North Korea's smartphone status: Unable to connect to the Internet and go to the store to download the app

Summary: Want to know the status quo of smartphones in neighboring Korea? Let's read the article together, you will be shocked.

As one of the most mysterious countries in the world, our neighboring country, North Korea, has always been very curious about its status quo. Although there are some reports on the Internet, it is not comprehensive enough. We can only look at the leopard. .

The picture shows Jindallae-3 released by North Korea’s state-owned information technology company Mangyongdae.

According to NKNews, in North Korea, about 40% of the population owns smartphones. Like other people in the country, the Korean people use their smartphones to send text messages, make phone calls, play games, and shop.

For some special reasons, the smartphones used by the Korean people cannot connect to the Internet, at most on the local area network. However, this does not affect the Korean people's use of smartphones. By installing application software to enrich their daily lives, for example, there is an application called Ullim in North Korea. People use it to transfer money, which sounds like domestic Alipay.

In addition to not being able to connect to the Internet, downloading software from smartphones in North Korea can be a bit of a hassle. Can't open the XX mobile assistant like us, just click on the download, the Korean people want to download a new application, they have to go to a physical store called the communication center to download, it is reported that there are about 700 such physical stores nationwide.

In addition, North Korea’s smartphones are not cheap, up to $800 (about RMB 5,400).And their optional smartphone brands are also limited, like Phurun ​​Hanul (representing the product features built-in 6000 mAh battery), Mangyongdae (representing product features mimicking Samsung), Pyongyang Touch (representing product features like iPhone), Arirang (On behalf of product features, I have released mobile phones in China).

After reading the status quo of North Korean smartphones, what do you think?

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