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The only phone it's possible to buy in North Korea is government – approved
While the hottest gadget across the globe today, without any doubt, is the iPhone 6, the only smartphone that you can legally buy in North Korea, is a government-approved "Pyongyang Touch".
North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN visits a factory in North Korea. Not quite clear what the busy working because the phone in the pictures, apparently, is an imported Chinese machine
North Korean authorities released the first smartphone "Arirang" in 2013, and he worked on a modified version of Android. Updated device received the name of the Pyongyang Touch now it comes in several colors and is strongly reminiscent of the iPhone 3.
North Korea banned access to the Internet instead of government-controlled intranet. Internal 3G network in the country earned in 2013 alone. And while the iPhone itself blocked by international sanctions, it is doubtful that the authorities would allow them to use it.
Last year, Kim Jong-UN visited one of the "factories Arirang", although according to a Japanese blog, then trapped in the focus of the camera phone is most likely branded Chinese device "Uniscope".
At the moment it is unknown whether the new device to all the inhabitants of the country, or only to the elite. In any case, the Arirang and Pyongyang Touch are in this country of luxury goods.
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Source: /users/1077
North Korean leader Kim Jong-UN visits a factory in North Korea. Not quite clear what the busy working because the phone in the pictures, apparently, is an imported Chinese machine
North Korean authorities released the first smartphone "Arirang" in 2013, and he worked on a modified version of Android. Updated device received the name of the Pyongyang Touch now it comes in several colors and is strongly reminiscent of the iPhone 3.
North Korea banned access to the Internet instead of government-controlled intranet. Internal 3G network in the country earned in 2013 alone. And while the iPhone itself blocked by international sanctions, it is doubtful that the authorities would allow them to use it.
Last year, Kim Jong-UN visited one of the "factories Arirang", although according to a Japanese blog, then trapped in the focus of the camera phone is most likely branded Chinese device "Uniscope".
At the moment it is unknown whether the new device to all the inhabitants of the country, or only to the elite. In any case, the Arirang and Pyongyang Touch are in this country of luxury goods.
istochnikami
Source: /users/1077