North Koreans are using a new smartphone to look up foreign-language vocabulary, according to a report by Choson Sinbo, a newspaper published by a pro-North Korea organization in Japan.
Named “Pyongyang” — but nicknamed “Pyongyang Touch” among North Korean citizens, the report says — the smartphone comes in pink, navy blue and white, a color palette reminiscent of recent iterations of Samsung Galaxy flagship phones.
The report quotes a 27-year-old North Korean citizen who says the Pyongyang Touch is more powerful and has a smoother shape than pre-existing smartphones.
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The predecessor in question may be the Arirang smartphone, first announced in North Korea’s state media in August last year.
Photos showed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting a factory with finished boxes at the time, but the phone appears identical to a model made by Chinese firm Uniscope Communications, according to a Japanese blog.
(Liberty Times)
北韓人正使用新的智慧手機來查找外國語詞彙，根據日本親北韓組織出版的報紙《朝鮮新報》報導。
報導說，這種智慧手機名叫「平壤」，但被北韓民眾暱稱為「平壤觸控」，有粉紅、海軍藍與白色，多彩繽紛讓人聯想到三星銀河旗艦款手機的最新系列。
報導引述一名二十七歲北韓民眾，他說「平壤觸控」比既有的智慧手機功能更強，外觀更柔美。
受到質疑的前身也許是指去年八月北韓國營媒體首度披露的「阿里郎」智慧手機。
一個日本部落格透露，照片顯示北韓領導人金正恩當時正在視察一間工廠，裡面有包裝完成的手機，但照片中的手機似乎和中國公司「優思通訊」生產的手機一模一樣。
（自由時報／翻譯：詹立群）
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