The Vanishing Trump Phone: Still Missing in Action?
It was a month ago that I, like many others, first posed the question: where is the Trump phone? Specifically, I was referring to the T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), the device touted by the Trump Organization, and its associated Trump Mobile wireless plan. The promised launch date has come and gone, and the phone remains, well, nowhere to be seen.
A History of Delays and Disappearances
Announced in June, the T1, a mid-range Android phone, was originally slated for an August release, as per the Trump Organization’s initial press release. However, the company’s website later shifted the timeline to September. Then, an unnamed spokesperson told USA Today that the launch was pushed back to October. Now, at the end of October, the phone is still missing.
The silence from Trump Mobile has been deafening. Their social media presence has been dormant since August 28th, not long after a rather embarrassing incident where they tweeted (and quickly deleted) a poorly edited image of a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, trying to pass it off as the T1. This isn’t exactly the kind of marketing that inspires confidence.
Promises and Vaporware
The store page for the T1 Phone 8002 now vaguely promises an arrival “later this year,” a shift that coincided with the removal of claims that the phone would be made in America. This gives the company a two-month window to release the phone and still technically meet its revised timeline. But the lack of communication from Trump Mobile, which has ignored requests for updates, raises serious questions.
Could the Trump phone be nothing more than vaporware? It’s a question many are now asking. The persistent delays, the altered promises, and the lack of transparency all point toward a troubling reality. The situation is a stark reminder of the challenges of launching new products, especially in the competitive technology market. As of yet, the Trump phone remains a phantom, leaving many to wonder if it will ever materialize.
Source: The Verge
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