It looks like people who pre-ordered the Trump T1 in June of last year may finally be getting a device, but it certainly won’t be the same phone that was initially announced. Trump Mobile officially launched this phone in June 2025 and has been open for pre-order since then at a price of $499, with a $100 deposit required upon booking. Although the initial launch was a notable success, buyers will not receive the phone they were initially promised, as the design and specifications were suddenly changed for the second time.
Contrary to what was promoted in the original advertising campaigns, the phone is not manufactured in the United States of America, and the old design was abandoned, which resembled the gold version of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra phone, which is available at a price of 1,299 US dollars, or the iPhone 16 Pro phone. Although nearly a full year has passed since the launch, the final delivery date has not yet been confirmed, and the specifications witnessed repeated changes before the company revealed last February what is supposed to be the final design. The official product page now shows a modified version of this design that looks like any traditional mid-range phone with a metal frame, but it features an unusual color scheme with the American flag prominently on the back.
The newly announced design and specifications suggest that this phone may actually be a modified version of the HTC U24 Pro phone that was released in 2024. Although the company is touting the presence of a slightly larger 5,000 mAh battery that supports 30-watt slower charging, the rest of the specifications are completely identical to the HTC phone, including a 50-megapixel front camera, a main camera, and a telephoto camera that supports dual zoom with the same resolution, in addition to a camera. 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle. The device includes a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen that supports a refresh rate of 120 Hz, and runs on an unspecified processor from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 series. The most important question remains whether these specifications are truly final and whether the phone will see the light and truly reach users.
