The Trump Organization Is Launching Its Own Phone – The T1

The Trump Mobile T1 Phone 8002 (gold version) is announced, and it already raises eyebrows. This device is reportedly coming in September, and it is officially priced at 499 dollars with a 100 dollar down payment. But beyond the name and a few specs listed on a hastily built website, everything about the T1 screams “too weird to be true.”

The T1 has a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 50MP main camera and two confusing 2MP sensors, a 16MP front camera, 12GB RAM, 256GB storage, and a 5,000mAh battery, according to the site. It has a USB-C port and a headphone jack, which is rare in 2025, and will be powered by Android 15. It is said to have a fingerprint sensor built into the display and face unlock. However, most importantly, no processor is mentioned. None.

The product image looks blatantly Photoshopped, and there’s no clarity on the existence of a non-gold version, despite the label. The spec list is believable in some aspects, but the whole package, particularly with a “Made in the USA” label, is nearly mythical. The majority of smartphones with these capabilities are produced in Asia, and no American phone manufacturer has demonstrated the ability to produce such hardware at a reasonable price, much less at this volume.

There are questions about the mismatched case colors, strange rear camera positioning, and the design that looks like an iPhone knockoff. Is it waterproof? Durable? Will it come with MAGA bloatware? And is this the 8002 model? Where are the other 8001?

The Trump Mobile T1 may be trying to steal the thunder of the Apple fall launch, but at this stage, it is more of vaporware. At this point, the only thing that is real about it might be the 100 deposits that people are paying. The T1 Phone 8002 is as questionable as the hype around it until we get to see a working unit.