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September 28, 2009
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LG New Chocolate BL20 gets official; headed to O2 UK for €269

By on September 28, 2009 at 4:30 PM.

LG New Chocolate BL20 gets official; headed to O2 UK for €269

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After its early debut on LG’s developer website last week, the New Chocolate BL20 has been officially announced by LG. A full product page, flickr slideset and an official press release all serve to confirm the existence of this handset, though we pretty much already knew all there was to know about this little guy. For those on the other side of the Atlantic, the sexy slider with a distinctive red keypad is expected to land at O2 UK in Q4 for €269 ($394USD). As for the rest of us, it’s still a waiting game we’re afraid. Hit the jump for the press release.

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September 23, 2009
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New Chocolate BL20 debuts on LG’s developer website

By on September 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM.

New Chocolate BL20 debuts on LG’s developer website

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LG’s latest and greatest Chocolate offering is shaping up to be the entry level BL20 touch-enabled slider. Shots of handset adorned with its red keypad have been bouncing around for a while but LG has been mum as far as details go. The silence has just been broken however — though it’s not an official announcement, the BL20 has made its first appearance on LG’s developer website with a full list of specifications including:

  • GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz
  • UMTS/HSDPA (3.6Mbps) 900/2100 MHz
  • 2.4-inch QVGA display with 262K colors
  • ARM9 processor
  • 256MB Flash memory
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus,  flash and video recording
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • FM radio
  • MicroSD card expansion, up to 16GB
  • USB 2.0
  • Proprietary OS with SMS and MMS 1.2, Email (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), WAP 2.0/HTML/XHTML web browser
  • 106.9 x 50.8 x 12.3 mm and 115 grams

Most of what we already knew about the slider has been confirmed, so now we just need LG to get moving and make this handset official.

[Via Unwired View]

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September 4, 2009
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LG Chocolate BL40 launching mid-September in Europe, October elsewhere

By on September 4, 2009 at 5:30 PM.

LG Chocolate BL40 launching mid-September in Europe, October elsewhere

Perhaps it’s the ultra-wide 21:9 touchscreen display or maybe it’s the revised LG UI, but something about the Chocolate BL40 intrigues us. The simple fact that this handset is decidedly different from anything else on the market could be what’s drawing us in. Whatever the case, LG has just officially announced that its new oddball Chocolate phone will launch sometime toward the middle of this month in Europe. According to the release, the rest of the world will get the handset in October, though specific markets remain unnamed. To refresh your memory and whet your appetite, this Black Label phone features a 4-inch 800×345 pixel touchscreen display, LG’s S Class UI, a 5 megapixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach lens, 7.2Mbps UMTS/HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, and aGPS. The specs are there, the unique factor is there — the question is whether or not the market is there for a barely-pocketable feature phone with what will undoubtedly be a lofty price tag.

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