- Trump T1 shines in a new interview
- Trump Mobile executives have been speaking with The Verge
- A release is still planned for later this year.
It was back in June when Trump Mobile, part of President Donald Trump’s growing business empire, announced the Trump T1 phone, and we’d almost given up hope of ever seeing it, but a new report suggests it’s still on the way after all.
Over at The Verge, Dominic Preston has done an impressive job trying to track down what exactly happened to the Trump T1, and now he’s managed to get on a video call with Trump Mobile executives Don Hendrickson and Eric Thomas.
During the hour-long talk, Trump’s phone was shown turned off, via a webcam. The device we saw is said to be close to the final production model, although there are still some changes planned, such as removing the T1 logo. The US flag on the back case and the gold color apparently remain.
Trump Mobile executives say the $100 deposits some people have made will still be honored when the phone finally ships, with a final price still to be decided. According to executives, it will be less than $1,000, but more than the $499 that was originally promised.
No longer made in the USA.
There has been a lot of uncertainty surrounding this phone, with strange-looking renders and a confusing spec sheet, as well as repeated delays. Whatever the full story is, it’s clear that this is no longer the phone described in the initial flood of information that surfaced last year.
Thanks to the interview, we know that the phone will be powered by a mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 chipset, and 512GB of expandable storage and a 5,000mAh battery were also mentioned, along with at least a pair of 50MP sensors for the selfie camera and one of the rear cameras.
Trump Mobile has walked back its original claims that this phone will be made in the U.S. Now, it says that “final assembly” is done in the United States, and that most of the manufacturing is done elsewhere (although no one is saying where).
Shipments will reportedly begin later this year, although Hendrickson and Thomas are (perhaps understandably) reluctant to commit. According to the report, FCC filings are now complete and certification from T-Mobile is expected in mid-March.
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