Trump T1 phone begins shipping

“Pre-ordered phones started shipping to customers this week,” Pat O’Brien, CEO of Trump Mobile, told Reuters, explains the delay because the company has to carry out multiple stages of development and testing to ensure the phone’s components meet quality standards.

The T1 phone is yellow in color and costs 499 USD (13 million VND), equipped with a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip, three-camera system and 5,000 mAh battery, running the Android operating system. The company did not disclose the number of phones it will ship, citing competition, but expects to complete the remaining orders in the coming weeks.

O’Brien confirmed that the first T1s are “assembled in the US” and that the company’s goal is to launch a phone model with most domestically produced components.

Trump Mobile company of the two sons of US President Donald Trump launched a new mobile network in June 2025 with a package of 47.45 USD per month, a number that refers to Mr. Trump being the 45th and 47th President of the United States. Besides the package, Trump Mobile also announced the T1 project, then introduced as a “made in the USA” phone, expected to be sold in September 2025 to those who pre-ordered it. About 590,000 people deposited $100 to reserve their seats, but deliveries were delayed nearly a year.

Theo The Vergethe company removed the words “made in the USA” from the T1 introduction. The new slogan is “Premium Performance. Proudly American.” The product description says the device is “designed with American values ​​in mind” and has “American hands behind every device.”

Trump Mobile’s website is still accepting deposits of 100 USD for T1 and continues to advertise the product at a promotional price of 499 USD. Although the company has not announced it yet, some directors told The Verge that the phone is manufactured in a “priority country” and that only “final assembly” takes place in Florida.