LG Chocolate Touch for Verizon revealed?

Don't adjust your monitors, ladies and gentlemen: this is allegedly the upcoming Chocolate Touch for Verizon, and despite our most heartfelt hopes to the contrary, it couldn't possibly look less like the BL40. We guess the crazy stylized back is pretty cool, but frankly, this design doesn't inspire any more emotion from us than a Versa -- and that's a big problem for a phone that's supposed to help properly rep LG's chic Black Label line in the US. Call us bonkers, but we're gonna go ahead and hold out hope that this is actually something other than the Chocolate Touch -- LG's always got a ton of hardware in the pipeline for Verizon, after all -- and foolishly believe that they'll still launch a totally authentic, unfettered version of the real deal this fall. Hey, it could happen, right?

[Thanks, NKT]

LG Chocolate Touch for Verizon revealed?

[abusethedog Posted Sep 3rd 2009 3:40PM]

Not impressed.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 8:09PM]

I doubt this is the new Chocolate.
It has nothing to do with Chocolate line at all and Verizon is smarter than that.
This is probably just a prototype or a variation of the Versa.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 4th 2009 8:15AM]

This IS the new VZW Chocolate Touch.

It's kinda funny how people are claiming fail before any hands-on reviews simply because they were expecting the BL-40...

That's the ultimate fail.

[Eh Posted Sep 4th 2009 9:34AM]

I'm interested to see how you're you're SO certain that it is the Chocolate Touch.

I love how people are calling ANYTHING without knowing the official word from whatever carrier a phone is being released from. But I guess people love to speculate.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 4th 2009 9:56AM]

You're right, I'm just an anonymous voice on the internet. I've never held the device in question in my hand...

Guess you'll just have to wait and see if the picture is accurate...

[geekspence Posted Sep 4th 2009 11:20AM]

umm, thats the LG EnV Touch that I'm holding in my hand right now... duh

[Sweet Dude Posted Sep 3rd 2009 3:41PM]

Engadget has that Chocolate Touch

[Paul C Posted Sep 3rd 2009 3:41PM]

the US never gets the really cool phones. I think i'm just gonna switch carriers and import from now on. Shame on you Verizon for using CDMA and locking down every goddamn phone on your network.

[teh jughead Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:22PM]

What are you going to say when they are the 1st to roll out LTE?

[Paul C Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:43PM]

After approx. a decade of being locked down in their network? TOOK YOU A F&*%$ WHILE!

at least they have good coverage i guess...

[petepete Posted Sep 3rd 2009 3:42PM]

YIKES

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 3:42PM]

chocolate fail.

an insider on howardforums previously said that the upcoming chocolate touch is in no way based on the BL40. no one wanted to believe him, but damn was he on the money.

[Eh Posted Sep 4th 2009 9:35AM]

Are you saying he's on the money because of this picture, or are you saying he's on the money because he claims to be an "insider"?

[striggity Posted Sep 3rd 2009 3:43PM]

Any Verizon phone that's not a smartphone is a no no because I utterly despise the "UI" the load on to all of the dumbphones/feature phones. Hate hate hate hate.

[glennS Posted Sep 3rd 2009 3:59PM]

Chocolate Touch. That is disturbing.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 3:59PM]

Maybe it the successor to the Dare

[JiGSaW525 Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:07PM]

Looks like it, it will be called the "Double Dare".....followed by the "Physical Challenge"

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 7:03PM]

Lolz memories....

[brolin Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:02PM]

chocolate with natural and artificial flavor..

[daseff Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:03PM]

That thing is ugly as all hell. I'll be mad if that's it, I was looking forward to the chocolate touch!

[projectdecember Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:10PM]

If that's the chocolate, then this is bullshit and I'm ganna pout all day about it.

[lepetitprince Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:36PM]

I never liked VZW calling these phones Chocolate.
The real Chocolate is something else. Hope everyone know.
Whatever, that has VZW badge that really degrades the product.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:16PM]

I was looking forward for this chocolate touch BL40, But now WTF.

[DrDr Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:24PM]

Verizon Fail

[ixianradeon Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:42PM]

Verizon i swear if you pick that phone over the BL40 i will move for an injunction at the next board of Dir meeting to get the CTO impeached.

[sallyhats Posted Sep 3rd 2009 4:43PM]

I will be really disappointed if this is the chocolate touch... I am an avid blackberry user and I was actually debating between "bl40-chocolate touch" and the "storm 2" but if this is what the chocolate touch is going to be I am sold on the storm 2... BAD MOVE LG!!!

[CMart Posted Sep 3rd 2009 5:04PM]

I'm holding out the same hope as the Engadget editors in that this might not the Chocolate Touch after all, and instead another LG phone. It is so radically different from the BL40 that it just, logically, can't be.

Anyway, didn't we see a smaller version of the BL40 (BL42?) that looked pretty much like the BL40, only shorter? I though THAT was the rumored Chocolate Touch? Sorry if news on this has changed over the past few weeks; I have been out of the loop for a while.

Truth be told, I actually kinda like how this one looks. I honestly might get it once we all get the full details on all LG's/Verizon's upcoming phones. Though still, I agree, if it is the Chocolate Touch, it would be such a total disappointment.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 4th 2009 12:50AM]

I'm gonna have a hard time deciding between the Omnia 2 and the Chocolate Touch (BL40) it comes to Verizon.

[hey Posted Sep 3rd 2009 5:14PM]

Why are they even bothering with this thing?

[Showbiz Posted Sep 3rd 2009 5:33PM]

That is the BL42, and is indeed the "Chocolate Touch" that is coming to Verizon. Yes, I do know this is the case.


You all really didn't think that was coming to the big V did you?

Oh, by the way...that BL40 you all covet so much? ATT for XMas I believe.

[Eh Posted Sep 4th 2009 9:36AM]

And you know this how?

[mnotme Posted Sep 3rd 2009 6:06PM]

Cool, but how thick is it?

[Ted2 Posted Sep 3rd 2009 6:28PM]

Thats what she said.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 3rd 2009 9:35PM]

I was waiting for the BL 40 to upgrade my phone but if this crap is really the Chocolate Touch, I'm waiting till January for the Pre.

[shdowman Posted Sep 4th 2009 2:51AM]

From some reliable sources, I have heard that this is indeed the Chocolate Touch.

Maybe I'll find myself a Motorola/Android convert this fall.....

/fail VZW.....AGAIN!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2009 11:55AM]

for those of you who are still confused if that's the new chocolate touch or not which it is..check out the official verizon wireless website

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5071