Sunday, April 6, 2014

North Korea’s “Arirang” smartphone is indeed a copy of a cheap Chinese brand

It is one thing to make a cheap knock-off of an established brand, but making a copy of an ultra-low-end device just does not make sense, unless you are North Korea. Last summer, we shared the good word about North Korea’s Arirang AS1201 smartphone, a “home grown” triumph of the technological prowess of the DPRK.



The device is indeed a copy of the Chinese branded Uniscope U1201. Both are Android powered handsets. The Chinese brand costs about $100 in Beijing which may seem like a deal, even for a low end device, but after you see the specs you will still probably think otherwise.



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