North Korea has updated its Arirang smartphone, with the newer model no longer allowing Bluetooth file transfers from foreign phones, according to Aram Pan at DPRK 360.
Pan photographed the new handset during his latest visit to North Korea. The settings panel shows the phone is the Arirang 151, and lists the build date as June 12 this year.
North Korea has updated its Arirang smartphone, with the newer model no longer allowing Bluetooth file transfers from foreign phones, according to Aram Pan at DPRK 360.
Pan photographed the new handset during his latest visit to North Korea. The settings panel shows the phone is the Arirang 151, and lists the build date as June 12 this year.
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