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The Trump Organization has launched Trump Mobile and plans to release the T1, a smartphone that it says is "made in USA" at the same time that the iPhone 17 will launch. The problem is, the phone was made in China.

Marking ten years after the launch of Donald Trump's original presidential campaign, the Trump Organization has decided to launch its own mobile phone network. Dubbed Trump Mobile, it is a network that is being promoted as an All-American service," and heavily leaning on the Trump brand.

While the launch of a new mobile phone network will certainly draw an audience of Trump followers, it feels more like a cash-in on the Trump brand rather than a real attempt to take on the U.S. mobile market.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Saving others a click:

  • Trump Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). It will likely work on three major U.S. carriers, leveraging the 5G networks and coverage of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.

  • In a post to X by analyst Max Weinbach, it seems that the T1 closely resembles the T-Mobile REVVL 7 Pro 5G. The specifications of the display and the odd camera resolutions match up with the T-Mobile device, along with other details.

  • That smartphone is made by Wingtech, owned by the Chinese-owned manufacturer Luxshare. The T-Mobile version is believed to be built in Kiaxing, Wuxi, or Kunming, in China.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

the T1 closely resembles the T-Mobile REVVL 7 Pro 5G

No it fucking doesn't. Will people please stop spreading this.

The phone is just a shit photoshop job. All three cameras depicted are identical down to the pixel. Here's one camera overlaid on another with a difference filter:

The lighting in the "render" doesn't even make sense.

The shadows imply that the camera "bump" is actually recessed since the shadows are along the top edge. Also where are the side buttons on the reverse?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Maybe the comparison with the REVVL phone is based on the stated specs rather than the obviously fake photo?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My point is that I think people are giving this project way to much credit. If they were basing it off a phone, it would be trivial to apply some textures to an existing photo or something. Hell, the specs say it has a "5000mAh long life camera" whatever the hell that means. None of it is real.

The fact that it resembles any real phone is sheer coincidence. Especially considering they don't list a processor, just numbers that anybody can make up.

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