The Trump Phone saga: a year of delays and unclear origins
Over a year, The Verge investigates Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone, a $499 device that promised US-designed manufacturing but shows little evidence of real production: claims of 'made in America' were walked back to 'assembled in the US,' the phone likely mirrors HTC’s U24 Pro and is probably made in China via an ODM, and despite FCC/Google certifications and media samples, there’s no verifiable proof that regular customers have received devices; deposits of $100 remain largely unconverted, and the company’s ties to Liberty Mobile and opaque leadership leave the product’s fate in doubt.
