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Title: God help us, Donald Trump plans to sell a phone

Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:58:31 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/mobile/god-help-us-d...

Donald Trump is launching a cellular brand called Trump Mobile. The newly
formed company, which was announced today by Donald Trump Jr., will sell a
single wireless plan called ΓÇ£The 47 Plan,ΓÇ¥ which offers unlimited talk
and texting, as well as unlimited data that throttles speeds after the first
20GB each month. The Trump Mobile plan is a white-label plan built on an
existing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) called Liberty Mobile. The
company also plans to sell ΓÇ£The T1 Phone,ΓÇ¥ a gold-accented smartphone
that it says will be manufactured in the United States.

During the announcement event for Trump Mobile held at Trump Tower in New
York City, Donald Trump Jr. said they were building something for ΓÇ£people
who have been underserved,ΓÇ¥ and to ΓÇ£make sure that real Americans could
get true value from their mobile carriers.ΓÇ¥ Trump MobileΓÇÖs only plan will
cost $47.45 per month, which is roughly double that of equivalent offerings
at other low-cost carriers like Mint Mobile and Boost Mobile. Liberty Mobile,
the MVNO behind Trump Mobile, offers plans starting at $20 per month.
Customers will be able to use their own devices with a Trump Mobile SIM card.

The plan will supposedly include a telemedicine service powered by
Doctegrity, which will allow subscribers to access medical and behavioral
health services through the third-party provider. The plan is also said to
include roadside assistance provided by Drive America and mobile device
protection by Omega Mobile Care.

Details on The T1 Phone are sparse, though some specs are listed on the
website. The phone is said to sport a 6.8ΓÇ¥ AMOLED screen with a 120 Hz
refresh rate, a rear three-camera setup with a 50MP main camera, and 2MP
ΓÇ£depth sensorΓÇ¥ and macro cameras, a fingerprint sensor and ΓÇ£AI Face
Unlock,ΓÇ¥ and a ΓÇ£5000mAh long life camera,ΓÇ¥ which we presume was
intended to describe the battery. The phone is said to run on Android 15. Oh,
and it costs $499, which is both more than what it's likely worth, and casts
doubt on its manufacturing claims. Recall that estimates for American-made
iPhone were in the ballpark of $1,500. Who knows if it will ever see the
light of day, but if it does, maybe this piece of Trump-branded merch will be
free of obvious spelling errors.

Donald TrumpΓÇÖs various licensing ventures have proved lucrative for the
sitting president. In his latest financial disclosure, Trump disclosed over
$50 million in income from token sales related to his crypto venture with
World Liberty Financial. The disclosure also listed incomes of $2.8 million
from Trump Watches, $2.5 million from Trump Sneakers and Fragrances, $1.3
million from the Greenwood Bible and $1.16 million from his NFTs.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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