A North Korean tablet - better than the iPad Air?
The Samjiyon is an Android tablet that comes with an abundance of programs pre-loaded onto the device
Apple’s iPad Air may be the newest gadget making international headlines, but in North Korea, a different sort of tablet has emerged – a decidedly niche product, but one that may be better than the iPad in certain ways.
The Samjiyon, a tablet launched in the last year by state-run Korea Computer Centre (KCC), is the most well-known device to recently emerge from North Korea’s budding computer industry.
The Samjiyon comes with a wealth of ad-free content pre-loaded onto the device, which makes it in some ways superior to a typical out-of-the-box iPad, which must be filled with apps purchased from the Apple Store.
The device contains 141 e-books on topics related to North Korea, features a stunning 448 pre-installed dictionaries and even comes with localised versions of popular mobile games – including Angry Birds Rio.
