New LG Chocolate BL40 unboxed, in the flesh

LG’s latest fashion phone is out and we got a a unit for review today. The new LG Chocolate BL40 truly reminds you of a nice bar of dark chocolate. Check out our unboxing photos after the jump.

We reported last month that these phones were already in display in stores but LG has not actually officially launched it. The indicated price ranges between Php26k to Php30k but SRP is not yet final.

This is probably the tallest phone we’ve seen in years and already thin at 10.9mm. The display features capacitive touchscreen so no stylus here. The bubbles on the phone’s screen is due to clumsy application of a 3rd-party screen protector which also affected the brightness and glossy finish of the display (I’m tempted to peel it off).

LG Chocolate Black Label 40 (BL40) specs:
4″ touchscreen display @ 345×800 pixels
1.1GB internal storage
up to 32GB on microSD
HSDPA 7.2Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g with DLNA
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
5MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash (Schneider-Kreuznach optics)
30fps VGA video recording
Stereo FM Radio w/ RDS
FM Transmitter
GPS w/ aGPS support

Since it’s gearing up to be a multimedia phone, we’ll see how it fares in a week or two. Will post a full review soon. Will update this entry once we get the final SRP.

Update: LG clarified that it’s out and already selling in stores now. The suggested retail price for the LG Chocolate BL40 is Php27,900.