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LG's much-advertised widescreen phone is certainly unusual. Its display boasts a broad 2.3:1 aspect ratio, a high resolution of 800 x 345, and it looks stunning.But despite this, and a feature set as long as your arm - which includes an excellent 5-meg...
Strangely shaped like a chocolate bar, LG's Chocolate BL40 can't compete with other, more sophisticated smartphones...
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wired.co.uk Updated:
2013-11-09 02:25:56
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It seems apt to be pondering the pros and cons of watching films on a small screen on the very day that Apple has released its 10-inch iPad. I have always been amused by seeing fellow commuters on the tube squinting to watch a film on their iPhone.This...
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I remember reviewing the original chocolate phone in 2008 and this is longer and thinner. In fact it really is nothing like the original. Of course phones continue to evolve so what has the new Chocolate BL40 got to offer...
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At first glimpse, the LG BL40 Chocolate looks about as wieldy as its confectionary cousin, the Curly Wurly. With its epic 21:9, 4–inch screen and revolutionary look, surely it couldn’t work as a regular device. Or could it? We’ve got our mitts on on...
Looks great, 21:9 shots look stunning, screen makes apps easy to use...
Average touchscreen, not everything plays in 21:9, clunky web browsing...
A unique and clever approach to touchscreen phones, with plenty going on. Does feel a bit gimmicky though...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2013-11-09 02:25:59
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MORE: take a look at our video review of the LG New Chocolate BL40It’s clear the New Chocolate BL40 phone from LG has been designed with style in mind...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated:
2013-11-09 02:25:59
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MORE: take a look at our video review of the LG New Chocolate BL40It’s clear the New Chocolate BL40 phone from LG has been designed with style in mind.Whether that style appeals is a personal matter. We found the long and thin handset a little unwieldy...
A decent phone, not too expensive, that looks special...
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LG have produced a new form factor for the BL40 - a long, slim design with a full 21:9 cinematic widescreen display. The second edition of the top selling Chocolate is here. The LG BL40 Chocolate What's in the box?BL40 Device 1000mAh Battery USB Data c...
The BL40 has its problems, but has enough stand out features to hide these issues. The screen is obviously, and rightly its most impressive feature, whether using core phone functionality with the dual screen mode, or watching a film on the move. Just...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2013-11-09 02:26:08
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There's no doubting that the wide screen is a real lure, but it has its shortcomings, largely due to its narrowness. You might want to give this phone a thorough trying out before you buy. LG - Chocolate BL40 price Buy LG Chocolate BL40 securely onlin...
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The BL40 is from 's ‘Chocolate' range of phones, designed to offer greater sophistication than a run-of-the-mill handset. Well, the BL40 certainly looks elegant and the chassis is sturdy. The four-inch, 21:9 aspect ratio touchscreen makes the BL40 over...
Colourful, detailed images, 21:9 ratio looks neat, balanced sound, 3.5mm jack...
Sluggish to operate, temperamental touch screen, sounds dynamically flat, pocket unfriendly...
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Product Code: BL40.AGBRBK The LG Chocolate BL40 mobile phone is one of the oddest-looking handsets we've ever seen. Tall and thin, the LG Chocolate BL40 resembles an older-style chocolate bar - perhaps the Wonka Bars from Charlie and the Chocolate F...
LG's Chocolate BL40 boasts excellent build quality and a flashy, if unconventional, design. The interface does have its issues and the oddly-shaped design does take a while to grasp, but it has plenty of features. Ross Catanzariti...
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LG's latest Chocolate mobile phone is one of the oddest-looking handsets we've ever seen. Tall and thin, the Chocolate BL40 resembles an older-style chocolate bar — perhaps the Wonka Bars from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Though there is no golden ticket here, unwrapping the Chocolate BL40 is a largely pleasant experience, though it is an unconventional phone.The LG Chocolate BL40 mobile phone hasn't yet been released in Australia, though it's expected to hit shelves in time for Christ...
Excellent design and build quality, 4in widescreen display, S-Class 3D interface is visually appealing, on-screen keyboard is intuitive...
UI isn’t intuitive in some areas, odd design poses some navigation difficulties, unconventional display not ideal for all content...
LG’s Chocolate BL40 boasts excellent build quality and a flashy, if unconventional, design. The interface does have its issues and the oddly-shaped design does take a while to grasp, but it has plenty of features...
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LG's PR machine seems to have been in overdrive for the last few months with adverts for its various TVs, phones, and other products regularly appearing on commercial TV. Perhaps the biggest push, though, has been for its latest premium phone, the BL40 Ch...
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whatmobile.net Updated:
2013-11-09 02:26:14
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LG has certainly managed to come up with some innovative designs and features recently, from the Crystal to the limited-edition Watch Phone. Add the new BL40 to the mix and all three could equally prompt the same single word response: Why? The Watch Ph...
The New Chocolate phone has found a clever way of increasing the screen size, without making the overall phone huge, but it looks too much like a TV remote. With such a tall-display, you can't use it easily with one hand. Video playback isn't as g...
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Slap an HD or a widescreen label on any product and it will sell. That's clearly what the marketing types think, with everything from phones to compact cameras suffering from the buzzword trickle down. But you know things have gone badly wrong when the...
Packed with features and an impressive super-wide screen, but undermined by unresponsiveness and woeful battery life...
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pz10.com Updated:
2013-11-09 02:26:19
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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 away from experimenting and have bee...
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LG's first Chocolate was promoted as a style phone but now, several incarnations in, its become more than just a sweet talker. The LG New Chocolate BL40 looks like nothing else (except perhaps a bar of Cadbury's Bourneville), with its 21:9 cinematic wi...
As a style phone, LG's New Chocolate BL40 looks the part and it's encouraging to see that it’s also a step or two removed from the ubiquitous iPhone and its clones. Various tweaks mean it's the easiest to use S-Class device so far, and t...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2013-11-09 02:26:21
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With its unique design, the new Chocolate BL40 and its 4 inch, 21:9 format touch screen, is looking to reproduce the success of the first version. Like all the phones in the LG Black Label series, this one has a chic, minimalist look about it. If the t...
Nice design, build and handling, Screen quality and display, Well designed interface, Standard audio out...
Fragile coating: scratches and finger marks, Confusing internet navigation / interface, Battery life, Lacks responsiveness at times, Photo/video could be better...
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The original LG Chocolate proved pretty popular when it was released, and despite the fact that it was new a good few years ago you still see a few of them around – mostly because of its looks which remain pretty stylish. Well now the LG Chocolate (BL4...
It also has a pretty nifty camera with 5 megapixels resolution, autofocus and LED flash, and whilst the flash is a little weak at night, in good light the pictures are of pretty good quality, and the panoramic option is both easy and fun to use!So that...
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The LG Chocolate BL40 is a beautiful handset. It's an irrefutable fact. Its shape is unique, its colours striking and it's one of the few phones these days that gets more ooohs and aaahs than a certain other touchscreen device that's somewhat taken ove...
Fantastic form factor, beautiful touchscreen, completely orginal handset...
The operating system completely drags the whole thing down...
It's a beauty and the beast situtation. If you can handle the LG software, then you're in for a real treatKey specs5 megapixels, Bluetooth, FM radio, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, microSD, OLED, Touchscreen, Wi-Fi...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2013-11-09 02:26:22
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The LG BL40 Chocolate phone has a four-inch 21:9 touchscreen. It also sports a five-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, Bluetoothm an FM radio and a 3.5mm headphone socket.The goodA sexier mobile phone than the LG BL40 Chocolate you are unlikely to meet. S...
A sexier mobile phone than the LG BL40 Chocolate you are unlikely to meet. Slide this out of your pocket and it'll glide more admiring glances than Brad and Angelina cavorting naked on a nudist beach. Its piece de resistance is undoubtedly that four-i...
Okay, so the screen's good to look at. But as a touchscreen it's less desirable. In fact it's downright awkward. You find yourself prodding pretty hard to register commands. There's also a bit of lag involved. Our other gripe is the lack o...
Overall then, this is a sexy slither of a phone. Yes it's long, but that's so it can accommodate that gorgeous 21:9 screen. It's not perfect, but this is still one sweet phone!LG BL40 is tagged with LG BL40, LG, Chocolate and mobile. Select a...
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3g.co.uk Updated:
2013-11-09 02:26:22
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The LG Chocolate BL40 will certainly get people talking. Its unusual design is both eye catching and pragmatic. The movie experience was particularly enjoyable while browsing the internet also benefited from the widescreen. However, due to the sheer...
The fourinch 21:9 highdef LCD screen makes for a spectacular viewing experience.
With only 1.1GB of internal memory, for a multimedia phone we expected LG to include an additional memory card.
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Published in Speed Magazine, August 2010 issue)The iPhone 4, with a fully revamped iOS4 and an aluminosilicate glass enclosure is still the top dog, especially now that it has the highest resolution...
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There are many things in life where quirkiness sells, and the latest Chocolate phone from LG (a significant difference to the original Chocolate phone) is certainly quirky. Many have associated the BL40 Chocolate's design with a television remote contr...
Looks incredibly slick, Responsive touchscreen, Decent performance from camera...
Screen is too tall to allow onehanded use, Web browser has rendering problems, Highresolution video has playback issues, VGAonly video recording...
Like the LG GD910, the BL40 Chocolate phone is hardly going to become a mainstream success, but if you're not worried about some of the issues, you will definitely have something that stands out from the crowd...
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stuff.tv Updated:
2014-03-22 01:53:22
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Video review: Great for watching movies on the move, but a fiddly interface and over-long form factor make it an awkward customer...
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recombu.com Updated:
2014-04-02 01:54:43
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The new Chocolate phone is a surprising shape – more Dairy Milk king size than Toffee Crisp thanks to its super-wide screen. That screen looks great, too: vivid, bright and colour-rich. And it comes with plenty of brains to match the beauty, with GPS...
Is the super-widescreen phone the future or a brave experiment? It’s not ideal for texting and the extra space goes unused in lots of applications, though it makes for a usefully big dialling pad. And that screen is eye-catchingly great. But the S-Clas...
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If you're a guy who likes to look at your phone often, then the combination metal and glass chassis surrounded by vibrant red edging will be very aesthetically pleasing. The head-turning LG BL40 Chocolate is one of the few phones that looks as good turned...
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The LG Chocolate BL40 Black Label Series is LG's newest multimedia phone. This extra-tall candy bar touchscreen phone makes a great first impression but is it all skin-deep? Check out our full review after the jump.The most prominent feature of the LG BL4...
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The BL40 looks great but we found it to be too glossy for its own good as it is one big fingerprint and smudge magnet...
Trendy design; 21:9 aspect ratio screen; DivX and XviD playback; dualscreen in landscape mode.
Smudge nightmare; problematic virtual keyboard; frequently gets stuck in landscape modeends.
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The LG Chocolate BL40 Black Label Series is LG's newest multimedia phone. This extra-tall candy bar touchscreen phone makes a great first impression but is it all skin-deep?Read: LG Chocolate BL40 ReviewNotify me of followup comments via e-mailNotify me o...
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cgena.com Updated:
2016-11-27 00:21:48
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It was a smart move from LG to name a unique phone after everyone’s favorite treat. And although the is not really the first phone to be named ‘Chocolate’ (it’s actually called ‘New Chocolate’), the label actually fit the phone quite perfectly as it...
Novel design, improved S-Class interface, Dolby Mobile enhancement, Wi-Fi,Multi-tasking, good still imaging...
Poor battery life, below average response, few application integration, fingerprint- and scratch-prone surface at the back...
Having said what we did in the last section of this review, the LG Chocolate is definitely a different kind of taste that not everyone will get to appreciate. The phone’s features make it a promising smartphone, but it still isn’t. The interface is de...
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LG has built a name for itself in creating really attention-grabbing mobile phone devices. So when the fourth device under the Black Label series, the LG BL40 Chocolate was announced, we were enamored by its looks. To say that the Chocolate is a gem among...
If our opinion of the LG Chocolate's aesthetics hasn't been ingrained in your mind, let us say it again - it looks gorgeous. Odd as the 4-inch screen may be, the Chocolate still looks that much better than any other mobile phone designed for fashion. Whil...
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