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You may have seen glimpses, and heard a few rumors about the next version of LG’s Chocolate phone.  We’ve known that the next version will be full touch screen thanks to the teaser images and leaked video.  Now LG finally seems ready to grace us with some actual details about the BL40, or touchscreen Chocolate, which are pretty much what we’ve already known about the device.

With the new images of the phone comes confirmation from LG that the phone will, in fact, feature a four inch, 800x345 resolution touch screen.  The screen will allow for easy viewing of widescreen videos, as well as a side by side split-screen view of content.  Other features include 7.2Mbps 3G support, a 5.0 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, and GPS, and expandable memory via the SDHC slot, all of which are about standard for any high-quality international phone.  As with previous versions of the LG Chocolate, it would be safe to assume that a CDMA version of the phone that will work with Verizon’s network is in the works.

The one downfall of the touch Chocolate is the fact that it lacks a true smartphone OS, and is essentially a really smart dumb-phone.  The average consumer wouldn’t be able to tell the difference, however, as the phone will be able to access the web, most likely have some form of apps from LG’s new store, and will most likely be positioned as a media, specifically music, phone.  It will most likely walk the line between feature phones and the iPhone, or other smartphones.  That’s by no means a bad thing, but it will be interesting to see how average consumers looking for a phone that’s a bit like the iPhone but on Verizon will look at the touch Chocolate.

Read [Electronista]