Overview
- Announced in June for an August launch, the $499 T1 has not shipped and no deliveries have been verified.
- The company continues taking $100 pre-order deposits while promising availability “later this year” and selling refurbished iPhones and Samsung devices under similar “American” wording.
- Customer-service agents offered shifting timelines, from a missed Nov. 13 date to “beginning of December,” while Gizmodo was told “end of December,” and one operator cited the government shutdown.
- Trump Mobile removed explicit “Made in the USA” language in June, replacing it with phrases such as “brought to life right here in the USA” and “American hands behind every device.”
- A teaser image appeared to mimic a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in a Spigen case, prompting Spigen to signal possible legal action, and neither Trump Mobile nor the Trump Organization has answered new questions on sourcing or delivery.