{"id":5447,"date":"2018-04-18T10:16:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T10:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/?p=5447"},"modified":"2018-04-18T10:16:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T10:16:40","slug":"samsung-smartphone-for-students-to-avoid-exam-distractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/2018\/04\/18\/samsung-smartphone-for-students-to-avoid-exam-distractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung smartphone for students to avoid exam distractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea\u2019s tech giant Samsung Electronics on Friday launched a mobile phone without data access which is aimed at students who want to avoid distractions during examinations.<!--more-->The Galaxy J2 Pro is conceived as a basic version of Samsung\u2019s flagship Galaxy range, with different technical features, Efe news reported.<\/p>\n<p>The J2 Pro does not have access to the 3G and 4G data networks, although it can be connected to the internet on WiFi networks.<\/p>\n<p>It is also equipped with front and rear cameras and a high-resolution five-inch screen.<\/p>\n<p>The model is targeted at students to avoid exam distractions caused by permanent connection to the network and elderly people who do not use the internet regularly, according to a Samsung statement.<\/p>\n<p>The phone has launched at 1,99,100 won ($185) in South Korea, and with a promotional scheme for students which allows them to exchange it for a high-end model after exams finish.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of students take the university exams that are usually held in November.<\/p>\n<p>The exams are considered so important that South Korea streamlines public transport and deploys law enforcement agencies during the period.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picture source: Alamy Image <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea\u2019s tech giant Samsung Electronics on Friday launched a mobile phone without data access which is aimed at students who want to avoid distractions during examinations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31,49],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5449,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5447\/revisions\/5449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kt10.khaleejtimes.ae\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}