Trump Mobile T1 Resembles 2-Year-Old HTC Phone Despite 'Made in America' Pitch

6 articles · Updated · Futurism · May 20

Nearly 9 months after its planned 2025 launch, Trump Mobile’s T1 reached reviewers looking like a rebadged foreign handset rather than a U.S.-made phone.
A Verge reader matched the latest model to HTC’s 2-year-old U24 Pro, citing the same 6.8-inch OLED display, triple 50-megapixel cameras and 12GB of RAM.
That followed earlier criticism that the original T1 closely resembled Wingtech’s Revvl 7 Pro 5G, after which Trump Mobile changed its marketing images to show a different device.
Assembly now appears likely to be in Taiwan, while key parts could still come from China, leaving the phone’s actual supply chain unclear until buyers open retail units.
The finding undercuts Trump Mobile’s 'Made in America' branding as the company waits for nearly 600,000 preorder customers to receive the device.

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