LG Chocolate BL40 now in the Philippines

LG’s most awaited mobile phone has arrived in the Philippines. The new LG Chocolate (LG BL40) is the 4th handset in LG’s Black Label Series and successor to the highly-acclaimed LG Chocolate (on the top 5 of most sold handsets in the world).

This 4-inch multi-touch screen has a form factor that reminds me of a Hershey’s bar.

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The 4-inch screen has a resolution of 345×800 pixels with an internal storage of 1.1GB but can support up to 32GB via microSD card. For connectivity, it has WiFi 802.11 b/g, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, GPS, and Bluetooth 2.1.

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For multimedia, it has FM tuner and FM transmitter, a 5 MP autofocus camera (Schneider-Kreuznach optics) with LED flash, Dolby Mobile sound speakers, 3.5mm audio jack and TV out.

The LG BL40 is now being displayed in LG Concept Store in Megamall and has a reported retail price of Php26,000USD 443INR 37,560EUR 422CNY 3,227.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

39 Comments

robert says:

15 years ago

nice phone and price isnt bad ,wait for your review
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wilde says:

15 years ago

From the looks of it, it has as aspect ratio of 2.21:1

That’s good for wide-screen movies.
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marvin says:

15 years ago

yummy. I like the style of this phone
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daddy joey says:

15 years ago

– 4-inch screen
– internal storage of 1.1GB
– support up to 32GB
– WiFi 802.11 b/g, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, GPS, and Bluetooth 2.1.
– FM tuner and FM transmitter
– 5 MP autofocus camera (Schneider-Kreuznach optics) with LED flash
– Dolby Mobile sound speakers
– 3.5mm audio jack and TV out.

nice specs for its price. i hope nokia phones with the same features are sold at the same price range.

is this the first 4-inch screen mobile phone?
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Jon says:

15 years ago

Nice specs, I’d probably wait for the price to drop though.
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Jhay-R says:

15 years ago

gud after nood yugatech.. sana ma review mo ung promo ng sony ericsson na buy 1 take 1… heheh nakita ko sa megamall eh… medyo nagdadalawang isip me eh…
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gio says:

15 years ago

to jhay-R:

hindi po buy 1 take 1. Bye 1 take 1 po. Hehehe. They got my attention din. Galing nun gumawa ng line na un.
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Reel Advice says:

15 years ago

Hm…i’m thinking getting an n97 would be a better deal.
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Edward says:

15 years ago

it is a nice phone but i’m still not satisfied with its 5megapixel..
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Andew Mercado says:

15 years ago

Interesting specs 7.2MBps HSDPA, 4″ capacitive touch screen 16M colors, bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, DLNA compatible, 5MP Cam, A-GPS support,WIFI, etc. for very competitive price of Php26T but my concern for me though is OS. LG’s Touch UI is not that good handling 3rd party apps. I don’t know but it’s difficult to connect to simple YM app and even google maps.
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drealmarlon says:

15 years ago

sana pwede magplay divx movies yan?
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jepz says:

15 years ago

Wow! Meron na pala agad niyan dito sa Pilipinas. Kakapanood ko pa lang kasi ng commercial nyan sa Discovery Channel ngaun.

Dati rati candy bar type celfones.. ngaun chocolate bar na. Nice!
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nitecrawler says:

15 years ago

I asked kanina the attendant sa LG Concept Store at SM Megamall.. she quoted 29K..
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juan says:

15 years ago

@ Jhay-R
It’s BYE1, TAKE1… not BUY..
meaning.. you need to surrender your old SE phone for a discounted new one..

Nice LG phone btw.. delicioso!
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gatslizy15 says:

15 years ago

I’ve been waiting for a long time for its launching in the Philippines, but the price doesn’t seem right. I might check it out for myself if I would still want it.
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Vina says:

15 years ago

Anyone selling that for a low price? I wanna have one. Just PM me on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=app_2309869772&ref=profile&id=1686434400#/profile.php?v=wall&ref=profile&id=1686434400
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Vina says:

15 years ago

Anyone selling that for a low price? I wanna have one. Im swapping my old phone. Just PM me on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=app_2309869772&ref=profile&id=1686434400#/profile.php?v=wall&ref=profile&id=1686434400
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Xandrouz says:

15 years ago

wow. nice. I hope someone will sell it for a low price.
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Ravenlock says:

15 years ago

I first saw this phone on SNSD’s MV – Chocolate Love on youtube, months ago. I love SNSD and with that, this phone got my attention. I wanted one for my GF but I don’t have the budget now.
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Skye says:

15 years ago

One of my barkada has that phone. I find it very intriguing and I want to play with it more before I’d purchase that. Pero napansin ko lang, hindi ganun kaganda yung camera niya. We tried taking pictures sa labas ng starbucks while hanging out (night time). So, ayun medyo minus points na siya sa akin.
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ajca says:

15 years ago

my dad got that as a gift, we opened it up kanina lang. di siya tulad ng ibang phone, while unboxing, actually box palang di na cheap. i held the phone and mukhang solid naman pagka-design, ok din yung screen very responsive and bright. chinacharge pa namin ngayon para matry yung camera. weird lang talaga yung design, ang haba. sana bigay nalang sakin ni erpats… tapos trade in ko sa n97.
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crimsonspark says:

15 years ago

maganda na sana kung hindi lang dahil sa 5MP..
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David Miguel says:

15 years ago

We are offering the LG Chocolate BL40 for sale at a very cheap and affordable price.The phone is unlocked and SIM-Free to be used with any sim-card insterted in it.

For inquiry,email us on: davidelectronicw****@****.***
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Shiva says:

15 years ago

Hi David Miguel,

I would like to buy the phone from you. At what price are you offering the phone LG BL40? Let me know. I would buy it outright in cash.

Msg me at 0932-965-5725
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r4 card says:

15 years ago

5-mega pixel camera with flash and auto-focus, and it supports an excellent range of media..
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JoyQ. says:

15 years ago

WHOA! … i just saw it! awesome. . . i have LG KP500 and now I want to have this one! I hope my mom would buy me LG chocolate
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catherine says:

15 years ago

oh , this phone is so cute .. i want to buy this one .. but its so expensive : ((
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Pao says:

15 years ago

i just saw it in a Girls’ Generation Music Video called “Chocolate Love” it was the official ad of LG bl40 in korea and i was like wow..,

first time on a touch screen phone to have a 4.0 inch wide screen and all of its specs are great.., this phone is perfect and it suits my needs for a phone…
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Jill says:

15 years ago

i already have this LG chocolate BL40. My only problem is that it doesn’t respond right away. It takes few seconds before it responds. I don’t know if it is because I only put 2gb memorycard n it or what. but I also got 4gb with me. I’ll still try to replace it with the 4gb and I’ll observe if the phone still responds slowly. Mind telling me what might be the problem??
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kevz says:

15 years ago

Ito ang hnap ko sa phone, hayop sa display! Supported ng Dolby mobile to di ba ?
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bryan says:

14 years ago

Does lgbl40 has a wifi??
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Zaukhtin says:

14 years ago

@bryan sana magbasa tau ng specs bago magtanong
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yang says:

14 years ago

LG-BL40 is so cute..but so expensive..but then mghihintay ako kung kelan mglow ung price ng fon…
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joed says:

13 years ago

It’s worth the price!Such a beautiful phone!I can’t lose my sight out of it!
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kitty mariano says:

13 years ago

how much the lg chocolate now in 2011
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annie mae says:

13 years ago

i like that to ksi meron syang wifi
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jhanzkie says:

13 years ago

san ako mkakabili ng battery nito?????????
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