Pictures published Thursday by the official North Korean daily Rodong Sinmun of the latest long-range missile test show an object resembling a silver foldable phone in a black leather case.
The device is similar to foldable smartphones like Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, Chinese Huawei Pocket S or Oppo Find N2 Flip. NK News reported that Kim’s top adviser Hyon Song Wol used it in June.
“If the object in the photo (shown) is a foldable phone, it may have been secretly smuggled into North Korea via China,” South Korean newspaper Joongang Ilbo noted.
This is what the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip looks like
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Has the regime broken barriers?
Under sanctions imposed by the United Nations, North Korea is prohibited from importing or exporting electronic devices.
Only 19 percent of Americans have access to a telephone, according to data released by the CIA in The World Factbook report. North Koreans.
Kim Jong Un is known not only for his love of Western electronics, but also for cigarettes and alcohol. Dictator has been seen several times with Apple products. In late May, South Korean intelligence services reported importing large quantities of Western-brand cigarettes and alcohol on Kim Jong Un’s orders.
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