LG has announced the launch date of its Shine handset in the UK as 7 February.

The UK is the first market outside of Korea to get the handset, but LG hasn't yet released full specifications in English, and won't until closer to the launch.

Shine is the second in the Black Label Series of “premium” phone. It has a 2.2-inch “magic mirror” screen that looks like an ordinary mirror when the phone is inactive.

Specs coming out of Korea show the handset has a 2MP camera, and a similar checkerboard keyboard pattern as the Chocolate.