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===T1 Phone shipping delays (''2025—2026'')=== | ===T1 Phone shipping delays (''2025—2026'')=== | ||
The T1 Phone was originally targeted to ship in August 2025.<ref name="NBC-review">{{Cite web |last=Cheung |first=Brian |title=We tested the Trump Mobile phone. It was 9 months late and no longer 'Made in the USA.' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/trump-mobile-phone-review-t1-hands-on-specs-u24-shipping-rcna345657 |website=NBC News |date=19 May 2026 |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> The ship date slipped repeatedly through late 2025 and early 2026, with customer-service representatives offering inconsistent explanations including (implausibly) the U.S. federal government shutdown.<ref name="Fortune-ship">{{Cite web |last=Quiroz-Gutierrez |first=Marco |title=After nearly a year of delays, Trump Mobile's CEO says the gold-plated Trump phone will begin shipping to buyers this week |url=https://fortune.com/2026/05/13/trump-phone-t1-releasing-first-units-this-week-donald-trump-tech-us-politics/ |website=Fortune |date=13 May 2026 |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> By April 2026, Trump Mobile had removed all release-date language from the product page in favor of a "join the waitlist" prompt.<ref name="AppleInsider-vapor">{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Malcolm |title=Trump Mobile's T1 smartphone is still vaporware |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/10/trump-mobiles-t1-smartphone-is-still-vaporware |website=AppleInsider |date=10 May 2026 |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> | The T1 Phone was originally targeted to ship in August 2025.<ref name="NBC-review">{{Cite web |last=Cheung |first=Brian |title=We tested the Trump Mobile phone. It was 9 months late and no longer 'Made in the USA.' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/trump-mobile-phone-review-t1-hands-on-specs-u24-shipping-rcna345657 |url-access=subscription |website=NBC News |date=19 May 2026 |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> The ship date slipped repeatedly through late 2025 and early 2026, with customer-service representatives offering inconsistent explanations including (implausibly) the U.S. federal government shutdown.<ref name="Fortune-ship">{{Cite web |last=Quiroz-Gutierrez |first=Marco |title=After nearly a year of delays, Trump Mobile's CEO says the gold-plated Trump phone will begin shipping to buyers this week |url=https://fortune.com/2026/05/13/trump-phone-t1-releasing-first-units-this-week-donald-trump-tech-us-politics/ |website=Fortune |date=13 May 2026 |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> By April 2026, Trump Mobile had removed all release-date language from the product page in favor of a "join the waitlist" prompt.<ref name="AppleInsider-vapor">{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Malcolm |title=Trump Mobile's T1 smartphone is still vaporware |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/10/trump-mobiles-t1-smartphone-is-still-vaporware |website=AppleInsider |date=10 May 2026 |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
On May 13, 2026, Trump Mobile announced via social media that the T1 Phone had "arrived" and that pre-orders would begin shipping that week.<ref name="CNN-ship">{{Cite web |title=The Trump phone will start shipping following months of delays |url=https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/business/the-trump-phone-will-start-shipping-following-months-of-delays |website=CNN |date=14 May 2026 |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Fortune-ship" /> CEO Pat O'Brien stated that pre-orders would be fulfilled "within the next several weeks" and acknowledged the delays, saying "those delays were worth it in our minds as we are delivering an amazing product."<ref name="Fortune-ship" /> As of May 20, 2026, ''The Verge'' reported it had received no shipping notification on its pre-orders.<ref name="DailyBeast-blunders">{{Cite web |title=Trump Mobile Called Out for Suspicious Blunders Amid Fresh Cash Grab |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-mobile-called-out-for-suspicious-blunders-amid-fresh-cash-grab/ |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> | On May 13, 2026, Trump Mobile announced via social media that the T1 Phone had "arrived" and that pre-orders would begin shipping that week.<ref name="CNN-ship">{{Cite web |title=The Trump phone will start shipping following months of delays |url=https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/business/the-trump-phone-will-start-shipping-following-months-of-delays |website=CNN |date=14 May 2026 |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Fortune-ship" /> CEO Pat O'Brien stated that pre-orders would be fulfilled "within the next several weeks" and acknowledged the delays, saying "those delays were worth it in our minds as we are delivering an amazing product."<ref name="Fortune-ship" /> As of May 20, 2026, ''The Verge'' reported it had received no shipping notification on its pre-orders.<ref name="DailyBeast-blunders">{{Cite web |title=Trump Mobile Called Out for Suspicious Blunders Amid Fresh Cash Grab |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-mobile-called-out-for-suspicious-blunders-amid-fresh-cash-grab/ |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Multiple outlets, including ''The Verge'', Android Authority, GSMArena, and NBC News, identified the shipping T1 as a re-skinned 2024 | Multiple outlets, including ''The Verge'', Android Authority, GSMArena, and NBC News, identified the shipping T1 as a re-skinned 2024 {{Wplink|HTC U24 Pro}} rather than a U.S.-manufactured device. iFixit engineer Shahram Mokhtari told NBC News the device ''"looks physically very similar"'' to the HTC U24 Pro.<ref name="NBC-review" /> The T1 Phone received FCC authorization in January 2026 and PTCRB carrier-compatibility certification in March 2026 under the model designation SGG-06. The applicant of record was Smart Gadgets Global, LLC, a [[Wikipedia:Private_label|private-label]] firm based in Ogden, Utah, whose CEO Eric Thomas is also a Trump Mobile executive, confirming the device was a sourced and re-branded handset rather than a from-scratch American build.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trump Mobile T1 Phone: FCC Approval, Specs, and What's Unverified |url=https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/news/trump-mobile-t1-phone-fcc-approval-specs-and-whats-unverified/ |website=Gadget Hacks |access-date=20 May 2026}}</ref> | ||
===False advertising (''2025—2026'')=== | ===False advertising (''2025—2026'')=== | ||