Trump phone teardown confirms it's nearly identical to an existing HTC phone
A teardown by iFixit reveals that the Trump Mobile T1 is nearly identical to the HTC U24 Pro smartphone. The device shares almost all internal hardware, raising questions about the company's claims regarding domestic manufacturing.
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Updated Thu, June 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM UTC It turns out the Trump Mobile T1 really is just an HTC U24 Pro, but with a few minor tweaks. (Trump Mobile/Yahoo) One of the first things people noticed when the long-delayed Trump Mobile T1 phone started arriving in reviewers hands was that it looked a lot like an existing HTC phone. Now, iFixit — the folks who disassemble a wide variety of popular gadgets in service of offering their own DIY repair kits — have the receipts . The organization s teardown of the Trump T1 unit obtained by NBC News show that it s nearly a clone of the HTC U24 Pro. While it isn t exactly the same, the differences are mostly cosmetic, along with a couple of components from alternative vendors.
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