The 24th Pyongyang Spring Trade Fair opened on May 4 in the capital and at least four of the companies selling smartphones in North Korea are exhibiting, according to images carried by state media.
Most of the phones on show appear to have been shown previously although I did find a few I hadn’t seen before in the images. Also, the images confirmed the identity of yet another domestic smartphone brand.
More details about North Korea’s smartpone brands and networks is avalable in “Smartphones of North Korea 2026,” published in March.
Mujigae (무지개)
The Mujigae Economic Technology Exchange Company (무지개경제기술교류사) was previewing a new phone called the Mujigae 1000. Production models of the phone didn’t appear to be at the show, but it was being promoted in a video playing at the booth.
One of the features of the phone appears to be the ability to connect to televisions through HDMI over the USB-C connector. While this is relatively common in many modern smartphones, previously examined North Korean devices have lacked this function.
The company also displayed a flip-type phone, which hasn’t been seen before, alongside several existing handsets including the Mujigae 9, 10 and 11.
Meari (메아리)
Meari Joint Venture Co. (메아리합작회사) is a new addition to the list of companies marketing smartphones in North Korea. The company is best known as an importer of audio-related equipment, but it advertised the Meari 5 (메아리5) smartphone at the event.
The “Smartphones of North Korea 2026” report identified 24 different brands in the North Korean market. Since it was published in March, Meari is the second additional brand to be discovered.
Jindallae (진달래)
Korea Mangyong Trading Company’s (조선만경무역회사) Jindallae phones received plenty of attention from North Korean state media, which also syndicated photos of the devices to international news agencies. This resulted in an AFP report on the “new” Jindallae 11 and 12 smartphones on display at the event.
However, it appears that both phones were also displayed at the Spring Trade Fair a year earlier, so while they represent the latest models from the company, they are not newly released.
The company was also showing the Mangyong 6000 (만경 6000) Wi-Fi router, which I wrote about earlier and a handheld smartcard payment terminal.
Electronic payments are gaining popularity in North Korea and being promoted by smartphone makers and the state so the terminal is not a surprise. The image in the advertisement poster appears to show the Narae and Jonsong payment cards. The terminal was also on show at the same event a year earlier.
The Jindallae 12 smartphone, visible in the poster above, has a distinctive rectangular window on the rear alongside the camera lenses. This is somewhat similar to the Oppo Find although the arrangement is different. it’s unclear which company is the manufacturer of the device.
Phurunhanal (푸른하늘)
The largest advertisement at the Phurunhanal Trading Company’s (푸른하늘무역회사) booth appeared to be for the Phurunhanal 7-5. The phone was also on display a year earlier.