Trump Mobile advertised a "gold finish" T1 Android smartphone with promised release dates in August or September, but the product's design remains uncertain and the device has not appeared. The ad image on X appears to show a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in a Spigen case, prompting questions about the originality of the photos. Spigen publicly reacted with "??? bro what," indicating no clear partnership. Other promotional images resembled an iPhone 16 Pro or a different three-camera design, creating further confusion. The product page's language changed between June and late August, altering the earlier "proudly designed and built in the United States" claim.
President Trump's personally branded wireless provider was supposed to have a "premium" Android smartphone - gold, of course - on the market by September, but it appears the mobile virtual network operator has yet to even settle on a design to steal. Trump Mobile posted an ad on X Wednesday reminding people that the now-described-as "gold finish" T1 smartphone was still coming soon.
Eagle-eyed X users were quick to add a note to the Trump Mobile post pointing out that the photo included in the ad was pretty obviously a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in a case from smartphone accessory maker Spigen - you can zoom in on the photo in the post and clearly see the Spigen logo under the US flag on the device. So maybe Spigen has partnered with Trump Mobile on the T1.
So, if the T1 smartphone isn't a whitegold-labeled Samsung, then what exactly is it? Well, if you were to look at an ad for the T1 from June you might be tricked into thinking it's going to look just like an iPhone 16 Pro. Or go back to the original photo of the device for a third design that, while having the three-camera configuration of an iPhone, lacks other features, suggesting it's a different device entirely.
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