Trump Mobile Backlash: CNN Tech Expert Claims New Phone Looks Like a Urine Sample
Patrick Holland questioned the phone’s origin, performance and software support after comparing its gold finish to a urine sample.
- On Monday, CNET Managing Editor Patrick Holland delivered a scathing review of the Trump Mobile T1 on CNN OutFront, comparing its gold color to a urine sample and describing it as sometimes resembling Scrooge McDuck coins or having a mustard vibe.
- The T1 faced delays since its June 2025 announcement for August release, but Trump Mobile CEO Pat O'Brien told CNET last month production setbacks were worthwhile, finally shipping devices earlier this month after customers questioned their $100 deposits.
- Holland's testing revealed the T1's processor and graphics match a Taiwanese HTC U24 Pro 5G and appears to be a marked-up version of the Chinese-made Wingtech REVVL 7 Pro 5G costing only $169, contradicting initial 'made in America' claims.
- Holland stated 'I would not recommend it' due to unknown processor specifications and lack of security guarantees, unlike Samsung or Google's seven-year commitments through 2033, while noting few actual customers received pre-ordered devices.
- The review emerges as Trump Mobile investigates a data breach exposing 27,000 deposit holders' personal information, and the device features an American flag with 12 stripes instead of 13, undermining its 'proudly American' branding.
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Trump Mobile Backlash: CNN Tech Expert Claims New Phone Looks Like a Urine Sample
Donald Trump's long-delayed Trump Mobile smartphone has finally begun landing in customers' hands in the US, only to be met with ridicule, technical scepticism and a viral put-down from a CNN tech expert who claims the device 'looks like a urine sample.' The news came after Trump, 79, and his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, first unveiled Trump Mobile in 2025, urging supporters to put down deposits for what was billed as a patriotic, prem…
Tech reviewer eviscerates new Trump phone: It’s the color of “a urine sample”
A prominent tech reviewer slammed the new Trump Mobile smartphone both for its questionable functionality and its appearance. Patrick Holland, managing editor at tech review publication CNET and leader of the publication’s mobile team, appeared on CNN to discuss the product, which he described as sometimes looking “like those gold coins that Scrooge McDuck would jump into for Duck Tales” and other times looking “like a urine sample.” Related T…
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