LG are teasing yet again with some basic specifications and photos of the new “Chocolate” phone, the LG BL40. We first had a glimpse of this handset three weeks ago, but now we have a few more details.

The main thing to notice is the BL40’s screen – it’s a huge 4″ 800 x 345 pixel panel, almost identical in terms of size and resolution to the Nokia E90. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera with flash and Schneider-Kreuznach optics.The front-facing camera on the BL40 indicates that it’s a 3G phone, and a close look at the icons indicate the probable presence of WiFi and an FM radio in addition to all the usual features. The LG BL40’s on-screen buttons indicate that this is a touchscreen device, and it works in both wide and tall orientations.

It’s an unusually tall phone, looking rather like.. well, rather like a bar of chocolate. LG didn’t specify the
exact size, but we think that it comes out at something like 128 x 52 x 11mm.. again, not far off the size of the E90 but about half the thickness.

The 800 pixel wide 12:9 ratio screen is definitely a huge advantage when it comes to web surfing, but LG’s “Real VGA” technology promises to deliver bright, sharp video playback too. LG also say that the BL40 comes with a “Dual Screen UI” which allows it to display two different types of content at the same time.

Source: Mobile Gazette