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LG New Chocolate BL40 Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
S Class User Interface
4 Inch HD WVGA 16 Million Colour Touch Screen (345 x 800 Pixels)
Screen Gesture Control
WLAN Wi-Fi® Technology
1 Gbytes Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card up to 16 Gbytes
Wide Screen Video Player
5 Megapixel Camera with Automatic Focus
XHTML & HTML Multi Touch Web Browsing
Music Player with Touch Screen Music Controls
Instant Messaging
3G HSDPA Technology


The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

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Our LG New Chocolate BL40 Review

The LG New Chocolate BL40 is a member of the LG Black Label Series which comes with high quality media features & fast technologies. This LG New Chocolate BL40 follows on from is family members which include the highly popular LG KG800 Chocolate & the LG KE800 Chocolate Platinum handsets. The Chocolate BL40 is a 3G touch screen phone which comes with a stylish black coloured casing. Its overall size is long & slim due to its wide & large touch screen. It measures 12.8cm tall by 5.1cm wide by 1.09cm deep which makes it easy for the user to carry & hold when in use or when not in use whilst providing a stunning large high definition display. The front section of this phone is taken up by a beautiful 4 Inch high definition screen which has a crystal clear screen resolution & displays up to sixteen million colours. This touch screen has a screen resolution of 345 pixels by 800 pixels & supports an amazing S Class user interface. The touch screen is protected by a tempered glass & comes with a multi touch input method for ease of use. The user of the LG New Chocolate BL40 can enjoy a useful & fun gesture control feature which allows the user to access their phones features by simply drawings a gesture icon on the touch screen & the phone will know exactly what feature the user wishes to access. The user can set up to twelve gesture icons for their most frequently used features. The LG New Chocolate BL40 is a beautiful looking handset which comes with exciting user friendly controls & features.

It's built in WLAN Wi-Fi® technology means the user can connect their handset to a wireless LAN or nearby hotspot which allows the user to connect to the Internet without using cables & wires. The Chocolate BL40 supports 3G HSDPA technology & HSCSD which allows the user to experience high speed connectivity on their stylish phone. It comes with one gigabyte of built in memory & the user can add a memory card in the memory capacity to suit the user's storage needs. The LG New Chocolate BL40 supports a MicroSD™ memory card & can hold up to a maximum of sixteen gigabytes of external memory. This handset works over a 3G HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 or covers a quad band GSM network. The handset will automatically switch between GSM network bands & the user can enjoy a worldwide coverage on their Chocolate BL40. The battery which comes with the phone can provide the user with up to 3.3 hours of talk time or up to 250 hours of standby battery time when fully charged. The user can connect to compatible devices including other mobile phones, computers, printers & more, by using either a USB cabled connection or by gaining a Bluetooth® wireless connection between the Chocolate BL40 & another compatible device. This handset supports EDGE technology which allows the user to gain a high speed data transfer rate when the user is transfer data between their phone & other connected devices. The LG New Chocolate BL40 has an assisted GPS navigation feature which allows the user to gain directions & find locations on their stylish handset.


This gorgeous looking 3G touchscreen comes with a five megapixel camera feature which has a camera lens located on the rear of the handset & comes with high quality imaging features which allows the user to capture high quality still photos as well as recording beautifully clear video recordings. This camera comes with a built in flash & an automatic focus feature to ensure a perfectly clear shot is captured each time this camera feature is used by its user. A well position capture key allows the user to capture a photo or video easily using this key, to either take a photo or to control commencing & ending a video recording. The built in A GPS navigation feature allows the user to enjoy a photo geo tagging feature on their Chocolate BL40. The user can store their photos in the photo gallery & enjoy viewing their photos on the outstanding quality wide screen touch screen. The user can view a stunning 3D gallery when searching through their photos & videos. The LG New Chocolate BL40 supports video recording at up to thirty frames per second which provides a realistic video capture & the user can play their videos back on their 4 inch wide touch screen for a truly impressive playback experience. The user can play video footage in MPEG4, H263, DivX & XviD video formats whilst controlling their playback using the user friendly controls. A built in music player comes with touch screen music controls & supports popular music formats including MP3, WAV & eAAC+. This 3G touch screen phone supports Dolby mobile Sound & comes with a FM radio complete with a RDS feature. The RDS allows the user to view text information when listening to their favourite radio station.

The Chocolate BL40 has an integrated WAP browser which supports HTML & XHTML format Web browsing. The user can surf the Web & enjoy viewing online stores, social network Websites & much more on their phone. The user can enjoy a multi touch Web browsing experience & view Web pages in full on the LG New Chocolate BL40. When the user wishes to communicate with others the user can either make a call quickly using the built in call features or enjoy sharing messaging with other compatible messaging contacts. This handset supports an instant messaging service which works like an instant messaging service on the user's computer, which means the user can enjoy an online text conversation with others that are online at the same time as the user. Instant messaging is increasing popular & provides a quick & easy method of communication for the user. The user can create, send & receive emails directly in their handset & view a dual screen user interface which is similar to a Microsoft Outlook interface allowing the user to view the email subject on one side of the screen & on the other side of the screen the user can view the contents of an individual email. The LG New Chocolate BL40 thinks of everything with its built in MMS multimedia messaging service the user can share photos & video recording with other compatible contacts & the user can create a SMS text message to stay in contact with others using text & symbols to create a message. A one touch copy & paste feature provides the user with a tool to copy & paste a selection of a message or even web contents which can then be copied & pasted onto another message or to a notepad if desired. The LG New Chocolate BL40 is a desirable handset with a fabulous design, high quality touch screen controls & allows its user to communicate in true style.

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