Now that the Trump Mobile T1 phone is available for purchase, we finally have a chance to see what’s it really made of. And, as suspected, it’s not a very original device.
The folks at iFixit have torn down the Trump Phone (as it’s colloquially known), and found that it’s very similar to HTC’s U24 Pro phone. Very, very similar. OK, they’re the same phone, with some very minor differences.
If you’re unfamiliar with HTC, it’s a Taiwanese consumer electronics company that used to be a big smartphone player, but these days it’s a company with shrinking revenues that focuses on VR and niche Android phones. The HTC U24 Pro came out in 2024; it’s a 6.8-inch smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip, 12GB of RAM, 256/512GB of storage, a triple, 50/50/8-megapixel camera, and a 4,600mAh battery.
The similarities between HTC’s phone from 2024 and the Trump Phone were apparent after the two devices were scanned with an industrial x-ray CT scanner (see image below).
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