A North Korean company recently released a new entirely domestically produced smartphone with “improved convenience and safety,” the state-run DPRK Today reported over the weekend.

The “Jindallae 3” smartphone – named after a type of Korean rhododendron – was recently developed by the DPRK’s Mangyongdae Information Technology Corporation, according to the report.

“The research group follows the Party’s intention to actively develop high-tech products,” the article said, claiming the manufacturer had resolved “all the issues regarding the development of the smartphone without any difficulties and in the Korean way.”

The design of the smartphone’s appearance and structure, the circuit design of motherboard, and