Is the Trump phone actually made in America? Our deep-dive teardown reveals the Trump Mobile T1 is basically a gold-painted, rebranded HTC U24 Pro.
  • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16 days

    Against all expectations, the T1 is actually well priced when compared to the equivalently specced 512GB U24 Pro, and the only things you give up are the 60W fast charging and your dignity.

    lol

    • foofiepie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16 days

      Another great snip:

      a phone designed in China, made in China, with the vast majority of parts sourced from China. I’m failing to find any stirring of American pride within me. I’ve certainly felt it before, so I can confirm that it is absent at this time.

    • villainy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16 days

      So just the fast charging then. I don’t think anyone seriously buying this to use has any of the other thing left to give up.

  • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
    16 days

    Honestly I am just shocked that a physical phone exists at all.

    • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      16 days

      It didn’t. After customers started to post online, the media picked it up. Trump inc (co?) did the same thing with Trump watches and his Trump shoes. Both produce a rip-off product and only after being caught.

      Fuck him!

      Jimmy Carter was considered a complete failure by republicans. He had high inflation, high energy prices, high unemployment, and American lives lost in Iran.

      Trump speedran that and the opposite party was not actively colluding to undermind him. I still haven’t brought up Carter having to sale his farm and his brother.

      https://gettrumpwatches.com/ https://gettrumpsneakers.com/

  • RobotToaster@mander.xyzEnglish
    16 days

    And say what you will about the T1, but let’s give credit where it’s due. Trump Mobile aren’t gouging their fanbase…not yet anyway. Against all expectations, the T1 is actually well priced when compared to the equivalently specced 512GB U24 Pro, and the only things you give up are the 60W fast charging and your dignity.

    Honestly the most shocking thing about it.

    • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16 days

      They don’t really, they pay ODM to design the phones. Trumps probably paid ODM to reuse the design.

      • LordWarfire@feddit.ukEnglish
        16 days

        An ODM is a type of company - although it’s very possible they paid the same ODM to make the phones, since they likely have the tooling ready to go.

  • Albbi@piefed.caEnglish
    16 days

    So it’s a recoloured 2024 phone from China with a slightly larger battery from the Philippines that can’t charge as fast.