Updated
Updated · The Verge · Jun 12
iFixit Confirms Trump T1 Is Rebadged HTC Phone as Preorders Remain Unfilled Nearly 1 Year Later
Updated
Updated · The Verge · Jun 12

iFixit Confirms Trump T1 Is Rebadged HTC Phone as Preorders Remain Unfilled Nearly 1 Year Later

3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Jun 12

Summary

  • A Verge reporter briefly handled the rare Trump T1 and described it as a light, midrange Android phone with curved sides, a plastic back and oversized Trump branding.
  • iFixit this week confirmed the device is essentially a gold-colored rebadged HTC model, with Truth Social preinstalled but removable.
  • Only a handful of reporters and influencers appear to have received the phone, even though customer shipments were supposed to begin last month.
  • Nearly 1 year after preorders opened, the reporter said their own order still has not arrived, underscoring how scarce the device remains for paying customers.

Insights

Is the T1 phone's 'Assembled in USA' label misleading given its Chinese manufacturing and two-year-old HTC hardware?
After a major data breach, how secure is the T1 phone with its unremovable apps and no promise of future updates?