| The LG BL40 is an unusual mobile phone. It offers | | | | phone and the one that has been most talked about. |
| widescreen technology within a handset which is | | | | It has wide screen capabilities with the ability to |
| surprisingly small. At only 10 mm thick is extremely | | | | display 16 million colours at a size of 345 x 800 pixels. |
| slim and shows how much technology has advanced | | | | The screen comes with a whole host of features |
| in recent years that LG can pack so much | | | | which includes an accelerometer and proximity |
| technology into a slim casing. The unit is 128 mm x 51 | | | | sensors as well as utilising the S class touch user |
| mm wide as well. | | | | interface and the multi touch input method. |
| The phone comes with an impressive 5 mega pixel | | | | Connectivity is a breeze with this unit, with GPRS, |
| camera which is an effective image taking | | | | HSCSD, EDGE and HSDPA connections all available as |
| proposition. The camera utilises some of the best | | | | well as the all important Wi-FI. This offers a multitude |
| optics available in the form of Schneider-Kreuznach | | | | of connection options including internet access which |
| optics. The operating resolution is 2560 x 1920 pixels. | | | | is at speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps as well as the ability |
| Auto focus, face, smile and blink detection are all | | | | to access nationally available hot spots. Blue tooth |
| included as well as an LED flash. For those who like to | | | | and USB are also included. |
| reference their images to location, geo tagging is also | | | | MP3 and MP4 can both be played on this unit and |
| provided. Video recording and playback are available | | | | with additional elements such as a stereo FM radio |
| at VGA quality which is 30 frames per second on this | | | | the entertainment element of this phone is what |
| handset. | | | | could be termed fully loaded. |
| The 4 inch touch screen is the main element of this | | | | |