US EditionTrump’s $499 Gold Smartphone Likely Manufactured Overseas, Experts Say
- The Trump Organization launched Trump Mobile and announced the $499 gold-colored T1 smartphone on Monday, June 16, 2025.
- The launch follows the Trump Organization's claim the phone will be built in the US, although experts note it is likely designed and initially made by a Chinese original design manufacturer.
- The T1 phone runs Android, uses network infrastructure from T-Mobile via Liberty Mobile, and will offer a $47.45 monthly plan called 'The 47 Plan' with telemedicine and roadside assistance features.
- Counterpoint Research and industry analysts highlighted the lack of US phone manufacturing infrastructure and noted the phone resembles Chinese-made devices priced similarly, while Eric Trump said phones could eventually be made in the US.
- This venture enters a competitive US mobile market and raises questions about manufacturing claims, reflecting President Trump's broader push for US electronics manufacturing despite possible regulatory concerns.
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Trump’s $499 smartphone will likely be made in China
The Trump Organization’s newly announced smartphone will most likely be made in China, experts say, despite claims that the device will be manufactured in the U.S. Owned President Donald Trump, the company on Monday announced the T1, a gold-colored device that it said would retail for $499. The smartphone will run Google’s Android operating system. The Trump Organization says the phone will be “built in the United States” — but experts note the …
Questions were raised about how ethical the U.S. president’s gesture is to take advantage of his name to enter the mobile phone market. “It’s incredible that Trump’s family has created...
Jimmy Kimmel Imagines the Pitch for Trump's Cell Phone: 'No 5G Mind Control Here'
Jimmy Kimmel isn’t convinced the new call phone being promoted by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. is on the level — particularly because the product itself appears to be full of it. And as such, the ABC host imaged a fake commercial for the new phone that promised there will be “no 5G mind control.” “He’s also selling Trump brand mobile phones now,” Kimmel said during his monologue on Tuesday. “Their website, Trump mobile, was a mess from the ge…
Trump organization announces a $499 smartphone built in the U.S.
Experts are wondering how a smartphone being promoted by the Trump organization can be built in the U.S. and sell for $499. NBC News’ Brian Cheung reports on the one smartphone currently manufactured in the U.S. that is priced at four times as much.
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