Trump Mobile Phone Review: Long weekend with the Golden T1

Nearly a year after its announcement, and nine months after its planned launch, Trump phone It has finally arrived – although it looks different than the one originally revealed.

Trump phoneofficially known as the Trump Mobile T1, arrived with us this week. CNET returned a pre-order with a $100 deposit in June 2025, and it’s worth noting that Trump Mobile expedited our shipment so we could review the T1. (It’s common for a phone company to set aside review units for journalists, but Trump Mobile did not.)

Trump Mobile launched in June 2025 with Mobile plan $47.45 per monthIt announced that the T1 phone would be manufactured in the United States and launched in August 2025. But when it became clear that manufacturing smartphones domestically on a large scale would not be possible, Trump Mobile was dropped. Claim “Made in USA”.and delay the launch.

Last month, it was redesigned Trump Mobile website Finally, A. presented The T1 has a new lookthat it Third redesign. This came on the heels of Trump Mobile executives showing off a phone they said was a near-production version of a mobile phone T1 phone to The Verge In early February.

the Android phone The company said last week that the phone was delayed due to production problems, when it confirmed that the phone would begin shipping to customers.

“The technology business is more difficult than some may realize, as parts must be tested to ensure quality,” Trump Mobile CEO Pat O’Brien said in a statement to CNET last week. “We experienced delays during a variety of steps to complete T1, but those delays were worth it in our minds because we deliver a great product.”

This long weekend, I’ll be testing the phone in a real-world setting, and I’ll be using it as my main phone over the Memorial Day long weekend. I’ll be live blogging my experiences as I go, updating any anecdotes or tests I make.