As we head into 2026, the Trump Mobile T1 phone is still vaporware.
Preorders for the phone opened in June ahead of a promised ship date of August or September. That timeline first got pushed to October and then to November or December. It’s now been delayed once again and won’t launch in 2025, the Financial Times reports.
Trump Mobile’s customer service team blamed the latest delay on the US government shutdown, which lasted from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12. Another customer service rep told Fortune the same thing, adding that the shutdown meant Trump Mobile “had to pause everything on the FCC side of things.” They estimated a launch of mid to late January.
The government shutdown also delayed the launch of the OnePlus 15 in the US, as it needed FCC certification. That happened earlier this month, and the phone is now on sale.
The Trump Mobile website is still accepting preorders for the phone with a $100 down payment, but it doesn’t say when you’ll get your hands on the device.
Trump Mobile launched as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in June, with the Trump Organization licensing the name to T1 Mobile LLC. The carrier is managed by President Trump’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and it offers a $47.45-per-month 5G plan with unlimited calls, texts, and data. (Trump is the 45th and 47th US president.)
The carrier also announced its own T1 Phone at launch. The $499 gold device was initially marketed as a “Made in the USA” phone, but Trump Mobile later backtracked on that; the website is now more vague and says the T1 is “designed with American values in mind” and “brought to life right here in the USA…with American hands behind every device.”
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When the phone was delayed in October, a customer support agent told PCMag that it was because the company was trying to develop the phone entirely in the US. (Critics already had their doubts about that.)
The T1 Phone has a 6.25-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The website says it will come with Android 15 out of the box, but doesn’t mention the RAM capacity or the processor. It does, however, say that it will have 256GB of storage, expandable further via a card slot. There are four cameras: three at the back and one on the front. The battery is 5,000 mAh and supports 20W fast charging. You also get a 3.5mm headphone jack and USB Type-C port for charging.
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