Nearly a 12 months since its announcement, and 9 months after its deliberate launch, the Trump cellphone has lastly arrived — albeit trying totally different to the one initially unveiled.
The Trump cellphone, formally referred to as the Trump Cellular T1, arrived with us this week. CNET positioned a preorder again with a $100 deposit again in June 2025, and it is price noting that Trump Cellular expedited our cargo in order that we may overview the T1. (It is typical for a cellphone firm to put aside overview models for journalists, however Trump Cellular didn’t do that.)
Trump Cellular launched in June 2025 with a $47.45-a-month cell phone plan, and it introduced that the T1 could be made within the US and launch in August 2025. However when it grew to become apparent that home large-scale smartphone manufacturing wouldn’t be doable, Trump Cellular dropped the “made within the US” declare and delayed the launch.
Final month, a redesigned Trump Cellular web site lastly showcased a new-looking T1 cellphone, its third redesign. It adopted Trump Cellular executives displaying off a handset they mentioned was a near-production model of the T1 cellphone to The Verge in early February.
The Android cellphone was delayed as a consequence of manufacturing points, the corporate mentioned final week, when it confirmed the handset would start delivery to prospects.
“The know-how enterprise is tougher than some could notice, as elements have to be examined for high quality assurances,” Trump Cellular CEO Pat O’Brien mentioned in a press release to CNET final week. “We’ve skilled delays throughout a wide range of steps in getting the T1 to completion, however these delays have been price it in our minds as we’re delivering an incredible product.”
This lengthy weekend, I will be testing the cellphone in a real-world atmosphere, utilizing it as my foremost cellphone throughout the Memorial Day lengthy weekend. I am going to reside weblog my experiences as I’m going, updating with any anecdotes or checks I run.
The T1 Trump Cellphone Is the Similar Shade as Scrooge McDuck’s Gold Cash
