The Trump Organization has announced a $499 smartphone, named the 'T1', scheduled for an August release under the Trump Mobile brand. While marketed as 'designed and built in the United States,' experts believe the device will be manufactured in China due to the U.S.'s lack of infrastructure for smartphone production. Analysts suggest that essential components will still be imported from overseas, and the claim of an American-made phone is overly optimistic at this time. Executive Eric Trump alluded to the gradual process of shifting production to the U.S. in the future.
Despite being advertised as an American-made phone, it is likely that this device will be initially produced by a Chinese ODM.
Even if the U.S. did have smartphone production capabilities, the company would have to rely on components imported from overseas.
Eventually, all the phones will likely be made in the U.S., but it will take time to develop that infrastructure.
The Trump Organization's announcement touted the phones as 'proudly designed and built in the United States', but analysts challenge this claim.
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