Trump Mobile drops ‘made in USA’ smartphone claims from website
But a spokesman insists that ‘T1 phones are proudly being made in America’
Trump Mobile, the new cellular service venture introduced by the Trump Organisation last week, has scrubbed online references that originally promised its first mobile handset, the T1 Phone, would be produced in the US.
According to the description, the T1 Phone is “brought to life right here in the USA” and “with American hands behind every device”. But the website no longer asserts that it will be manufactured domestically.
The device’s hardware specifications have also changed. Originally, Trump Mobile advertised the T1 Phone as having a 6.78-inch screen, but that has now been adjusted to a slightly smaller 6.25 inches.
The website had promised “a sleek, gold smartphone engineered for performance and proudly designed and built in the United States for customers who expect the best from their mobile carrier”.