LG New Chocolate

LG New Chocolate / Reviews

AKA: LG Chocolate BL40

Latest Expert Reviews

Howard Chui
It looks cool

Howard Chui from Howard Chui ( over 2 years ago )

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The BL40 sat on my desk for sometime while I tried to forget it. Still, I gave it some thought every now and then when I finally got it. People will buy the New Chocolate because it’s a cool looking phone. Just like how people bought the original LG Chocolate. The original Chocolate was a horrible... More

PhoneArena
Exceptionally thin profile and pleasingly unobtrusive, non-florid overall design

PhoneArena Team from PhoneArena ( over 2 years ago )

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It´s painfully clear the LG New Chocolate BL40 is stunningly sluggish. The S-Class 3D interface itself looks nice, but all the animations and transition effects make it rather heavy. We would have liked it better if it looked less eye-catchy, but was more functional and easier to use. Well, it... More

Engadget
Ergonomically pleasing, whether in your hand, pocket, or next to your ear

Vladislav Savov from Engadget ( over 2 years ago )

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You know the deal by now: we grab a slab of fresh new hardware, fiddle, play, and tinker with it until exhaustion or boredom is reached, then wax poetic about the whole experience, with a side serving of pictures and videos thrown in. Today's candidate for a grilling is LG's BL40, which is now available... More

CNET
Stunning range of features, really looks the business

Frank Lewis from CNET ( over 2 years ago )

8/10

Using the LG Chocolate BL40 is like watching your favourite football team play beautifully, but then lose the match by hitting too many shots wide. Despite packing a stunning widescreen display and an abundance of features into a gloriously slim and sexy frame, LG has dropped the ball when it comes to... More

Latest User Reviews

Steve_87029
Major disappointment

Steve_87029 ( about 1 year ago )

0/10

I picked the New Chocolate because of its available features. It seemed like a good idea, having Wifi, a camera, browser, video calling - it seemed to have a good thing going. However, from the beginning, the phone was sluggish to respond to commands, and the browser simply didn't work - it would... More

Annalisa
my friends call it my LG NEW PAPERWEIGHT

Annalisa ( about 1 year ago )

5/10

it's really cool but the telephone feature just doesn't work. I simply can't be used for telephone calls. It won't connect , if you do connect you get "call ended" enough times that you just give up trying to talk to that person, or my personal favorite ,in the middle... More

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