Our collective jaw just about hit the floor when we first saw the first leaks of the LG BL40. Not because it had a touchscreen, and not because it could double as a yardstick, but because it looked nothing like any Chocolate-branded device we’d seen before. All of the Chocolate handsets that came before were wonky little sliders with an occasional flip phone thrown in for good measure; we figured thats where the brand would stay.
Well, it doesn’t seem that LG’s quite ready to leave that comfort zone entirely just yet. Dutch phone site All About Phones was wandering the halls of the IFA trade show in Berlin when they spotted in: a full page ad dedicated to the LG Chocolate BL20, an as-of-yet unannounced handset, complete with images and specs. It’s much more along the lines of what we’d expect from a Chocolate phone – that is, it’s a kind of boring (though rather pretty) slider.
I must say that it is a bit confusing, there have been several LG Chocolate series by now but the naming doesn’t seem to be straightforward. The BL 20 looks great, I like the red keypad. Is there any information about when this Chocolate will arive? I do know that the BL 40 has just arrived in stores.