The highly anticipated “patriotic” T1 smartphone, unveiled in June by the Trump administration, is facing significant delays, with its promised late-August release date unmet. Promised as a “Made in the USA” device, the gold-plated smartphone, marketed with a new wireless service called “Trump Mobile,” has pushed its shipping date back multiple times. The project’s website has removed any specific release date, instead continuing to accept deposits while assuring customers of availability “later this year,” and the promise of full American manufacturing has been walked back. Industry experts have cited the immense challenges of manufacturing smartphones entirely within the United States as a primary cause for the setbacks.
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Despite promises of American manufacturing, the Trump Organization’s new “T1” smartphone, a gold iPhone lookalike, is currently being produced in China. While the Trump family claims future U.S. production is a goal, the initial rollout has been plagued by website errors and pricing inconsistencies. The $499 phone, a rebranded model available elsewhere for significantly less, is marketed with “All-American” branding despite its overseas origins. Experts suggest establishing U.S.-based production for a comparable device would take years.
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The Trump Organization’s new T1 smartphone, marketed as a “Made in the USA” alternative to the iPhone, is actually a rebranded Chinese Android device. Despite claims by Eric Trump that the phone is produced domestically, social media users quickly identified its resemblance to the significantly cheaper T-Mobile REVVL 7 Pro 5G, manufactured in China. The T1, sold for $499, is essentially a reskinned version of a $250 phone, highlighting a substantial markup. This revelation casts doubt on the “All-American” branding of both the phone and the accompanying Trump Mobile network, which utilizes existing US carriers.
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John Q. Hosedrinker