Samjiyon tablet computer

{{Short description|North Korean Android tablet computer}}

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| developer = Multimedia Technology Research Institute

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| type = Tablet Computer

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| releasedate = {{Start date|2012}}

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| price = US$200

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| os = Android 4.0.4{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Martyn|title=Review: Samjiyon tablet|url=http://www.northkoreatech.org/2013/08/01/review-samjiyon-tablet/|website=North Korea Tech|access-date=3 August 2017|date=1 August 2013|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809150250/http://www.northkoreatech.org/2013/08/01/review-samjiyon-tablet/|url-status=live}}

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| cpu = 1.2 GHz

| memory = 1 GB DDR3

| storage = 8 or 16GB

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| display = 7 in, 1024x768

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| camera = 2 MP

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| connectivity = TV tuner, Cellular

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| weight = {{cvt|250|g|oz}}

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The Samjiyon tablet computer ({{korean|hangul=판형 콤퓨터 삼지연|mr=p'anhyŏng k'omp'yut'ŏ Samjiyŏn|context=north}}) is a North Korean Android tablet computer developed by the Multimedia Technology Research Institute of the Korea Computer Center.

Namesake

The tablet is named after the Samjiyon lake.

Production

The computers are assumed to have been built in China, and the software has been localised for North Korea.{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Martyn |date=14 January 2013 |title=DPRK tablet PC can receive TV broadcasts |url=http://www.northkoreatech.org/2013/01/14/dprk-tablet-pc-can-receive-tv-broadcasts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809150253/http://www.northkoreatech.org/2013/01/14/dprk-tablet-pc-can-receive-tv-broadcasts/ |archive-date=9 August 2020 |access-date=18 February 2015 |website=www.northkoreatech.org |publisher=North Korea Tech}}

Design

Samjiyon includes a browser with a support for the North Korean Kwangmyong intranet. However, there is no Wi-Fi support.

It is the first North Korean tablet able to receive television broadcasts.{{cite web |last1=Frank |first1=Rüdiger |author-link=Rüdiger Frank |date= |title=The North Korean Tablet Computer Samjiyon: Hardware, Software and Resources |url=http://38north.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SamjiyonProductReview_RFrank102213-2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313051601/http://38north.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SamjiyonProductReview_RFrank102213-2.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2015 |access-date=18 February 2015 |website=www.38north.org |publisher=38 North}}2013/11/07, [http://www.jajuminbo.net/serial_read.html?uid=14264§ion=sc29 세계 언론 북 삼지연 판형 PC 격찬] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072532/http://www.jajuminbo.net/serial_read.html?uid=14264§ion=sc29|date=2016-03-04}}, Jajuminbo2013.11.07, [http://www.voakorea.com/content/article/1784972.html 북한 태블릿 삼지연 호평 잇따라...인터넷 불통은 문제] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312023624/http://www.voakorea.com/content/article/1784972.html|date=2016-03-12}}, Voice of America Korean edition2014-06-11, [http://www.rfa.org/korean/in_focus/food_international_org/tablet-06112014160322.html 북 삼지연 태블릿PC 외국인에 판매 중단설] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024014134/https://www.rfa.org/korean/in_focus/food_international_org/tablet-06112014160322.html|date=2021-10-24}}, Radio Free Asia2013/08/02, [http://loved.pe.kr/entry/Android-Tablet-Samjiyon-7inch 북한에서 만든 삼지연 태블릿, 재미로 보는 7인치 판형콤퓨터 삼지연 개봉기 동영상] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831122825/http://loved.pe.kr/entry/Android-Tablet-Samjiyon-7inch|date=2017-08-31}}, 러브드웹의 인터넷이야기

Some apps reported to be available include:{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

  • e-book library
  • Calculator (수산기, 數算機)
  • Games
  • Abstract strategy games
  • Chosun Jang-Gi (조선장기, 朝鮮將棋)
  • Rubber Slingshot shooting ({{Langx|ko|고무총쏘기|label=none}}; Angry Birds Rio)
  • Rubber Gun Shooting. (Space Edition) ({{Langx|ko|고무총쏘기 .(우주편)|label=none}}; Angry Birds Space)
  • Rubber Gun Shooting 2 ({{Langx|ko|고무총쏘기2|label=none}}; Angry Birds (video game))
  • Tank Recon 3D
  • Air Control
  • Racing Moto
  • Basketball shooting ({{Langx|ko|롱구공넣기|label=none}})
  • Fishing Joy ({{Langx|ko|고기잡이유희|label=none}})
  • Marbles game
  • Word processor, spreadsheet editor, and slideshow apps
  • Dictionary

= Language support =

It supports Korean, German, Russian, English, French and Japanese inputs.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

See also

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