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The Trump Phone Either Is Or Isn't Closer To Delivery (theverge.com) 72

Posted by EditorDavid from the concepts-of-a-plan dept.
September 2025? January 2026? Delivery dates keep slipping for the Trump Organization's "Trump Phone" — a gold-coloured Android smartphone priced at $499 (£370). But in March the Verge spotted signs the phone was moving forward: FCC listings for a smartphone with the trade name "T1" show that it was tested late last year, and granted certification by the FCC in January... [T]he phone was submitted for testing by another company entirely: Smart Gadgets Global, LLC... Smart Gadgets Global's website promises "Top Quality Electronics created for 'YOUR' customer!"
But in April the Trump phone revised its "Terms and Conditions" for preorders. The new language? A preorder deposit provides only a conditional opportunity if Trump Mobile later elects, in its sole discretion, to offer the Device for sale. A deposit is not a purchase, does not constitute acceptance of an order, does not create a contract for sale, does not transfer ownership or title interest, does not allocate or reserve specific inventory, and does not guarantee that a Device will be produced or made available for purchase....

Estimated ship dates, launch timelines, or anticipated production schedule are non-binding estimates only. Trump Mobile does not guarantee that: the Device will be commercially released... Trump Mobile will not be responsible for delay, modification, or failure to release a Device due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to regulatory review, carrier certification delays, component shortages, labor disruptions, governmental orders, acts of God, transportation interruptions, or third-party supplier failures...

If Trump Mobile cancels or discontinues the Device offering prior to sale, Trump Mobile will issue a full refund of the deposit amount paid... If Trump Mobile cancels, delays, or does not release the Device, your sole and exclusive remedy is a full refund of the deposit amount actually paid, and you waive any claim for equitable, injunctive, or specific performance relief relating to preorder priority or Device allocation.
There was an unconfirmed report on social media that the updated Terms were also emailed to customers (cited by the International Business Times). And the new language also hedges that for the gold T1 phone, "Images, prototypes, beta demonstrations, and marketing renderings are illustrative only and may not reflect final production units...."

But then eight days ago The Verge reported that phone "has just passed another milestone on its slow road to release," described as "a requirement for any phone launching in the US..."

"The phone has received the little-known PTCRB certification, a first step toward being certified to work on major networks and be issued with IMEI numbers." [A]t least, I think it's been certified. What's actually been certified by the PTCRB is the SGG-06, a smartphone from Smart Gadgets Global, LLC, with support for 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G networks.

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  • I ordered one, but... (Score:5, Funny)

    by newcastlejon ( 1483695 ) on Saturday May 09, 2026 @04:37PM (#66136058)
    ... the ETA always just reads "two weeks".

    • Re: (Score:1)

      by Anonymous Coward

      more likely to be delivered than the new Tesla Roadster

    • Re: (Score:1)

      by Anonymous Coward

      LOL. Where would you like your "Fell For It Again Award" to be delivered?

    • Re:I ordered one, but... (Score:5, Funny)

      by fahrbot-bot ( 874524 ) on Saturday May 09, 2026 @06:12PM (#66136140)

      ... the ETA always just reads "two weeks".

      Maybe it's on a cargo ship, stuck in the Persian Gulf. :-)

    • Obligatory Money Pit reference...
      https://youtu.be/lJhHjACjJjA [youtu.be]

    • Re:I ordered one, but... (Score:5, Informative)

      by fahrbot-bot ( 874524 ) on Saturday May 09, 2026 @06:55PM (#66136170)

      ... the ETA always just reads "two weeks".

      I actually can't tell if you're joking or not as either is plausible. Every delayed idea, (concept of a) plan, project, etc... with Trump always seems to be two weeks away. Hell, we're *still* waiting on Infrastructure Week from his first term and his ACA replacement.

      Google: Trump two weeks [google.com]
      For Trump, ‘Two Weeks’ Is the Magic Number [nytimes.com]

      • Every delayed idea, (concept of a) plan, project, etc... with Trump always seems to be two weeks away

        Yes, that's the joke.

        • Every delayed idea, (concept of a) plan, project, etc... with Trump always seems to be two weeks away

          Yes, that's the joke.

          I got that, but your delayed shipment could actually say "two weeks" - which would also be funny, actually fitting the meme. Anyway, if this clown would simply stop thinking he knows literally everything, he could get information from others - he literally picked - who do know specific things and give more accurate timelines, which might included, "we don't know", which people would tolerate more than lies, knowing he hates admitting he doesn't know something - which is most things. So much unnecessary st

          • My delayed...

            You don't think I actually ordered one of those things do you?!?

            • Re:I ordered one, but... (Score:4, Funny)

              by Shades72 ( 6355170 ) on Saturday May 09, 2026 @10:29PM (#66136282)

              Of course you ordered the gold version of that phone. Don't deny it, you are amongst friends here...
              I'll bet you will celebrate the arrival of that phone with a nice juicy Trump steak, while wearing your Trump sneakers. As you still don't have it yet, I'll expect that you have a Trump bible to keep you entertained in the off-hours from Trump Academy. Granted, the only book being taught there is 'The Art of the Deal', so Trump's bible will be a welcome distraction and keep you grounded.

              Didn't it feel good to get that off your chest?

              • Isn't the Trump bible just a bad copy of the script to Pulp Fiction?

              • You forgot renewed your passport despite it still having 7 years validity left just so you get the one with Trump's face on it, all paid for using $Trump

                • Actually, I'd love to have one of those. Imagine how valuable they will be once Trump and his evil minions are finally kicked out! thankfully, I don't live in the banana-republic called USA, but I expect they will become very valuable, especially if accompanied by the story of the moron who actually wanted one because they worship the orange monkey himself.

              • Brothers, please join with me, Lee Greenwood 1:1 If tomorrow all the things were gone, and my wife and kids didn't leave me yet, at least I'd have this stupid fucking flag, bless Lord Trump, may he provide the no bid contract to build a statue or paint the reflecting pool blue or some dumb shit that saves my marriage, amen.

      • I think we're also still "two weeks" away from that imaginary beautiful gift Trump claimed the Iranians offered as well...

      • You have to wonder why he bothers though, I mean he's taking ten to hundred million dollar bribes, why does he care about a few hundred dollars? Or is it a case of every grift is a good grift?

        • You have to wonder why he bothers though, I mean he's taking ten to hundred million dollar bribes, why does he care about a few hundred dollars? Or is it a case of every grift is a good grift?

          Well, it'll be people carrying around little gold Trump idols with his name/logo on them - that they paid for and will probably have embedded tracking/ad software. Don't know how many suckers have/will buy this, but at least dozens. :-) Although, the way things are going, not sure how well these will age/fair as the "status symbols" Trump Grift Co. thinks they will. For the cost of one of those phones you could by a few gallons of gas. :-)

    • Ask them "which two weeks?"

  • Get it here, exclusive !!! (Score:1)

    by Anonymous Coward

    Psst, I have a few special limited edition Trump phone to sell. Solid gold, encrusted diamonds, wifi 12, g8, 10To memory. Only $999.99, it's a steal, get it while I still have stock. And for only $9,999,999.99 it comes with a Trump Pre-Emptive Pardon (TM),

    A preorder deposit provides only a conditional opportunity if Trump Mobile later elects, in its sole discretion, to offer the Device for sale. A deposit is not a purchase, does not constitute acceptance of an order, does not create a contract for sale, doe

    • And it comes with a Trump Card to allow rich manosphere assholes to emigrate without going through normal immigration channels. That's a huge savings. Plus, it doesn't require splitting the bribe^H^H^H^H^Hfee with disbarred and disgraced Rudy Giuliani.
    • It comes in the box with a cat, but you don't know if the phone is in the box until it's opened. Logically, it means that some of these phones are radioactive too. MAHA RFK Jr. will claim it helps him increase his T levels.

  • after Infrastructure Week.

  • certification? Sure! (Score:3)

    by dfghjk ( 711126 ) on Saturday May 09, 2026 @05:26PM (#66136106)

    "The phone has received the little-known PTCRB certification, a first step toward being certified to work on major networks and be issued with IMEI numbers."

    Why would anyone believe this? The Trump administration does certifications, why would any actual work be done for a fraud?

    • Low/no information voters who buy electronic insect "repellers" from infomercials aren't exactly known for their astute critical thinking skills, which is why they're in a cult and have been separated from their money.

  • Why would Obama do this!

  • We lost all the information about your pre-orders, so even if we start selling them we'll never deliver, but we're keeping the money

  • I would like my new Trump Phone before the economy crashes. But luckily we have more than six weeks before we have to worry [meaww.com] about any serious issues with our economy.

  • trump cons again! (Score:5, Interesting)

    by SysEngineer ( 4726931 ) on Saturday May 09, 2026 @07:24PM (#66136178)
    I do not feel sorry for the idiots that ordered the phone. Everything he does is a scam.

  • I really don't get it. (Score:5, Interesting)

    by fuzzyfuzzyfungus ( 1223518 ) on Saturday May 09, 2026 @07:32PM (#66136182) Journal
    Obviously trump doesn't care; if anything the grifts that you can totally phone in are probably even funnier than the ones where you have to try; but I'm puzzled by why this sort of thing doesn't bother some of his enthusiasts more. Not the nihilistic edgelords and ethnic nationalists so much; but if you are actually enthusiastic about 'greatness' shouldn't it worry you that Dear Leader, who you trust to deliver national renewal, apparently can't puke up the sort of zero-effort ODM rebadge job that any garbage tier prepaid carrier does anywhere from multiple times a year to at least annually, depending on market conditions?

    Obviously the phone itself is basically irrelevant; but it seems like the sort of project that would cause anyone not wholly immune to feel some degree of at least secondhand embarrassment about.

    • Sunk cost (Score:4, Insightful)

      by rsilvergun ( 571051 ) on Saturday May 09, 2026 @08:38PM (#66136228)
      Trump voters gave up friends and family and husbands and wives. It's tough to turn on Trump after giving up that much for the man

    • Re:I really don't get it. (Score:5, Insightful)

      by ArchieBunker ( 132337 ) on Saturday May 09, 2026 @09:07PM (#66136246)

      It’s called being in a cult. Dear leader can do no wrong. Trump is all powerful yet delivering a re-badged android phone is beyond his control.

    • You donâ(TM)t understand that no matter how Trump insults them, they feel even more insulted by the mere existence of full citizenship for women and for any âoenon-whiteâ man. They are motivated by hate of âoeDemocratsâ not by anything positive they think Trump might do.
  • This is not news that matters. Normally I don't complain, but...
  • It will come with a free Tesla Roadster..... so a while to wait yet.

    One Trump had your money, he lost interest in you, he will just bankrupt the company he set up to see you the snake oil, keep your money, and not give a shit.

  • Unless you are stupid or trying to curry favour with the Orange Idiot ?

    • Unless you are stupid or trying to curry favour with the Orange Idiot ?

      I'd like to believe it was just a brazen grift, but you're probably right that it's a vehicle for funneling money to the Trump family, meant for businesses or foreign entities.

  • Why buy a phone from an anti-American president, one that cares nothing for America?
  • A gold sprayed phone that will chip and flake in no time, assembled from the cheapest Chinese parts, with a firmware that will doubtless be terrible and filled with spy/malware.
    • US consumers aren't prepared to pay what smartphones made in the USA actually cost. Some estimates put a top iPhone at around $3,500 using US-made parts and US labour.
    • Not all chinese phones are cheaply made... but it would certainly be on point for Trump to cheap out. It would be totally amusing if it was running a global version of Huawei's HarmonyOS though.
  • vapor phone for the gullible !

  • This (expected) story reminds me another one.

    An internet buddy of mine, who lives in France, shorted Trump Media for what he considered a nice sum. Knowing the thing was a scam that would crash and burn but nevertheless there would be MAGA tards would would buy it anyway.

    So he shorted it. Mad a nice profit and donated the profit to Ukraine. :)

  • Ho hum. (Score:2)

    by jd ( 1658 )

    Most posters seem to be assuming it's a scam. I can't possibly think of a reason why they might think that. (A few million, yes, but getting it down to one is hard.)

    However, that's almost by the by. It's rated for 5G. 5G is old. 6G is the new standard and WiFi 6 has been around for a while now. If you're actually serious about designing a new phone from scratch, and have not yet released it, you'd almost certainly want it to be 6G-capable. Nobody in their right minds designs for yesterday's standards, when

  • His best buddy specialized in making exploding pagers.

    Good luck out there.

  • All entries are stationary at St. Hormuz

    St. Hormuz? WTF is that?!

  • Made in China, using Chinese-made parts, that's still not out. And no refund on pre-orders.

    Another Trump-grift.

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