{"id":494356,"date":"2026-05-20T16:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/494356\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:07:09","slug":"trump-mobiles-gold-t1-smartphone-set-to-begin-shipping-after-months-of-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/494356\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Mobile’s Gold T1 Smartphone Set to Begin Shipping After Months of Delays"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trump Mobile\u2019s gold-colored T1 smartphones are set to begin shipping this week, nine months later than originally planned, with the devices reportedly preloaded with Truth Social.<\/p>\n

The Trump family launched cellular company Trump Mobile in June 2025 alongside its first smartphone, the T1,<\/a> which was priced at $499. The phone features a flashy gold design with a large American flag on the back. At the time of the T1\u2019s debut last year, Trump Mobile claimed that the smartphone would include a 6.8-inch AMOLED display with a punch-hole front-facing camera, along with a triple rear camera system.<\/p>\n

At launch, a banner on the company\u2019s website stated: \u201cOur MADE IN THE USA \u2018T1 Phone\u2019 is available for pre-order now.\u201d However, Trump Mobile later removed claims<\/a> that the device would be manufactured in the United States after questions were raised about whether a $499 smartphone could realistically be produced domestically at that price point.<\/p>\n

\"ATrump Mobile removed the original \u2018Made in the USA\u2019 claims for the T1 phone following industry scepticism that the device could be entirely manufactured in the United States. <\/p>\n

The T1 was originally scheduled for release in August of last year, but faced multiple delays. It was first postponed to October and then delayed again. Trump Mobile has now confirmed that pre-ordered units will begin shipping to customers this week.<\/p>\n

The phone reportedly includes Truth Social pre-installed and features an American flag on the back with 11 stripes instead of the standard 13, according to a report by NBC News<\/a>. Customers who pre-order the T1 are required to pay a $100 refundable deposit and join a waitlist for the $499 device, which NBC News describes as a \u201cpromotional price.\u201d The service is also paired with a $47.45 monthly plan.<\/p>\n

While earlier marketing suggested the device would be \u201cMade in the USA,\u201d the company has since shifted its language. Trump Mobile CEO Pat O\u2019Brien tells USA Today<\/a> that the phones are being \u201cassembled\u201d in the United States and would rely mostly on components produced domestically. Current marketing materials describe the device more generally as being \u201cdesigned with American values in mind\u201d and \u201cshaped by American innovation,\u201d and also reference support from \u201cAmerican teams\u201d involved in design and quality control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trump Mobile\u2019s gold-colored T1 smartphones are set to begin shipping this week, nine months later than originally planned,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":494357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[257],"tags":[215523,18,19,17,279,12275,61797,82,215524],"class_list":["post-494356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-donaldtrump","tag-eire","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-smartphone","tag-t1","tag-technology","tag-trumpmobile"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116607769041443068","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}