the next LG Black Label phone and today they have semi-confirmed it. LG’s playing coy to share the phone details but has confirmed that it will be known as the new Chocolate, making it the fourth phone from the Black Label Series. The claim that “the new Chocolate will be a disruptive force in conventional mobile screens in an effort to maximize usability,” hints at a possible 21:9 screen.

LG will reveal additional details, pictures when they announce this device in August. For now, hit the gallery to enjoy the teasing pictures.

Press Release

What the ….???! NPD Group released a report of the five top selling phones in US which to everyone’s surprise is Moto RAZR V3, heading the mobile phone charts. Motorola may have hit the right note to appeal the US citizens but still have a lot of work to do to please the world. No need to say their current financial status must have made them realize that US Market does not equal the World Market.

Anyways, if you’re waiting for the remaining four phones which ruled the US market, then they are as follows:

2) Apple iPhone
3) Blackberry Curve
4) LG Chocolate
5) Blackberry Pearl

[Via Engadget]