| Widescreen technology is prevalent within televisions | | | | screen TFT touch screen. It is the main element of |
| in the modern era, however LG have brought out a | | | | the phone in terms of appeal and offers excellent |
| phone which offers the same viewing aspect in a | | | | colour reproduction due to the fact it can display 16 |
| mobile phone, the LG BL40. The phone is a | | | | million colours. It is one of the best screens available |
| revolutionary handset which measures 128 mm long | | | | on any mobile phone. The touch screen is enhanced |
| by 51 mm wide and 10 mm thick. It weighs 129 | | | | by the fact that the handset uses the S class touch |
| grams. It has an elongated style to it which is | | | | user interface and multi touch input methods as its |
| required for the wide screen element of the phones | | | | primary means of accessing functionality in a simple |
| capabilities. It offers a sumptuous range of features | | | | yet effective manner. The accelerometer and |
| and has become a popular handset since its launch in | | | | proximity sensors provide automatic features which |
| September 2009. | | | | alter the aspect of images as well as saving on |
| One key element of the phones functionality is its 5 | | | | battery power by automatically shutting of the unit. |
| mega pixel camera which operates at a resolution of | | | | GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, Blue tooth, microUSB, HSDPA |
| 2560 x 1920 pixels. The use of Schneider-Kreuznach | | | | and Wi-Fi provide a whole compendium of connection |
| optics is a testament to LG's focus on quality. | | | | options. Internet access is available at speeds of up |
| Additional aids include auto focus, face and blink | | | | to 7.2 Mbps whilst hot spots available can be used |
| detection and an LED flash. Geo tagging is also | | | | thanks to the Wi-Fi capability. GPS with A-GPS |
| provided and offers the means to reference images | | | | support is the Satellite navigation option. |
| by location. For situations that are more suited to | | | | Entertainment is provided by means of the MP3/MP4 |
| video capture, the phone offers video recording and | | | | player and stereo FM radio, with the addition of a 3D |
| playback at VGA quality and at 30 frames per | | | | image gallery, document viewer and organiser. A TV |
| second. | | | | out feature means video can be played from the |
| The central focus of the phone is the 4 inch wide | | | | handset onto a television. |