Our Worst Trump Mobile T1 Phone Fears Have Been Realised – Tech Advisor
Repair experts iFixit got in touch with NBC to source theirs, before promptly tearing it apart. The process confirmed what had been widely expected: it’s basically a dupe of the HTC U24 Pro.
For context, that device was made by the Taiwanese company using Chinese parts. Allegedly, the T1 is “assembled” in the US, though its slightly larger battery is supposedly made in the Philippines.
The only other differences are a slightly different chipset (unlikely to deliver a major performance boost) and inconsequential tweaks to the speaker grille and flash, plus the design, er, refresh. Yes, the flag decal on the back of the phone is missing two of its 13 stripes, and it comes preinstalled with the president’s Truth Social app.
What we do here at Tech Advisor is review mobile phones; as it turns out, we did just that with the HTC U24 Pro at the time of its launch. Based purely on our own experience with that phone, it seems quite clear that the Trump Phone T1 isn’t quite the value proposition its backers claim. Here’s why.
It’s already out of date
In the fast-moving world of mobile technology, the HTC U24 Pro looks more than a little creaky.
The phone that forms the basis of the Trump Phone T1 arrived on the market on 12 June 2024 – almost two years ago.
