Images of LG's New Chocolate Handset Emerge With Smaller Version

Earlier this week we got news that LG was gearing up to launch a new addition to their Chocolate range of handsets. The handset, being called the BL40 also had a teaser video that was making its way around. The handset has made another appearance, in the wild this time with a few clear shots on what the handset looks like, and I have to say, I like it.

A few more specs have also been revealed. Aside from the features we talked about earlier, according to new reports the BL40 will also feature -

a Position sensor
a 5 MP cam with a Schneider - Kreuznach lens
Picture Light
a possible FM Transmitter
and come with about 300MB of internal memory.

That’s not all. Reports are also featuring a second handset that looks identical to the BL40 except that it seems to be a smaller ‘Nano’ version with a slide out keypad. This slider handset that seems to be a very neat looking upgrade to the earlier Chocolate models is what’s being called the BL42. The handset comes with a touch sensitive navigation system and also has 5 megapixel camera with features yet to be announced although it’s possible it might be a 3G handset. Will it also be using the S-Class UI? We'll have to wait and see.


There’s no official word from LG yet, about the BL42 and no pricing or launch date announced either so stay tuned.

Nokia Launches 'Supercharged Smartphone' - Surge

Nokia’s latest handset, the Surge (nice name), doesn’t look like it’ll be heading our way and that was the story when I first heard about it as it’s tied in to AT&T as of now. This cross between a mini MID and mobile handset is what Nokia is calling ‘a socially supercharged smartphone’ that’s designed to be the next best thing in mobile social networking with advanced messaging features and connectivity to social networking sites etc.

With a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard in a slim, stylish design and Symbian S60 multi-tasking capabilities, the Nokia Surge also intends to offer a powerful browsing experience, with Flash support to view most sites in full HTML or watch YouTube videos. Nokia Surge allows users to post messages, images, videos, and comments to web sites like. Facebook on-the-go with the pre-installed JuiceCaster application.

The Nokia Surge offers multimedia and entertainment features, including:

2.4-inch TFT LCD with a 240 x 320 pixel resolution
2.5mm earphone socket
2.0 megapixel camera
3G with HSDPA, EDGE/GPRS
GPS with A-GPS support
Bluetooth with A2DP
FM Radio
MicroSD card support

There’s no way of knowing the handset’s exact pricing as it’s tied in with an AT&T two-year service agreement and a cost of about Rs. 3,913 ($79.99). To be honest it seems like it could do pretty well here as well considering social networking is the ‘IN’ thing these days with the Indian community as well. Perhaps Nokia would consider it. Your thoughts readers