"The Trump phone is allegedly shipping this week, the company claims. This has been quite the saga, as these gold-hued smartphones were supposed to reach customers all the way back in August (and then October.) It's now nearly a year after the original announcement, leading many fans of the president to cry foul over the prospect of having their pockets picked - especially since the company quietly rewrote its terms to state there was no guarantee the phone would ever be released."
"600,000 people got the Trump phone. Scratch that. 600,000 people ordered the Trump phone, put $100 deposit down on it, and never got it. So where's the $60 million Donnie? It's been reported that nearly 600,000 people forked over $100 as a deposit for the phone, to the tune of almost $60 million."
"A spokesperson for Trump Mobile, a carrier founded by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, didn't get into the why of it all but did say that the "delays were worth it in our minds as we are delivering an amazing product." So what is this amazing product? The T1 is a gold Android phone with average specs that costs anywhere from $500 to $1,000. It reportedly has a Snapdragon chip of some kind, a 50MP main camera and a 5000 mAh battery."
"The phone was announced as being made in the USA but that was quickly reversed once the company got its hands on some of that deposit money. Trump Mobile now says the phones were "designed with American values in mind." Again, this is a decidedly average Android phone with no real unique elements. The first gold iPhone, the 5s, came out all the way back in 2013. Trump Mobile isn't just selling Android phones at a markup. It sells coverage plans."
A gold Android phone associated with Trump Mobile is reportedly shipping after repeated delays that originally targeted August and later October. Nearly 600,000 people placed $100 deposits, totaling almost $60 million, and many did not receive the device. The company revised its terms to remove any guarantee of release. Trump Mobile says delays were worth it while claiming the product is “amazing,” but the T1 is described as an average Android phone with a gold design, a Snapdragon chip, a 50MP main camera, and a 5000 mAh battery. Claims about being made in the USA were later reversed, and the company now emphasizes “American values.” The company also sells 5G coverage plans at $47.45 per month.
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