When the Trump Group launched the Trump Cell wi-fi service, it additionally launched a flagship cellphone known as the T1 Telephone 8002 (gold model). One of many cellphone’s important promoting factors was that it was to be made in America. We figured that was unlikely to be true. And we had been proper: someday within the final a number of days, the Trump Mobile site seems to have been scrubbed of all language indicating the cellphone is to be made within the USA. (Like, as an illustration, the large banner on the homepage that claims the T1 is “MADE IN THE USA.” Simply to call one instance.)
As a substitute, the Trump Cell web site now contains what can solely be described as imprecise, pro-American gestures within the route of smartphone manufacturing. The T1’s new tagline is “Premium Efficiency. Proudly American.” Its web site says the system is “designed with American values in thoughts” and there are “American palms behind each system. Underneath Key Options, the very first thing listed is ”American-Proud Design.“ None of this means, nicely, something. It actually doesn’t say the system is made within the USA, and even designed within the USA. There are simply… some palms. In America.
That’s not the one factor that seems to have modified concerning the cellphone since its launch final week. It was initially marketed to have a 6.78-inch AMOLED display, however now the T1’s web site says it’s 6.25 inches. The positioning used to checklist the cellphone as having 12GB of RAM, and now doesn’t checklist RAM in any respect. It’s not totally clear what’s taking place right here — the Trump Group hasn’t responded to a request for remark — however it seems to be like Trump Cell could have switched suppliers for the T1. No matter’s happening, it’s actually another excuse to doubt whether or not this cellphone is for actual. (The badly Photoshopped picture of the cellphone hasn’t modified, although, in order that’s one thing.)
When Trump Cell first launched, it was additionally promising the T1 Telephone 8002 would ship in September. Now, the one timing I may discover was “later this yr.” In all probability finest to not maintain your breath.