LG Chocolate BL40

One of my favorite cellphone before, the LG Chocolate BL40 is sure to make heads turn. Not because of its very sexy style, but because of its very unique form factor. Read more if this phone can live up to its beauty in terms of performance.



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Here's a quick look of the specs:
Network               GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSDPA900/2100

Dimensions          128 x 51 x 10.9 mm Weight 129 g
Display Type        TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 345 x 800 pixels, 4.01 inches (~217 ppi pixel density), Multitouch, Corning Gorilla Glass
OS                        S-Class Touch UI
Sound                   Dolby Mobile sound enhancement
Memory               slot microSD, up to 32GB, 1.1 GB storage
Connectivity        Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA Bluetooth, microUSB
Camera Primary  5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, autofocus, LED flash Features Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, image stabilization, manual focus Video
Secondary           Yes Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Radio                  Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
Battery                Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh Stand-by Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G) Talk time Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)


The Good:

Design: While it may be subjective, the red top and bottom very much complements the overall black color of the unit. The form factor may not be for everyone, but it is indeed one of a kind.

Screen: The screen is colorful and has a fairly high pixel density. Perfect for videos, especially the panoramic format of the screen.

Camera: Camera takes decent photos thanks to the 5MP Schneider-Kreuznach lens, zoom is not optical, but fair enough. It can take videos of up to 120Hz framerate for slow-motion playback.


The Bad:

Interface: While the S-Class interface is neat, its responsiveness is not so good. There are times that it is rather slow to respond, typing takes some learning to master out.

Battery: We can't blame the phone to loose juice quick enough due to the screen's size. Pity though because it's fun to watch movies on this.


Overall:

Minus the quirks of the interface, the phone is very beautiful. To some, they may feel awkward of the uniqueness of the phones' definitely chocolate bar form factor, the LG BL40 Chocolate still never fails to impress nonetheless.