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New North Korean smartphones using AI, facial recognition technology: DPRK Today

Latest "Jindallae"-brand models popular thanks to their "unique appearance, function, and convenience," state media says

The latest models of North Korea’s domestically-produced “Jindallae” brand of smartphones now feature artificial intelligence (AI) and facial recognition technology, the state-run DPRK Today reported Tuesday.

The “Jindallae 6” and “Jindallae 7” — named after the Korean rhododendron flower — use biometric identification technology such as “fingerprint, voice, and face, and text recognition… guaranteeing high accuracy,” an advertisement carried by the online outlet said.

The phone can recognize the user’s voice and transform it into text, it continued, for the purposes of “managing business, memos, and contact.”

“Various types of ‘Jindallae’ smartphones, currently being developed and produced by Mangyongdae Information