iFixit teardown reveals Trump Phone is a rebadged, gold-painted HTC U24 Pro
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James Rogerson
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Summary
iFixit's teardown of the T1 by Trump Mobile (the "Trump Phone") reveals it is essentially a gold-painted HTC U24 Pro with minimal modifications. Despite marketing claims of "American values" and "American-proud design," the phone contains little to no American-made components or innovation. The teardown shows the device is nearly identical internally to the HTC U24 Pro, with only cosmetic differences like the gold paint and Trump branding.
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iFixit has finally got hold of a T1 handset and conducted a teardown, learning in the process that the phone is almost identical to the HTC U24 Pro
the phone is almost identical to the HTC U24 Pro, with just a few small differences
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