The more we see of LG's latest Black Label handset -- the mysterious
BL40 -- the more we want to touch it, play with it, talk on it, and put it (or, at least
try to put it) in our pockets. Shots of the bizarre-yet-beautiful phone have appeared over on a German forum where we're told the interface is
S-Class-based, the screen is 800 x 345, and the camera is 5 megapixels strong with Schneider Kreuznach optics -- all specs that fall in line with what we've heard so far -- and there's also apparently WiFi, an FM transmitter, and about 335MB of free onboard storage (easily rectified with a huge microSD card, of course). What has us even more intrigued, though, is a single picture in the bunch that shows the BL40 next to a smaller, stouter device with virtually identical industrial design. We have no idea what it is, but it looks like LG might be poised to roll out a whole series of phones in this new Black Label line -- and which ones are
Chocolate-branded is anyone's guess at this point. See what we mean after the break or hit up the read link for all the pics.
[Thanks, Anthony]
posted Jul 16th 2009 12:10AM
Make it waterproof and/or solar powered!
I got a feeling these will never come to to the good 'ol USA
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/sharps-solar-936sh-and-934sh-with-memory-lcd-headline-latest/
Spamming that comment on Engadget is not going to get the attention of companies; even the commenters know better than to take this section seriously. Perhaps you can email the Presidents and CEOs of smartphone companies. I have a feeling you're using this frustrated comment to maks your advertisment for aaxa. Down-rank for you!
Most phones, especially this one are more focused on sales to people unlike ourselves who would have no use for AV outputs.
And you dont need to casually tell us what fancy gadgets you own, then link us to them. We dont care...
the smaller one is thechocolate :P im so good.
ha. you wish.
One's fun size and the other is king size?
The smaller one is the BL42... It has the more classic chocolate look... It is rumored to have a 240x320 display and a 5-megapixel camera.
The alleged specs aren't much to get excited about, but make no mistake: This will be a popular phone. It's a proud grandson of the line's earliest models—with a slightly touchier front panel and (barely) tweaked styling—which sold about 10 million handsets worldwide, and continue to do well, despite being, well, old. Its beanpole brother can take care of the innovating; lil' 42 can take care of the money. No price or availability yet.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5315943/lg-chocolate-bl40s-little-brother-outed-as-bl42-slider
Looks like someone crossbred an iPhone with a TV remote control.
There's an app for that.
Looks like someone crossbred an yp-p2 with a TV remote control more like
and i bet the smaller more domesticated brethren will be arriving for verizon, because they wouldn't dare put a game changing phone out to mass market right?
are you guys honestly kidding me? it is clearly the new lg chocolate. you guys posted a link a while back:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/13/lgs-next-gen-chocolate-bl40-teased-on-video-looks-good-enough/
Joe -- you didn't connect all the dots. Until just now, we didn't know there was more than one device that had the same glossy black finish with red edges, so we don't know which is the Chocolate.
For the bigger one. Read the article before insulting the writer, please.
The smaller one is in my personal opinion, most likely the Chocalate 4/ Chocalte touch for Verizon.
icello- i totally agree with you. the smaller one has so many resemblances to the previous versions. and i highly doubt they would put such an advanced UI on a phone that has just been simply an affordable music phone in the past
Looks like a chocolate bar stretched in a hot summer day !
It has multitasking
Multitask what?
Shit... we've already got iPhone apps, Palm Pre apps, Android apps, Windows Mobile apps.... now developers have to make LG compatible apps?
@Michael
The more the merrier. Am i correct?
i'm guessing it'll just run any run of the mill java apps. my phone is capable of running multiple java applications at one
what up son
Sup man.
How you doin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude I want that chocolate bar melted and drizzled along my body. oh and licked up back megan fox.
... you need to get checked out man. minus the megan fox part.
Toe thumbs ruined megan fox for me!!!
Megan Fox is a talentless whore. No thankyou.
Megan Fox is relegated to my nightmares, Elisha Cuthbert and Kate Beckinsale reside in my dreams.
Three questions....
Exact date...
Exact price...
Carrier is...
Carrier is... sounds American-centric, since people around the world don't buy their phones from carriers. This is Engadget English after all, not Engadget USA
@Ypoknons - you're such a 'tard. This is an American-centric blog. While posts go up about items in and from the international market you'll find that the posters, the origination and that most of the traffic is American. Further, the posts tend towards a discussion about when, where, how, and for how much will it appear in the U.S. markets. It, on a much less frequent basis, addresses prices, debut in the UK, Germany, France, et al.
Get educated before you write or just go away.
Multitasking - the one thing the JesusPhone will never have.
Hope it isn't just a stretched chocolate and actually lives up to the promo vid cause that was oh so sweet.
that is a very. long. phone.
i feel it might look really wierd when you watch movies on it...
1. take iphone style icons
2. tilt isometrically
3. ???
4. profit
iphone style icons? no. icons? yes.
This is not another iphone copy. seriously.
Apple is not the innovater of everything electronic. and the icons do not even look similar. FAIL more please.
eh, the video was very iPhone inspired, mikethevee. I could make a list but it's obvious. Even the keyboard looked exactly the same as the iPhones. It's clearly LGs answer to iPhone, a Dare with more style. While the Prada existed first, it's OS is very different than the video for this new phone showed.
So John... how's everything working out with that time machine? Bring back a iphone 10g next time you come back from the future, okay ? ;P
actually not really. there are some aspects that are similar but just because the "call"icon is on the left and they have cover art that looks like something from itunes (which makes it itunes inspired more than iphone), does not make it an iphone copy cat. also, the keyboard is not exactly the same. go look at the official BL40 trailer and compare it with the iphones. they are not the same. and lastly, the official trailer is in no way shape or form iphone inspired.
so no, the bl40 is not another ripoff from the iphone like most applefantards believe.
BL40 commerical:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyOlByIIRck
original iPhone commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lfmlKYZ-vU
now tell me if it's still iphone inspired. if you still say it is, i'm going to have to go ahead and rate your credibility as F-
+1 for your South Park reference lol
Why's it look so long?
that's what she said about John Kerry's face....
Size matters.
is that a remote or are you happy to see me oh it is a remote sorry
I love the smoked LG logo on the biggie.
But those are some fugly icons though, let's hope there's skinning.
Why a button for multitasking?
Wonder if its using Gollia Glass from Corning like the Cowon S9...
And hope it got good battery life...
Wow thats stunning, I can kinda see the logic in the icons, as the diagonal positioning means your less likely to miss select. Also just a hunch, but maybe the smaller device is the new chocolate and the larger one will be the new Prada phone (awaiting rebranding)
Release date on specific countries and price please.
That last photo looks like it should have ape-men running around it having their brains evolved.
You remember that commercial where people was using their Nextel phone to hit people with, this would make an excellent head bashing device.
gnol si enohpgnol
There is only two words that describes this phone weird & hideous
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The pictures ans specs above are "stolen" from this website and are made by me:
http://www.telefon-treff.de/showthread.php?s=&threadid=409723
Next time it will be fine, when the author asks before copying content from other people without giving a hint or a reference to the original site :-(
Engadget DOES link to your side, its the READ link on the bottom of the article
dont forget to bring a spare phone becaue this will suck batteries
As it´s not an apple you just have to carry a spare battery (not a complete phone)
We knew it had WiFI. That was on the slide that you posted on the previous article.
Am I missing something here - I thought Apple had a patent on the multi-touch technology?
the small on is what will become the LG Chocolate 4, the BL40 is the bigger one, and is something different entirely, not a "Chocolate" phone per se, but rather a high end featurephone. Kind of like the Dare or Versa on steroids.
I bet this is the Verizon phone designed by Apple but not a smaller or another iPhone.
The Nokia E90 is 800 x 352 pixels and this phone is only a few pixels shorter. This means the overall length of the phone will be roughly similar to the E90. Believe me, it's easily pocketabe unless you wear emo styling nut-hugger jeans. My e90 at twice the thickness fits comfortably in my pants/Levi's pocket and my jeans are rather tight due to weight gain.
800 pixel screen is a real beauty to use and to view things when you get used to the odd size.
Chris Z-
how do you have this phone already?.
where did you get it?.
when's it coming out?.
and where do i get one?.